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ATO papers allege claimed Bitcoin ‘creator’ doctored documents
Self-claimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright allegedly made than $3 million in false R&D tax claims for his technology companies before leaving Australia in 2015.
- Max Mason and Andrew Burke
‘The ship has been lost’: SpaceX rocket breaks up on re-entry
Starship soared higher and farther than ever before in a near hour-long test flight that bolstered the spirits of both Elon Musk and NASA.
- Marcia Dunn
Australian Craig Wright did not invent bitcoin, UK judge rules
In a surprise snap verdict, an English judge said Wright was not bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, potentially ending almost a decade of fevered speculation.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Besen family-backed PE firm buys majority stake in adtech Sesimi
Arcus Partners, a growth private equity investor backed by the wealthy Besen family, has acquired a majority stake in brand and automation software start-up Sesimi.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Déjà vu: Appen’s US suitor walks away from $154m bid
New Jersey-based Innodata has abandoned its $154 million bid for ASX-listed Appen a day after the company was forced to reveal it was the subject of a confidential takeover offer.
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- Tess Bennett
Coalition urges Australia to follow US move to ban TikTok
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is rebuffing the calls and says TikTok is a way for Australians to communicate.
- Nick Bonyhady
Opinion & Analysis
‘Floptus’, hacks and outages: Optus show eyes next chapter
There has rarely been a dull moment at Optus. Now, a buyout offers a chance to reset.
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Meet LG’s ‘world first’ TV in a suitcase
LG’s 2024 TV line-up includes 36 new models – and one very special offering that looks like it could be used to launch a nuclear attack.
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Why we need a public inquiry into US tech giants
There comes a time when too much power in a few hands is a bad thing, and that time is now.
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Robin Khuda’s migrant success story
Robin Khuda is keeping a great national tradition alive.
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If you can get your hands on Fujifilm’s latest camera, do
There was very little wrong with the old Fujifilm X100V, other than it was so popular it was near-impossible to buy. The new X100VI has even fewer flaws, but still has that one.
- John Davidson
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How to choose which MacBook Air to buy
There’s no question the new MacBook Air is the best laptop on the market for most people. The only question is, which size? Our tests reveal the answer.
- John Davidson
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- Telecommunications
‘Floptus’, hacks and outages: Optus show eyes next chapter
There has rarely been a dull moment at Optus. Now, a buyout offers a chance to reset.
- Paul Smith
ASIC loses crypto case against Finder
Finder and co-founder Fred Schebesta say it won’t reinstate the Finder Earn cryptocurrency offering despite the corporate regulator losing its court claim that it was a financial product.
- Max Mason and Jessica Sier
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- Digital Life
Meet LG’s ‘world first’ TV in a suitcase
LG’s 2024 TV line-up includes 36 new models – and one very special offering that looks like it could be used to launch a nuclear attack.
- John Davidson
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$2b start-up hands win to industry super in Hostplus feud
Employment Hero’s software was recast to reflect pre-existing super accounts, but its founder sustained his crusade against Hostplus, which sought his sacking.
- Nick Bonyhady and Hannah Wootton
Victorian government venture capital fund referred to auditor-general
The Allan government is standing by Breakthrough Victoria’s chairman John Brumby as the opposition claims the fund needs to be investigated.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
Appen forced to reveal $154m takeover bid after shares surge 30pc
The firm scrubs data sets and sells them to companies experimenting with artificial intelligence. Trade in shares was stopped after an unexpected price spike.
- Tess Bennett
Canberra’s stoush with Meta wins global support
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has fired a volley at Meta over scams and fraud – and 10 other ministers meeting in London backed him up.
- Hans van Leeuwen
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Why we need a public inquiry into US tech giants
There comes a time when too much power in a few hands is a bad thing, and that time is now.
- Ivor Ries
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From nothing to $1b: Inside Temu and Shein’s flying start in Australia
The fast fashion group and Temu, an ultra-cheap marketplace, are rewriting the rules of retailing as shoppers flock to their low-cost platforms.
- Nick Bonyhady and Carrie LaFrenz
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Robin Khuda’s migrant success story
Robin Khuda is keeping a great national tradition alive.
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EQT Partners keen on Melbourne HR software biz PageUp
Swedish private equity investor EQT Partners has put up its hand for Melbourne-born human resources software business PageUp.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Hostplus wants $2b start-up founder sacked, Airtree in the crossfire
Employment Hero founder Ben Thompson has published a letter sent by Hostplus concerning the start-up’s ongoing social media campaign against the super fund.
- Tess Bennett, Lucy Dean and Nick Bonyhady
Canva revenue growth hits 60pc, investors seek shares worth $3.6b
Co-founder Cliff Obrecht says the listing will be in the US because the ASX is a small market and its investors don’t understand tech as well as their American counterparts.
- Nick Bonyhady
How Robin Khuda went from near-bankruptcy to creating a $14b titan
The AirTrunk founder was forced to go into his superannuation funds to keep the data centre giant running before it eventually found success.
- Campbell Kwan
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Why Canva co-founder says AI isn’t a Kodak moment
It’s adapt or die when it comes to AI but that doesn’t mean tearing up business models, say Cliff Obrecht and Richard White.
- Anthony Macdonald
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Richard Holden doesn’t understand economics of media bargaining code
The logic is simple: it’s only fair for Meta to have to pay for the content of media businesses used to gain attention, data and monetised by selling advertising.
- Rod Sims
Five V’s IT biz Mantel marches down the M&A path with $100m dry powder
The M&A push is a part of its three-year strategy, the end of which should coincide with Five V’s exit.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Google in negotiations to strike new media deals
Unlike at Facebook, Google is renegotiating deals to pay local news companies, but pushed back on paying for content used to train AI models.
- Paul Smith
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Joe and Vinay got a $1.5b Atlassian exit. They have lessons for founders
When Loom’s CEO first met Atlassian’s Scott Farquhar he wasn’t interested in selling, but four years later Atlassian bought his company at a $790m discount to it’s 2021 valuation.
- Nick Bonyhady
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- Funding
Senior staff exodus as high-value Sydney start-up struggles to scale
Dovetail, one of Australia’s most richly backed start-ups has suffered an exodus of crucial senior staff, as it struggles to keep customers and grow.
- Jessica Sier
