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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.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

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.

  • By Karin Eldor

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.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

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.

  • By Alexandra York

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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.

  • By Dr Catherine Ball

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.

  • By Annie Liao - Contributor

‘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.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

The best business reads of 2025 (plus bonus books from Bill Gates)

These 8 must-read publications made a splash in 2025 and are highly recommended reads for you to upskill over the summer break.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

The problem with the ‘highest paid person’s opinion’ and leaders being the ‘smartest person in the room’

Ben Dawson believes the best ideas are held by other people and has developed a strategy to get them comfortable enough to speak up. It forms a part of what he calls vulnerable leadership, which he says is now more important than ever.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist

PE Nation founder Pip Edwards on hiding metres away from the Bondi gunmen

As the world mourns the horrific terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in Bondi, an Australian entrepreneur shares her experience hiding underneath a vehicle just metres away from the shooters.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist
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