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AfterQuery founders Carlos Georgescu, 22, and Spencer Mateega, 23, pose for a photo in San Francisco.

AfterQuery becomes YC’s fastest unicorn at US$3.2 billion

Twenty three year-old Spencer Mateega pivoted his YC startup into the fastest unicorn in the accelerator’s history, fueling AI’s shift toward human reasoning data.

  • By Anna Tong
The top 10 richest people in the world (September 2026)

The top 10 richest people in the world (September 2026)

There’s a new member of the $300 billion club and a second sibling from America’s richest family among the planet’s ten wealthiest people.

  • By Forbes Staff

$1.2 billion VC King River Capital predicts ‘flood’ of super money flowing to startups

Two proposed amendments to superannuation will be a boon for the startup sector, predicts King River Capital.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Malaysian Energy Tycoon Lim Hang Weng In Talks To Take Yinson Holdings Private In $1.7 Billion Deal

Yinson Holdings is among the world’s biggest operators of floating, production, storage and offloading, or FPSO vessels, which are on long-term leases to oil and gas companies in Angola, Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria, and Vietnam.

  • By Ian Sayson

Jensen Huang passes Zuckerberg and Ellison in billionaire ranks as Nvidia pops 9%

Shares of the world’s most valuable company approached an all-time high.

  • By Ty Roush
  • Forbes Staff

Qantas takes a corporate travel hit – but luxury flyers are booming

The war in Iran has caused conspicuous belt tightening among corporates, hitting Qantas’ bottom line. Yet premium travel is flourishing – a key metric as the airline prepares for Project Sunrise, its ultra-long-range flights to London and beyond.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

VCs are so obsessed with this AI assistant that its valuation jumped fivefold in weeks

A hot new AI agent called Instinct was valued at $500 million earlier in August, sources say. Now it’s raising a new round at a $2.5 billion valuation from Benchmark and Index.

  • By Iain Martin

Anthropic overtakes SpaceX in betting odds for 2026’s biggest IPO

Anthropic is expected to make an initial public offering as soon as October, with reports indicating its valuation could range between $1 trillion and $2 trillion.

  • By Antonio Pequeño IV
Blackbird general partner Samantha Wong. Image: Supplied

Blackbird closes record $1 billion fund, but turns ‘cautious’ on AI

Blackbird has raised $1.05b from prestigious global institutions like Morgan Stanley and Schroders to establish the biggest Australian VC fund yet.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist

Canva bet millions on data centre play Sharon AI before becoming its ‘major customer’

Filings lodged with the SEC show Canva invested in Sharon AI during its December 2025 pre-IPO raise alongside the likes of Regal Funds Management and Ellerston Capital.

  • By Daniel Van Boom
  • Business Journalist
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