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He was once ‘most hated man in America’. Now the founder of WeWork is making a comeback
His spectacular rise and fall has been chronicled in books, documentaries and a scripted television series. Now WeWork founder Adam Neumann has a new venture — and a surprising backer.
- by Andrew Ross Sorkin
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F45 executives confident of survival despite turmoil
F45 executives say the embattled Australian fitness franchise has the support of its financiers and has enough liquidity and will generate enough cash flow to stay afloat.
- by Colin Kruger
Billionaire faces the London spotlight as he lives out his inner Ted Lasso
Todd Boehly is used to proving his critics wrong about his investments.
- by Tom Maloney
The boy bosses of Silicon Valley are on their way out
It’s the end of an era: The young kings of Silicon Valley are dismounting their unicorns. Unfortunately, with the tech sell-down this year they aren’t leaving on a high note.
- by Erin Griffith
‘Like Y2K’: Will quantum computing be the end of cryptocurrencies?
New quantum supercomputers aren’t too far off and have the possibility to upend both the internet as we know it and the emerging Web3 space.
- by Dominic Powell
Embracing failure to change Australia: Five things we learned at The Age’s Innovation Summit
At The Age Innovation Summit in Melbourne on Thursday, panels of experts discussed challenges and opportunities for businesses and governments in the quest to transform the economy.
- by Tim Biggs
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Inside China
Fatal mistake: Chinese tycoon Jack Ma is losing the grip on his empire
As a Chinese success story, Alibaba is unrivalled. Its founder soared in power and prestige but an error in judgment has sparked his downfall.
- by Gareth Corfield
Freeze on start-up founder’s $10m Mosman mansion after business collapses
A Sydney entrepreneur’s house is caught up in the collapse of his marketing technology start-up Metigy.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Anthony Segaert
‘Bigger than McDonald’s’: How Australian fitness phenomenon F45 ran out of puff
F45 wanted to be the world’s biggest franchisor - surpassing even McDonald’s. But now its ambitions have hit a wall.
- by Colin Kruger and Jessica Yun
Why this former intelligence officer thinks crypto crime fears are ‘overblown’
Despite being up close and personal with crypto’s dark underbelly, Todd Lenfield believes narratives about the prevalence of crime in the industry are overblown.
- by Dominic Powell
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Canva’s Cliff Obrecht lost billions last week, but it’s all just ‘noise’ to him
The nation’s most valuable privately held technology business has moved to reassure staff about its financial position after investors slashed its valuation.
- by Nick Bonyhady