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Facebook to rebrand company with new name: report
The move is likely to position the flagship app as one of many products under a parent company overseeing brands such as Instagram and WhatsApp, a report says.
- Shivam Patel
Medical booking platform HotDoc raising $30 million
HealthEngine rival HotDoc is also raising funds at the moment, but for now it has no plans to go public.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Apple launches new AirPods with longer battery life
The technology juggernaut also unveiled a music plan that works exclusively through Siri and different colours for its HomePod mini speaker.
- Mark Gurman
Prophecy International raising $7.7 million
Software development company Prophecy International has tapped Curran & Co to help it raise $7.7 million.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Apple reveals new MacBook Pro with the biggest overhaul in years
The tech giant’s shares rose as it also unveiled M1 Pro and M1 Max chips that are 70 per cent faster than its M1 predecessors and far outgun those from Intel.
- Mark Gurman
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- Mergers & acquisitions
Ex-AFL star sells start-up for $205m after just four years
The recent boom in Brisbane-based tech company success continues as former Adelaide Crow Brad Moran sells CitrusAd to French giant Publicis Groupe.
- Jessica Sier
Opinion & Analysis
We put Samsung and Apple’s smartwatches head to head
Both watches will help (or hinder) you getting through your day in pretty much the same way, but only one is worth dying for.
Columnist
Why companies will ignore the government and pay hackers’ ransoms
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews’ insistence that the government does not condone paying hackers to unlock systems ignores the reality of businesses trying to survive.
Contributor
Oh joy! Another Windows update
Windows 11 is the first of Microsoft’s recent operating system overhauls that feels completely coherent; like it’s something brand new.
Columnist
The small deal that shows ASX tech stock trying to ride a global wave
Last week Cluey bought Code Camp, a start-up offering computer coding lessons to children, but the loss-making company needs to motor if it wants to cash in on the global edtech boom.
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Technology reviews
- Opinion
- Review
We put Samsung and Apple’s smartwatches head to head
Both watches will help (or hinder) you getting through your day in pretty much the same way, but only one is worth dying for.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Review
Oh joy! Another Windows update
Windows 11 is the first of Microsoft’s recent operating system overhauls that feels completely coherent; like it’s something brand new.
- John Davidson
Yesterday
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- Schneider Electric
Finding a pathway to net zero carbon in our cities
City emissions are made up of buildings - homes and businesses, including factories and office buildings - and transport systems.
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by Schneider Electric
- Opinion
- Review
We put Samsung and Apple’s smartwatches head to head
Both watches will help (or hinder) you getting through your day in pretty much the same way, but only one is worth dying for.
- John Davidson
- Exclusive
- Business IT
‘Terrible mistake’ could send execs to jail over vaccine certificates
Storing employees’ COVID-19 vaccination certificates is a “world of data security pain”, experts warn, which could send unsuspecting business owners or execs to jail.
- John Davidson
This Month
Vaxxvault pitching VCs, founders, ahead of return to work
Vaxxvault wants to raise $5 million for its vaccine and testing management platform for corporations and small businesses alike.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Zero Co raises $6m from Square Peg off back of cold email
Australia’s largest venture firm has invested in a Byron Bay-based start-up that makes reusable and refillable household plastics and cleaning products.
- Natasha Gillezeau
- Opinion
- Cyber security
Why companies will ignore the government and pay hackers’ ransoms
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews’ insistence that the government does not condone paying hackers to unlock systems ignores the reality of businesses trying to survive.
- Michelle Price and Marcus Thompson
- Exclusive
- Funding
Hospitality tech in the money as restaurants learn lockdown lessons
Mobi, a start-up that helped chains such as Oporto and Red Rooster control their online operations, has raised $10 million as restaurants keep a digital focus post-lockdown.
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- Jessica Sier
- Exclusive
- Funding
Heavenly service: Start-up raises for ‘end-of-life’ digital platform
Westpac’s Reinventure fund has led a $3 million round in digital will provider Safewill, which has plans to build a platform to safeguard your digital life when you’re gone.
- James Eyers
Bailador’s SiteMinder stake value jumps 21 per cent to almost $100m
With the SiteMinder IPO fully underwritten over the weekend, Bailador has upped the value of its position in the business ahead of the float.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
- Exclusive
- Life after Lockdown
Start-up helps bands score post-lockdown gigs
Muso, a software platform that helps musicians find gigs and venues find artists to put on shows, is banking on a post-lockdown boom after raising capital.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Company mergers
The little four about to eat the big four’s lunch
Sekuro will launch this week after a quartet agreed to merge without a cent changing hands, to fight the consulting giants for lucrative cybersecurity work.
- Paul Smith
Hub24 to acquire Class, valuing company at $386 million
Investment and superannuation platform Hub24 has made a mainly scrip-based offer for wealth accounting platform Class, valuing the business at $386 million.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Camera company BirdDog briefing investors ahead of IPO
The ASX looks likely to add another video camera technology company to its boards.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
HungryHungry raising $8 million to fund expansion
It’s been a good few weeks for HungryHungry’s co-founders, with an acquisition and now a capital raise all but locked away.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
OIF, Twitch founder back sneaker marketplace Pushas
Local sneaker trading platform Pushas has raised funds to support its local growth ahead of an offshore expansion.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
SiteMinder to raise $600m for IPO, valued up to $1.36 billion
SiteMinder is close to finalising the terms for its much-anticipated float and will settle on an enterprise value to revenue multiple between 11.8 and 12.3 times.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Jules Lund’sTribe float picks up steam
Tribe’s initial public offering plans are taking shape, with the business expected to undertake a management roadshow and bookbuild in the next few weeks.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
Citi’s top crypto picks in Web 3.0
Web 3.0 means people will own, control and monetise their data. Crypto will form a big part of that, says Citi.
- Jessica Sier
SEEK-backed Hibob raises $US150 million
It looks like SEEK’s investment in Hibob has more than tripled in value in less than a year.
- Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood
