This pharma billionaire is developing a cannabis painkiller to replace dangerous opioids
Clemens Fischer has never smoked pot in his life, but he believes his new experimental drug could reap billions in sales—and change millions of lives.
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Here’s who dropped off the 2025 Forbes 400 list
Despite getting richer over the past year, several billionaires were still booted from this year’s ranking of the richest Americans.
Apple unveils iPhone 17 lineup with new ultra-thin ‘iPhone Air’
Apple has launched the iPhone 17 lineup, led by the new ultra-thin iPhone Air at 5.6mm. Here’s what’s new with the iPhone 17, Pro and Pro Max, plus AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch updates – with Australian prices and release date.
Forbes 400 List 2025: The richest billionaires in America ranked
Inside Forbes’ ranking of the richest billionaires in the United States.
Murdochs resolve succession dispute with multibillion-dollar deal favouring Lachlan
The dispute over the Murdoch’s family trust intensified last year, with family patriarch and billionaire Rupert Murdoch seeking to give control to Lachlan, his eldest son.
Hundreds of Anthropic chatbot transcripts showed up in Google search
People’s conversations with Claude began popping up in Google search results — just like what happened with ChatGPT and Grok. They’ve now disappeared.
21 Aussie startups will pitch it out at SXSW Sydney
The grand finale of the pitch competition will be judged by VCs Bill Tai and Kim Jackson, and founders Lars Rasmussen and Lucy Guo. Twenty-one of Australia’s most innovative startups will take to the SXSW Sydney stage to pitch their companies next month. Thirteen of them are from NSW, five are based in Victoria, and […]
NZ hydrofoiling start-up Vessev goes global
New Zealand-based marine-tech company Vessev is taking its VS-9 catamaran global, through a partnership with Irish luxury lakeside eco resort, Finn Lough.
Elon Musk threatened to quit Tesla before $1 trillion compensation deal
To receive the maximum compensation, Musk would be required to boost Tesla’s market cap from $1 trillion today to $8.5 trillion in the next 10 years.
Atlassian enters the browser race with $1 billion AI acquisition
Atlassian has struck a $937 million deal to acquire The Browser Company, the New York startup behind Arc and Dia, in a move that marks one of the biggest acquisitions in the company’s history.