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The three founders of Bitcoin Global: (from left) Jin Chen, Sam Lee and Allan Guo in happier times.

Former Blockchain Global director barred from leaving country

Liang “Allan” Guo is being investigated by the corporate regulator over claims that he used money from the collapsed cryptocurrency group to pay his mortgage.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Australian-born Johnny Boufarhat when he was the chief executive of Hopin.

Start-up that delivered Australian founder $250m goes into liquidation

Video-calling company Hopin was a pandemic darling that has since sold off its signature software and is now relocating to the US.

  • Nick Bonyhady

Appen shares surge 15pc as new chief outlines AI strategy

The incoming boss of troubled data services business is hoping to catch the next wave after revenue collapsed 30 per cent over the last 12 months.

  • Tess Bennett

Brisbane tech star Octopus Deploy makes first major buyout in US

The company has acquired Californian software company Codefresh for $42.6 million.

  • Paul Smith

Break point: Australia’s venture capital scene is facing a ‘cleansing’

Even the Australian Open is lending its a name to a venture capital fund as start-up industry figures fear the sector will not be able to support so many funds.

  • Nick Bonyhady

Atlassian paid $284m tax before ATO deal

Over the past six years Atlassian’s Australian entity paid $283.8 million of tax locally before reaching an agreement to pay more tax.

  • Tess Bennett

Opinion & Analysis

How much exercise data do you really need?

Not all data is good or helpful, doctors, exercise physiologists and coaches say, and having more data does not mean having a more effective workout.

Talya Minsberg

Contributor

How Apple’s new goggles will rock your reality

2024 is already a huge year for technology, with Apple changing the VR headset game and generative AI redefining the way we use mobile phones.

John Davidson

Columnist

John Davidson

Digital giants harm consumers and competition

New mandatory codes of conduct are needed to regulate the dominant market power of companies like Apple, Google and Meta.

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring will tell you when you should stay in bed

The phone maker has revealed details about its mysterious health tracker ring that looks like a wedding ring and signals your commitment to a good night’s sleep.

John Davidson

Columnist

John Davidson

Technology reviews

Why this new Samsung phone can help you be your best self

Samsung’s latest Galaxy S Ultra maintains its position as the most useful phone you can buy. So what if sometimes it gives you more than you bargained for?

  • John Davidson
  • Opinion

The new Samsung Galaxy could transform your phone calls

Most of the new features in the soon-to-be-released Galaxy S24 Ultra are software, so Samsung can keep working on them long after you buy it.

  • John Davidson
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How much exercise data do you really need?

Not all data is good or helpful, doctors, exercise physiologists and coaches say, and having more data does not mean having a more effective workout.

  • Talya Minsberg

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How Apple’s new goggles will rock your reality

2024 is already a huge year for technology, with Apple changing the VR headset game and generative AI redefining the way we use mobile phones.

  • John Davidson

Yesterday

The power and influence of the major digital platforms was seen three years ago when Facebook its blocked news content from Australians.

Digital giants harm consumers and competition

New mandatory codes of conduct are needed to regulate the dominant market power of companies like Apple, Google and Meta.

  • Gina Cass-Gottlieb
The Galaxy Ring

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring will tell you when you should stay in bed

The phone maker has revealed details about its mysterious health tracker ring that looks like a wedding ring and signals your commitment to a good night’s sleep.

  • John Davidson
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This Month

Blackbird co-founders Niki Scevak and Rick Baker have plenty of investors’ money still to deploy.

Blackbird tours US hunting for Aussie deals abroad

Blackbird Ventures investment partners have picked up their search for the next Aussie-founded tech unicorns abroad, as bigger local deals dry up.

  • Jessica Sier

Why this new Samsung phone can help you be your best self

Samsung’s latest Galaxy S Ultra maintains its position as the most useful phone you can buy. So what if sometimes it gives you more than you bargained for?

  • John Davidson
There’s a critical place for the Department of Home Affairs, under Clare O’Neil, to continue to act as the convening agency bring accord among regulators.

The cyber lessons Australia still has not learnt

Big data breaches have highlighted cyber vulnerabilities to Australians, but there are two crucial points that are getting lost in the public post-incident brouhaha.

  • James Turner
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

‘Make peace’: How Microsoft remade its ruthless corporate image

Can Microsoft, on many days the most valuable company in the world, and with a history of squeezing competitors, truly claim to be more evolved than most?

  • Noam Scheiber
Rowena Westphalen of Salesforce says there are a growing number of examples of AI making a material difference inside big companies.

Thriving in the AI era

This series looks at how businesses can not just survive the AI era but grasp the opportunity of it and thrive.

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Marek Rucinski says AI can help identify when an organisation is likely to underpay superannuation.

AI auditors let the ATO find millions in unpaid tax and super

Natural language AI models have helped the ATO find hundreds of millions of liabilities and pinpoint organisations that may not be paying employees enough super.

  • Paul Smith
Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic is trying to establish “guardrails” for AI development.

The AI horrors Husic will head off with ‘guardrails’

Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic is trying to thread the needle with AI rules strong enough to protect society, without killing innovative business.

  • Paul Smith
Kim Krogh Andersen, says he is optimistic about the positive impact of AI, and that Telstra has to learn faster than ever before.

Inside Telstra’s AI charge

Telstra’s top tech exec says the company is halfway towards an ambitious AI plan, but admits it is the steepest technology learning curve it has ever faced.

  • Paul Smith
Telstra CEO Vicki Brady

AI should do what humans can’t, not what we want

The best deployments of AI are helping us discover solutions to big problems and work smarter, without taking the humanity out of creativity or selling junk.

  • Paul Smith
Rowena Westphalen of Salesforce says there are a grwoing number of examples of AI making a material difference inside big companies.

Businesses still at the starting line in AI race

We are starting to see tangible returns from early corporate AI deployments, but there is still room for much more ambition and evolved use in the years ahead, experts say.

  • Paul Smith
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Megaport’s billionaire founder Bevan Slattery.

Megaport on M&A watchlists as Slattery heads for exit

Nothing lights up Street Talk’s radar like a company getting its defence strategy in order. 

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Former Seek boss Andrew Bassat, who is also president of the St Kilda Football Club, now runs the Seek Growth Fund.

Broker pressures Seek to unlock VC fund’s $2.3b valuation

Analysts from Morgan Stanley argue the job classifieds site and VC investor should make major changes to maximise shareholders’ perception of its value.

  • Nick Bonyhady and Tom Richardson
Pro Medicus chief executive Sam Hupert has retained a 24 per cent stake in the company.

Pro Medicus share price pause ‘a good entry point’

A $2.8 million share buyback has helped restore $1.2 billion of value to Pro Medicus. Despite its sky-high multiple, bulls think it has further to run.

  • Tess Bennett
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has positioned Nvidia at the sweet spot of the AI boom.

Nvidia’s AI-fuelled rocket ship draws acclaim and doubters

The explosive growth of Nvidia dates back to a Steve Jobs-like visionary decision but investors are betting on how long its dominance of the AI market can last.

  • Jessica Sier and Paul Smith
Nvidia’s halo effect is leading to an AI driven stock melt-up.

As Nvidia explodes, this may be the way to play AI on the ASX

The ASX has few direct links to the AI boom, but investors should think about which local stocks are best placed to lead the race to adoption. 

  • James Thomson