Amazon CTO Werner Vogels’ tech predictions for 2024
Werner Vogels has a front-row seat on how technology is changing the world. Here are his predictions for 2024
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Aussie AI platform powering bank lending raises $28 million
AI decisioning platform, Rich Data Co, has banked $28 million in a Series B funding round led by Westpac and US cloud banking software firm nCino.
EV hype subdues as hybrids take centre stage overseas – but what’s happening Down Under?
New research finds used electric vehicle prices are down more than a third, with Teslas suffering some of the largest price drops – but hybrids are selling like hotcakes.
‘Backing the next generation’: VC firm raises $12 million for early-stage startups
A two-year-old venture and advisory firm, Happenco, has closed its first funDing, raising $12 million to invest into early-stage startups.
New XPrize will award $101 million to innovators who can reverse aging
The new contest aims to spur innovation into longer ‘healthspans’ with treatments that can actually reverse age-related degradation in body, mind and immune system.
Is DNA testing the new frontier for workplace wellness?
In the fast-paced world of leadership, one thing is certain: great leaders are always looking for ways to improve, innovate, and stay ahead of the curve. They understand that leadership is not just about managing people and making decisions—it’s about continuous self-improvement and adaptation. With the benefit of hindsight, many of us wish we had started this journey of self-discovery earlier, and for me, that journey includes a surprising tool: DNA testing.
Unlocking Gen Z: How Australian businesses can use Generative AI to reach emerging consumers
Small businesses that master AI-powered marketing can appeal to Gen Z consumers and gain a competitive business advantage.
This Nvidia cofounder could have been worth $70 billion. Instead, he lives off the grid
If Curtis Priem, Nvidia’s first CTO, had held onto all his stock, he’d be the 16th richest person in America. Instead, he sold out years ago and gave most of his fortune to his alma mater Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
AI Superheroes: Meet the 8 disruptors shaping the future of artificial intelligence
In Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises,” a character is asked how he went bankrupt. His reply? “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The astounding trajectory of Artificial Intelligence (AI) bears many similarities.
100 trillion: Meet the Aussies on a mission to clean up space junk
Space Machines Company launched in 2019 with a mission to clean up space junk and service the some-7,000 satellites orbiting in the sky. After two-and-a-half-years in design-mode, its orbital servicing vehicle, Optimus, is ready for take-off, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch in March 2024.