Skip to content
  • News
  • Events
  • Lists
  • Life
  • Magazine
  • 30 Under 30
  • Sign-in
  • Subscribe

Investing

Asides

startups

Venture Studio Nakatomi pulls in $3.5m to ‘back and build’ Aussie startups

The founders of Leonardo.AI and Active Hotels chipped in on the raise, which will help to launch up to 4 new ventures a year.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

OpenAI’s ChatGPT now connects with third-party apps like Spotify: Here’s the latest in the AI arms race

Artificial intelligence products are launching at a rapid pace as the sector’s largest companies battle for supremacy and secure increasingly large valuations worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

  • By Antonio Pequeño IV

Australia’s innovation crisis: The case for a national tech scale-up ecosystem

Australia ranks below Botswana for economic complexity, writes Greg Miller. Our only hope for remaining internationally competitive is to grow the things we invent to a size that matters on the world stage.

  • By Greg Miller

AMD shares surge 30% after multibillion-dollar deal with OpenAI

OpenAI has agreed to purchase and deploy 6 gigawatt worth of AMD’s AI chips.

  • By Siladitya Ray
  • Forbes Staff
Big returns and big names investing in Startmate’s startups

From centre court to Silicon Valley: The big names betting on Startmate startups

Almost 15 years ago, 20 Australian founders reached into their pockets and created a $200k community fund. Over the last year, Startmate portfolio companies have added a billion dollars in value, and secured another international celebrity investor.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist
Elon Musk is now worth $500 billion. Image: Getty

Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $500 billion

Musk is now half-way to becoming the first ever trillionaire.

  • By Matt Durot
  • Forbes Staff
Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO of Spotify, the streaming company he cofounded in 2006, and moving to executive chairman. In his place, Spotify’s current presidents Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström will be elevated to co-CEOs. The transition will take place on January 1, 2026.

Why Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is stepping down after nearly two decades

Daniel Ek, the billionaire founder of the $150 music streamer, is exiting Spotify’s top role as he is increasingly backing moonshot tech companies

  • By Steven Bertoni
TIKTOK

The humble origins of TikTok’s almighty algorithm

An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named Jorge.

  • By Emily Baker-White
  • Forbes Staff
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that paves the way for the TikTok app to remain available in the United States.

The web of billionaire pals taking control of TikTok in the US

The exact lineup of investors is still under wraps but the network of players is in some cases nearly half a century in the making.

  • By Chase Peterson-Withorn
  • Forbes Staff

Crypto boom creates 69,000 new millionaires in the past 12 months

The number of ultra-wealthy crypto individuals is rising sharply, thanks in large part to the surge in Bitcoin, a new report from Henley & Partners has revealed.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Journalist & List Editor
Newer Posts 1 2 3 … 148 149 Older Posts
We use cookies to help us to deliver our services and provide personalised experiences. By using this website you agree to use our cookies. Cookie Policy

The best of Forbes, delivered to your inbox

I accept Forbes Australia's Terms and Privacy Policy

All set

Please check your inbox to confirm your subscription. Welcome to the Forbes community

 

  • Sections
    • News
    • Events
    • Lists
    • Life
  • Company
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • Careers
    • Advertise with us
    • Media
  • Explore
    • Billionaires
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Innovation
    • Leadership
Social
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Magazines covers

Get the magazine delivered with a Premium membership, find it at all good newsagents, or purchase previous issues online.

© 2025 Success Publishing Pty Ltd including content reproduced under license from Forbes IP (HK) LTD. All Rights Reserved.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • News
  • Events
  • Lists
  • Life
  • Magazine
  • 30 Under 30
  • Sign-in
  • Subscribe