STEM cadetships for women: Why $25 million is a small investment compared to the scale of the challenges to be overcome
As part of the JobMaker scheme, the budget allocates $25 million to create pathways to STEM careers for up to 500 women.
These six Australian industries have intensified opportunities for economic growth, CSIRO says
Innovation in health, energy, agribusiness, mineral resources, manufacturing and digital will be vital to Australia’s economic economy.
Laptops in our pockets: How the battle to maximise mobile phone screen size is driving innovation
In the world of mobile phone innovation, we are seeing bigger screens, foldable screens, pop-up cameras and punch-hole cameras.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has put a chip in Gertrude the pig’s brain: Here’s why researchers are excited
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is putting chips in pigs' brains, and the development could be important for neuroscience research.
SEO startup Longtail UX bags $2.25 million from Woolworths and Lew family as e-commerce surges
Longtail UX has onboarded more prominent investors and clients, as COVID-19 lights a fire under already fast-growing e-commerce investment.
Deliveroo moves into dine-in tech with contactless ordering service as competition heats up
Deliveroo's has launched a contactless ordering product, dubbed Table Service, which will see it directly compete with local startups.
Don’t forget the smaller players: The fintech industry needs government intervention, writes FinTech Australia boss Rebecca Schot-Guppy
Behind the big names of the fintech sector are myriad smaller players, and they are hurting, writes FinTech Australia boss Rebecca Schot-Guppy.
‘Thousands will be displaced’: Stone & Chalk acquires tech internship platform Ribit as robots loom large over labour
Stone & Chalk wants to expand internship matching platform Ribit to cater to emerging needs amid the fourth industrial revolution.
How this whistleblowing startup and women-led law firm are making remote workplaces safer during COVID-19, and beyond
When it comes to whistleblowing on fraud, misconduct or harrasment, funnily enough, Slack, Zoom and Gmail probably aren’t going to cut it.
Adelaide’s CORE Innovation Hub to bolster collaboration between startups and mining companies
The CORE Innovation Hub is being established in Adelaide to strengthen ties between Australia’s mining and tech industries and drive innovation across the sector.
The control revolution: How big tech is using COVID-19 to push the “warp-speed” button on changing our lives
In a world where big tech has infiltrated almost everything we do, could fighting for obscurity be more important than fighting for privacy?
Coronavirus has fast-tracked our journey to a cashless future, but will cash disappear altogether?
Australians are using less cash than ever, and it's a trend that is speeding up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
