Angus Capel, Author at Startup Daily

Why the Tech Council’s ‘digital embassies’ idea surrenders Australian control of AI and data-centres to global tech giants

Angus Capel - October 20, 2025 3 MIN READ

When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets US President Donald Trump on Monday, the visit is expected to seal major big tech investment deals on artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres. In the lead-up, Atlassian cofounder Scott Farquhar (in his role as chair of the Tech Council of Australia) has been pitching a plan to… Read more »

Politics

The 2020 federal budget is a great chance to go digital first on the road to recovery

Angus Capel - October 2, 2020 3 MIN READ

As we head into the budget, many of the nation’s more than 2.3 million small businesses will be watching for measures to aid the recovery of this key sector of the economy. A recent Xero survey found 17% of small business owners believed the sector should be the central focus of the budget, and nearly… Read more »