Could AI restore trust in banks?
IPsoft believes its digital employee Amelia could work alongside bank employees as a digital supervisor.
Why Mastercard hasn't given up on China
Mastercard chief Ajay Banga is on a mission to kill cash. But first he has to break into China and deal with disrupters like Afterpay.
The national innovation agenda is dead
On Tuesday there wasn't a mention of innovation in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget speech.
How Lion's Furphy cracked beer's toughest market
The story of the Furphy family proved irresistible to beer company Lion in its quest to conquer the fickle Victorian market.
Airwallex becomes the fastest Aussie unicorn
At less than four years old, Aussie fintech Airwallex's new billion-dollar valuation is as close as its gets to an overnight success story, but it still has a long runway ahead.
Microsoft leads $30m round to help Aussie start-up soar
Corporate training online marketplace GO1 is the first Australian start-up to be backed by Microsoft's global VC arm in a $30m funding round that will let it tackle global markets.
Brisbane to get world-leading robotics centre
CSIRO's Data61 will open a world-class research facility for robotics and autonomous systems in Brisbane, in a plan to position Australia as a leader in a fast-growing global industry.
Tesla's 'amateur hour' U-turn has analysts worried
In a blog post, Tesla said it would now keep significantly more stores open than previously announced and, as a result, raise the price of its cars by about 3 per cent worldwide.
Appen's $428m deal to drive new business
Appen says its takeover of Figure Eight, whose software can annotate dash-cam footage 50 times quicker than a human, will help it target the self-driving car market.
The future of food: Crickets, maggots and algae
In labs and warehouses across Australia, scientists are competing in a worldwide race to find new ways to feed the planet. Some of the new f...
Finance is easier than science and the pay's better, says physicist
The septuagenarian physicist doesn't want to be like his hero Albert Einstein and leave his work unfinished, he tells Lunch with the AFR.
