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.
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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Australia is leaving 24 billion dollars on the table, because of outdated financial infrastructure, according to OKX Australia’s CEO.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.
Appetite for data: This husband-and-wife duo just raised $7m to decode the Aussie shopping cart
Exclusive: What started as a recipe planning app became a behavioural insights company that has tripled revenue in 6 months. Here’s how the founders identified and capitalised on the FMCG opportunity.
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.
From ‘Female Startup Club’ to Davos: Doone Roisin is on a mission to help women build wealth
Doone Roisin’s presence in Davos reflects a mission that began years earlier — on a bedroom floor, when she launched her podcast — and has since grown into a global platform championing women who are building wealth through business.
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.
How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni raised $35m to build an AI shopping unicorn
In the three years since Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni first asked the question “how can we make secondhand shopping easier?”, they’ve brought on investors like Kris Jenner, Sara Blakely and Hailey Bieber.
The top 6 tech tools you need on your radar for 2026
From an intelligent ‘longevity mirror’ to Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot, CES is the place to be to see the next round of cutting-edge technology. Dr Catherine Ball’s boots were on the ground in Las Vegas.
The rise of the ‘AI Fixer’
An ‘orchestrator’ or ‘fixer’ of AI owns a company’s internal AI operating layer – deciding where AI should live, how it should be used, writes Annie Liao.
‘This business is rare’: Radek Sali on why Loco Love can’t keep up with demand
Sali and Byron Bay chocolatier Emica Penklis are rewriting the cacao rulebook and facing one of the sweetest problems a business can have: organic demand outstripping supply.