Why Rosella is re-engineering insurance from the ground up
An Australian marathoner’s brush with sepsis in the U.S. sparked a mission to dismantle legacy insurance brokerage models with an AI-native tech stack. VC investment soon flowed.
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Inside the Anthropic x Australia alliance: What the $550 billion AI giant wants from Canberra
As global AI giants face increasing friction in Washington and Brussels, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has landed in Canberra with a strategic “Plan B.” For Canberra, it is a play for sovereign capability; for Amodei, it is a bid to prove that responsible AI is viable national infrastructure.
The wearable banned at the Australian Open is now worth $14.7 billion
It made a controversial splash at this year’s AO, and now supports Aussie AFL and NRL athletes. Whoop wearables are making their mark in Australia, as the Boston-based company reaches decacorn status.
The $66 billion drain: Why exhausted leaders are costing Australia dearly
Every year, the Australian economy bleeds an estimated $66.3 billion. It is not lost to supply chain disruptions, regulatory changes, nor market volatility. It is lost to sheer, chronic exhaustion.
Oil, interest rates, and why Australia is burning through its new fuel safety net
More than 700 million litres of fuel has been released from Australia’s stockpile, in order to get petrol and diesel into the hands and vehicles of rural customers. Here’s how long our reserves can last.
The workplace has a social skills problem. Esther Perel has a solution
Forget leaderboards; a Melbourne unicorn and a world-renowned therapist want you to play cards to fix social atrophy and maximise relational intelligence in the workplace.
The case for upgrading Australia’s digital finance plumbing
Australia is leaving 24 billion dollars on the table, because of outdated financial infrastructure, according to OKX Australia’s CEO. Forbes Australia digs into the research to understand the proposed fixes.
Brisbane startup Cortisonic emerges from stealth with a chip built on sound, not electricity
AI companies have long been fighting to get their hands on GPUs. This week, a stealthy Queensland startup came out with a chip that computes using sound waves, rather than electricity, and may one day be an alternative to in-demand GPUs.
Australia’s startup funding jumps to $5.1 billion in 2025 as AI takes the lead
More than $1 billion went toward AI-native startups. Fintech, biotech / medtech and climate tech startups were also winners in 2025, according to the Cut Through Ventures and Folklore Ventures report.
Inside the AO’s player perks: Beauty salons, tax officers, and a ‘never say no’ policy
Craig Tiley has made the Australian Open the tour’s most player-friendly stop, with on-site salons, health specialists, recovery services, AI match analytics, private drivers and round-the-clock concierge support at Melbourne Park.