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Farmers’ software start-up raises $11m with profitability promise
The Funded blog is the home for news on the tech deals that are done in Australia, as soon as we hear about them.
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- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Executive shake-up
New Uber bosses to see through gig economy transition
There will be new heads of both Uber and Uber Eats in Australia, ahead of gig economy rules that threaten to significantly raise its cost of doing business.
- Paul Smith
Ex CSIRO boss would pick different ‘winners’ in $1b quantum push
Larry Marshall, former CEO of CSIRO, says taxpayer money should be targeted at points in the quantum computing supply chain, not the finished product.
- Liam Walsh
Apple plays up AI potential in new iPads
The tech company unveiled a bevy of new iPads including two versions of the iPad Pro sporting its M4 chipset and a redesigned iPad Air model in two sizes.
- Chris Velazco
America’s new moon race is billionaire v billionaire
Today’s space race looks in some ways like that of the 1960s; instead of the US v the Soviet Union, it’s Bezos’ Blue Origin v Musk’s SpaceX.
- Loren Grush
Macquarie Technology founders cash out; E&P Capital on trade
Stockbroker Evans and Partners crossed two lines of stock in the ASX-listed data centre operator after-market on Monday.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Opinion & Analysis
Will Apple’s new iPad Pro finally replace your laptop?
Apple says its new M4 iPad Pros will have better AI, better performance and better battery life than laptops. But don’t throw away your laptop just yet.
Columnist
Quantum leap to secure first-mover advantage for Australia
The government’s chief scientific adviser says the investment in PsiQuantum may be high risk, but it’s also high reward.
Chief Scientist
It’s bigger and brighter, but is it Samsung’s best TV?
We pit Samsung’s “pinnacle” TV against a lesser model. The results won’t surprise you.
Columnist
Dell rethinks its legendary laptop
Dell has made some dramatic design choices in its quest to revitalise its legendary-but-ageing XPS laptop lineup, and we’re not sure all of them have worked.
Columnist
Technology reviews
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Dell rethinks its legendary laptop
Dell has made some dramatic design choices in its quest to revitalise its legendary-but-ageing XPS laptop lineup, and we’re not sure all of them have worked.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Digital Life
You’ll forget you’re even wearing these earbuds
The OpenFit earbuds by Shokz might not look the best, but they certainly feel the best of any earbuds we’ve ever reviewed.
- John Davidson
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Will Apple’s new iPad Pro finally replace your laptop?
Apple says its new M4 iPad Pros will have better AI, better performance and better battery life than laptops. But don’t throw away your laptop just yet.
- John Davidson
This Month
- Opinion
- Quantum Computing
Quantum leap to secure first-mover advantage for Australia
The government’s chief scientific adviser says the investment in PsiQuantum may be high risk, but it’s also high reward.
- Cathy Foley
42-year-old Sydney tech company saved with $150m price drop
Casa Systems bought NetComm for $161 million in 2019. Five years later another US company is buying it out of administration for just $US7 million.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Quantum Computing
PsiQuantum in talks for bipartisan support but Coalition not swayed
PsiQuantum is confident of winning over sceptical politicians by highlighting its backing from both major parties in the US, where it has defence contracts.
- Tess Bennett
It’s bigger and brighter, but is it Samsung’s best TV?
We pit Samsung’s “pinnacle” TV against a lesser model. The results won’t surprise you.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Dell rethinks its legendary laptop
Dell has made some dramatic design choices in its quest to revitalise its legendary-but-ageing XPS laptop lineup, and we’re not sure all of them have worked.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Quantum Computing
Answers emerge slowly to government’s $1b quantum questions
Questions are mounting over how PsiQuantum was backed when we have been told so often to marvel at local tech stars.
- Paul Smith
- Analysis
- AI
AI start-ups face a rough financial reality check
The AI revolution, it is becoming clear in Silicon Valley, is going to come with a very big price tag.
- Cade Metz, Karen Weise and Tripp Mickle
- Opinion
- Venture capital
Stick or twist? How start-up investors know when it’s time to sell
VCs selling down Canva stakes could leave huge gains on the table, but don’t want to leave selling too late. Poorly timed sales have a history of destroying value.
- Adir Shiffman
- Exclusive
- Privacy
CBA beats government to start-up opportunity from data breach scandals
Commonwealth Bank has a new app launching on Tuesday to warn citizens when their identity documents are in the wrong hands.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Cryptocurrencies
ASIC-investigated NGS Crypto was accused of ‘passing off’ as NGS Super
The Gold Coast-based cryptocurrency miner under investigation by the corporate watchdog was accused of passing itself off as part of a similarly named superannuation fund.
- Max Mason
Quantum computing breakthroughs draw investment back to sector
Many in the industry believe that a clear route has recently opened up to building large-scale systems that will bring real technical and business advantages.
- Richard Waters
Ellerston-backed video platform draws in big-name investor
The investment from Melbourne emerging companies specialist Acorn Capital takes the total funds raised by Genero to $15 million.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Quantum Computing
So many things wrong with Labor’s one huge bet on PsiQuantum
Venture capital investors typically place many best across multiple different companies and technologies. The government is backing one technology and company.
- Paul Fletcher
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Why Apple’s earnings call gives us hope for more exciting new devices
Announcing iPad and iPhone sales that were lower than last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook says something that could make us all want to upgrade … and of course, it involved AI.
- John Davidson
Inside the fight for smartphone-free childhoods
A rising number of parents around the world, who have become addicted to handheld devices themselves, want to ban under-16s from having them.
- Pippa Bailey
Apple’s shares rally after return to sales growth forecast
The tech giant announced $US110 billion in share buybacks and raised the quarterly dividend by 4 per cent.
- Mark Gurman
Rich Listers sell tech firm Envato for $375m
It was once valued at more than $1 billion, but Cyan and Collis Ta’eed have sold their digital assets marketplace to New York-listed Shutterstock.
- Tess Bennett
Quadrant crows about $500m Canva investment
The deal was led by Quadrant’s Victor Ha and Louis Casey and represents the firm’s single biggest investment.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Don’t swat fruit flies – they’re smarter than you probably think
Researchers say many species, from insects to invertebrates, have consciousness. It turns out humans aren’t so special, after all.
- Ed Cumming
