This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
Time to reverse the R&D slide
I encourage everyone with an interest in our long-term prosperity to engage with the review of the system so we get the best possible recommendations.
- Ed Husic
Tesla’s Robyn Denholm to lead review of R&D settings
The Albanese government has ordered the first review of research and development spending in Australia in almost 20 years.
- Tom McIlroy
November
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Dear VC, can you please improve our farming industry?
Fruit and vegetable growers have called in the white sneaker brigade to solve the horticulture sector’s problems and open up new markets sooner.
- Anthony Macdonald
A top CEO reveals what you shouldn’t do in a job interview
Cicada Innovations chief Sally-Ann Williams discusses tips when trying to advance your career, and the thing she does every morning to make better decisions.
- Sally Patten and Martin Peralta
Aphantasia: What it’s like when your mind’s eye is blind
When a viral tweet made Yolanda Redrup realise she couldn't create a picture in her mind it changed her understanding of herself and the world around her.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Customer Champions
How to give customers and investors what they want
Meeting the expectations of increasingly demanding customers while satisfying investors with strong returns requires more than just good intentions.
- Nigel Andrade, Enrico Rizzon and Michael Hone
October
- Exclusive
- Funding
PE giant buys in as Aussie AI infrastructure start-up raises $45m
Swedish private equity giant EQT is one of the lead investors in a $45 million funding round at Australian AI infrastructure start-up Neara.
- Paul Smith
Everything we know (so far) about how banks and insurers are using AI
It has been two years since ChatGPT burst onto the stage – and artificial intelligence is becoming more complex. An ASIC survey sheds more light on the future.
- Lucas Baird and James Eyers
Elon Musk’s robots were remotely operated by humans at Tesla event
Optimus’ conversation was so authentic, it prompted speculation the machine may have had external help. The billionaire did not reveal that staffers oversaw interactions.
- Updated
- Ed Ludlow
HESTA, ANZ pilot use of A$DC stablecoin for payday super
Bringing data and payments together promises efficiencies for super funds grappling with new laws that will more than double incoming contributions.
- James Eyers
Assessing innovation hands on with AI and experts
Cognizant employed a multifaceted approach in judging of The Australian Financial Review 2024 BOSS Most Innovative Companies Awards.
- George Evans
The storm chasers trying to save the world from drought
Everyone agrees the planet needs more water. So why is cloud-seeding so controversial?
- Jeremy Miller
September
‘Gold rush mentality’: Lawyers pile into AI advice
Lawyers are taking advantage of uncertainty around the legal implications of artificial intelligence use to build out new practices in the area.
- Maxim Shanahan
ASIC sets off the crypto fire alarm, Canberra will have to respond
Delegates to this week’s Summit pleaded for clarity about how digital assets are defined under corporate laws.
- James Eyers
RBA warms to its own digital currency – but only for other banks
The central bank says it could save billions of dollars by making transactions faster. But it has decided digital cash for the public is far riskier.
- James Eyers
August
The robochef revolution poised to take over restaurants
Robot-driven kitchens are delivering profit margins that traditional restaurateurs can only dream of, and their spruikers argue that human chefs will benefit too.
- Matt Oliver and Daniel Woolfson
- Emerging Leaders
- Higher Education Awards
The three words that unite these emerging leaders
Finalists in the emerging leadership category of the Higher Education Awards are focused on research that has “real-world impact”.
- Euan Black
Familiar with the consumer data right? Here’s why you should be
The philosophical basis for the right is that data generated by consumers of commercial services is their property and not that of the company.
- James Eyers
Banks say consumer data right ‘action initiation’ rescue will cost $3b
Ahead of a parliamentary vote next week to extend the consumer data right to boost switching, the ABA is pointing to costs and risks as reason for delay.
- James Eyers
July
- Opinion
- AI
Why Australia needs its own AI large language model
If we are to retain our economic and cultural sovereignty, Australia needs to develop AI that reflects Australian values.
- Anton van den Hengel
