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2 dads look to crowdfunding to build a better bottle washer

- October 8, 2019 < 1 MIN READ

Ricky Hee and Alex Djojoutomo (l-r, with their eldest children) are turning to crowdfunding to take their bottle-washer to market.  Two dads from Perth have tackled one of the time-consuming challenges of infant children, building a better bottle washer they hope will save parents time. Ricky Hee, a management consultant and father of two, and… Read more »

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5 things you should know about tech today

- October 4, 2019 2 MIN READ

It’s Friday! Go the Raiders. Here’s how the tech week ends.   1.  Thousands of WeWork employees are facing the chop. The besieged global coworking giant is reportedly looking to shed between 3,000 to 5,000 people, with Bloomberg reporting that new co-CEOs Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham told staff had been told cuts are coming in… Read more »

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5 things you should know about tech today

- October 2, 2019 3 MIN READ

  Happy hump day. Here’s your daily dose of tech today 1.  If you only read one WeWork story, make it this one. Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, let rip in August with an analysis title WeWTF. He’s been a critic of the  ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶ ̶b̶e̶a̶n̶s̶  ahem consciousness elevating startup for… Read more »

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Scientists are using AI and gamification to diagnose mental health issues

- October 2, 2019 2 MIN READ

Researchers using machine learning at the CSIRO’s Data61 have developed a new technique to tackle one of the biggest issues in mental health – the diagnosis psychiatric disorders. The breakthrough was announced today in Sydney by neuroscientist Dr Amir Dezfouli at D61+ LIVE, the organisation’s annual science, technology and innovation conference. The solution developed by… Read more »

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The RBA just cut rates again to a new record low

- October 1, 2019 5 MIN READ

Australia’s official cash rate now sits at 0.75% following a 25 basis points cut It’s the third rate cut since June amid growing concerns about a sluggish national economy The Reserve Bank expects inflation to be a little under 2% 2020, rising to just above 2% in 2021 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has… Read more »

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5 things you should know about tech today

- October 1, 2019 3 MIN READ

WeWork co-founders Miguel McKelvey and Adam Neumann in happier days. Photo: supplied   Happy 1st of the month. Welcome to RBA decision day and the start of Q2 FY20. Here’s what’s happening in tech today.   1. It no longer works for WeWork. The We Company, aka WeWork, announced overnight that it will withdraw its… Read more »

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Shark Tank-backed SOFI Spritz turns to crowdfunding once again

- October 1, 2019 2 MIN READ

Founder and CEO Tom Maclean with SOFI Spritz backer Steve Baxter SOFI Spritz, the ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails venture that began at Bondi Farmer’s Market in 2013, is  seeking $1 million in equity crowdfunding as it looks to target international markets. The venture has already held three rewards-based crowdfunding campaigns via Pozible and is now turning… Read more »

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A Brisbane fintech just had a key approval from Mastercard and its shares went ballistic

- September 30, 2019 2 MIN READ

Shares in Queensland-based Change Financial soared today after the startup announced it had been registered as a Mastercard payments processor. The US-focused fintech (ASX:CCA) is just the second business to be accepted by Mastercard in the past 20 years. Change said it will begin onboarding its first customer in October 2019, The company has set… Read more »