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.
When it comes to corporate social responsibility, will 2020 be the year big business walks the walk?
As much as we don’t want to admit it, corporate social responsibility has become a sort of tick-box exercise for big 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.
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.
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.
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.
The next Instagram? Five ways small businesses can use TikTok
New social media platform TikTok is experiencing rapid growth and small businesses around the world are starting to take note.
Lemmings, losers and lawyers: The seven lessons I’ve learnt since founding a fintech
Financial services has never been a 'winner-take-all' sector, and no single provider dominates any of its individual segments.
Could AFCA’s Datacube tool help vulnerable startups avoid funding traps?
AFCA has launched a tool that could allow startups to find out whether firms that claim to help with fundraising have any complaints against them.