AI/Machine Learning

Now that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is awash with sexualised images of women and children, the law needs to move faster

- January 8, 2026 4 MIN READ

X (formerly Twitter) has become a site for the rapid spread of artificial intelligence-generated nonconsensual sexual images (also known as “deepfakes”). Using the platform’s own built-in generative AI chatbot, Grok, users can edit images they upload through simple voice or text prompts. Various media outlets have reported that users are using Grok to create sexualised… Read more »

Life hacks

How to set work goals for 2026 that stick, keep you motivated and deal with the post-holiday dip

- January 7, 2026 3 MIN READ

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things will be different. And yet, by February, many of those planners sit half-used. The motivation that felt so real just weeks earlier fades. This pattern… Read more »

Business

Why not giving corporate regulator ASIC a current email address could cost you $20,000

- January 6, 2026 2 MIN READ

Business leaders would face fines of up to $40,000 for not listing their Director ID when required, and penalties of up to $20,000 for failing to provide updated email addresses, under draft legislation put forward by the federal government. The Treasury released an exposure draft for the Treasury Laws Amendment (Business Registries Stabilisation and Uplift)… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Five founders share the AI prompts that actually work

- January 3, 2026 3 MIN READ

Getting the most out of AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity requires the right know-how and prompting skills. These founder tips are an excellent starting point. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek are only becoming more prevalent in the workplace. But getting the most out of those artificial intelligence tools requires the right know-how and prompting… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Review: I tried these $11.60 Chinese earbuds and Apple’s $420 AirPods for live translations

- January 2, 2026 4 MIN READ

Chinese company New Senyang’s Q11 wireless earbuds promise live translation of a whopping 156 languages “in seconds” via artificial intelligence, for around the same price as two cups of coffee. Purchased from Temu for only $11.60, the headphones are uncomfortable to wear and don’t have great sound quality. But surprisingly enough, the translation provided by… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

The best of 2025: If you think AI is overhyped, here’s what happened when revolutionary technology emerged 100 years ago

- December 31, 2025 4 MIN READ

Over the Summer break, Startup Daily is republishing key stories from 2025. This analysis by QUT’s Cameron Shackell, compares the introduction and hype around electricity in the 1920s – and those who profiting from it with AI today, and the lessons to learn, and was popular with readers when it came out in October. The… Read more »

Gaming

GAMING REVIEW: 2025’s most anticipated game, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a steaming pile of disappointment

- December 30, 2025 8 MIN READ

To say that expectations were high for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond may be the biggest understatement of gaming in 2025. The title went through arguably one of the most tortuous, protracted development processes ever seen with a videogame. Originally allocated to developer Bandai Namco, Nintendo scrapped their full build of the game in 2019, and… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Inside the fight to make Western Sydney Australia’s AI engine

- December 30, 2025 4 MIN READ

Western Sydney could be an AI talent engine, but career literacy, transport and access still hold students back. And that’s bad for SMEs. Australia’s AI workforce ambitions are running into a familiar structural problem: access. As Amazon hosted its annual Girls’ Tech Day in Camden this week, Western Sydney University (WSU) and local government leaders… Read more »

Funding

‘Devastating decision’: women founders backed by LaunchVic’s Alice Anderson Fund on the merger and uncertainty

- December 29, 2025 3 MIN READ

The Victorian government’s plan to abolish LaunchVic has shaken beneficiaries of its Alice Anderson Fund, who fear upcoming women-led startups could lose out on important funding, significant business opportunities, and a powerful support network. In response to a major cost-cutting review of the public sector, the Allan government confirmed earlier this month that startup support… Read more »