Sydney tech groups form climate change combat squad A group of Sydney organisations and startups have come together to form the Envirotech Alliance, a squad of tech folk tackling climate change and helping protect the environment.
“Mobster-like shakedown policy”: Sonos faces boycott and PR disaster after pulling support for older models Sonos has angered long-time customers in an epic marketing snafu, as it announced a range of its older models will no longer be given software updates.
Subscription startup Whisky Loot secures $400,000 to solve problems for drinkers and distilleries alike After bootstrapping for two years, booze subscription startup Whisky Loot has bagged a modest $400,000 in seed funding. And this is only the beginning.
No IPOs for tech bros, says Goldman Sachs. But is it enough? Goldman Sachs is refusing to take a company public if it doesn’t have at least one woman or otherwise ‘diverse’ board member.
Aussie medtech Loop+ bags $3 million for tech putting wheelchair users in control of their health Aussie medtech startup Loop+ has secured $3 million in funding for its health tracker, which helps wheelchair users take control of their wellbeing.
Shark Tank twist: Andrew Banks secures funding for his own rewards startup Plastiq.it Aussie Shark Tank investor and recruitment guru Andrew Banks is raising funding for his own customer rewards startup Plastiq.it.
Financial support, not special treatment, will help startups comply with CDR, says former Australian Cyber Centre boss Alastair MacGibbon, former special advisor to the prime minister on cyber security, has called for financial support for startups in CDR compliance.
Amazon is bringing its ‘Indoor Cam’ to Australia — despite claims it ironically poses a security risk Amazon-owned security company Ring is launching more products Down Under, despite privacy scandals and lawsuits still plaguing the US-based business.
Aussie entrepreneur launches “disturbing and unethical” facial recognition tech in Silicon Valley An Aussie entrepreneur is copping flack online for his contentious startup Clearview AI, which is designed to identify people from a single image.
“People will wake up”: Meet the fintechs bringing social justice to superannuation As the Aussie fintech trend continues to rage, we’re seeing a swathe of new, innovative super funds springing onto the scene.
Hackers have got their hands on $11 billion in stolen cryptocurrency since 2011 More than US$11 billion has been stolen from supposedly secure crypto exchanges, wallets and mining platforms since 2011, mostly due to hacking incidents.
The Aussie neobanks are here, but have they delivered? The neobank revolutions seems to have been on the Aussie tech agenda for years, but the whole sector is arguably still a little short of hitting its stride.
