“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.
How 23-year-old Samira Tollo is challenging the status quo and scaling a fintech
Samira Tollo might be only 23 years old, but the cryptocurrency marketplace company she co-founded is celebrating its second round of capital investment.
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.
Scientists take to Twitter to ground Elon Musk’s Mars settlement vision
Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf has made international headlines for criticising Elon Musk’s plans to settle shiploads of people on Mars.
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.
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.
Atlassian co-founder and Twitter warrior Mike Cannon-Brookes makes worldwide ‘Green 30’ list
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has made it onto the inaugural Green 30 list for being a driving force for clean-tech in Australia.
