Melbourne startup Navi secures $400,000 grant to develop tech to help critically ill newborns
Melbourne medtech Navi has secured just shy of $400,000 in government grant funding, to fuel development of its tech helping critically ill newborns.
Why Google wants to put intelligent robots on a leash
Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai has called for industry and government regulation of artificial intelligence in an opinion piece for The Financial Times.
Can you imagine a world where every charger fit your phone? The EU can
MEPs voted to update a law on EU radio equipment, making it mandatory to at least try to develop a common charger for mobile phones sold in the EU.
New Zealand startup Spoke Phone is taking on Google and Apple by riding the remote-working wave
New Zealand startup Spoke Phone has raised $6.44 million in Series A funding, as it gears up to take on the likes of Google and Apple.
Neobank Volt bags $70 million and heats up for an IPO, having just launched its first beta product
Aussie neobank Volt has raised $70 million in series C funding ahead of a planned IPO at the end of the year, as activity in the sector heats up for 2020.
SiteMinder becomes latest Aussie unicorn, with $1.1 billion valuation
Sydney startup SiteMinder has become the first Aussie unicorn crowned of 2020, with new investment from BlackRock valuing it at a whopping $1.1 billion.
Uber launches JUMP scooter pilot program in San Francisco with transport accessibility focus
Uber’s JUMP is teaming up with San Francisco Bike Rentals to launch a disability-focused, adaptive scooter pilot program in the Bay Area.
Rain causes UK police drones to fall out of the sky, rendering whole fleet effectively useless
An investigation into drones used by UK police has found they tend to crash in the rain, rendering them effectively useless in the British climate.
Former Guvera chief banned from managing companies, following the music-streaming startup’s spectacular fall from grace
The former chief of music-streaming startup Gureva has been banned from managing corporations for two years, following a series of business failures.
Pegasus bags $28 million from Silicon Valley backer, highlighting potential of regional tech
After pivoting to focus on a tech-enabled solution, Newcastle-based Pegasus has bagged $28 million to take its product overseas.
How Aussie founder Zoë Manderson repurposed her travel tech platform to support bushfire-affected businesses
Alpaca Travel founder Zoë Manderson has put her tech to good use, creating the Roadtrip for Good platform to take tourist dollars to bushfire-affected small businesses.
Aussie SaaS startup Practifi nabs $24 million, after US operations go “from strength to strength”
Practifi has raised $23.6 million as it ramps up its US business. And co-founder Glenn Elliot says in the States, Aussies have it all to play for.
