AI voice
AI/Machine Learning

What happens when AI voice generation goes rogue – the dangers of ‘voiceprints’ for ID

- April 21, 2023 4 MIN READ

Rampant misuse of AI voice generation is stirring fear and speculation across multiple industries, as the rapidly developing technology spurs increasing cases of imitation, political deepfakes and security disruption. Five years on from the now-infamous PSA clip showing a deepfake of US president Barack Obama forewarning the dangers of misinformation due to burgeoning artificial intelligence… Read more »

Manon Beauchamp-Tardieu plastic
Climate Tech

This startup sells packaging that composts in 90 days

- April 21, 2023 2 MIN READ

A climate tech startup developed by a fashion designer is transforming sugar can waste into coffee cups and cutlery that breaks down quickly into compost after it’s been used  Little Green Panda was founded by Manon Beauchamp-Tardieu, who launched her side hustle while working as an accessories fashion designer at Zara. Her sustainable packaging startup offers… Read more »

Wing shopping centre drones
Global tech

Want sushi from a shopping centre? There’s a drone for that

- April 20, 2023 2 MIN READ

Alphabet’s experimental drone delivery service, Wing, is branching out from delivering supermarket groceries in Queensland to meal delivery in a partnership with DoorDash.  The two tech companies have team up with property giant Mirvac to launch drone delivered meals from food retailers signed up on DoorDash from Orion Springfield Central shopping centre in Ipswich. The… Read more »

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Space

Satellite startup Fleet lands $6.4 million defence contract

- April 20, 2023 2 MIN READ

Adelaide satellite tech startup Fleet Space Technologies has bagged its first contract in the lucrative defence sector, signing a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command. The agreement will see Fleet’s next-generation of Centauri satellites used to develop and demonstrate a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications system focused on tactical communications and data… Read more »

Electric vehicles
Politics

Australia released its long-awaited electric vehicle strategy but will it meet its emission-reduction targets?

- April 20, 2023 4 MIN READ

Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, released today, details the government’s long-awaited plans to accelerate the adoption of these vehicles. Consultations on the strategy began last September. The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, then promised the strategy would make Australia a globally competitive market for electric vehicles. Households and businesses would have access… Read more »

Nuggets Academy Ross Lin and joyce Ong.
Fintech

Antler Investor Memo Series: Financial training startup Nuggets Academy wants to put an end to ‘death by PowerPoint’ in professional development

- April 19, 2023 3 MIN READ

Early stage investment company Antler Australia recently backed a new cohort of startups as part of its ongoing program to build great local tech companies. Startup Daily is sharing the details of each venture in the “Antler Investor Memos” series, which is designed to give you a quick,  sharp understanding of the startups and people… Read more »

Bree team
Women in tech

Two mums built an app to manage a mundane but important task – paying bills

- April 19, 2023 2 MIN READ

Two busy moms from Australia have come up with an ingenious solution to one of the most mundane yet important household tasks: bill management.  Mireille Boutros and Carolina Flores struggled with managing their bills and searching for better deals while juggling their work and family responsibilities.  They knew they weren’t the only ones dealing with… Read more »

Twitter
Social Media

How Elon Musk crashed Twitter

- April 19, 2023 3 MIN READ

When Elon Musk closed the deal to buy Twitter late last year, the company suddenly found itself facing a US$3 billion yearly deficit and was four months away from bankruptcy, the billionaire told the BBC in an interview last week. Why was Twitter in trouble? Because Musk bought it. “In rough numbers, in a normal… Read more »

Hong Weng Chong
Funding

The biotech startup behind the petri dish of brain cells that played Pong just raised $15 million

- April 19, 2023 2 MIN READ

Synthetic biology startup Cortical Labs, which is developing a new kind of artificial intelligence using human brain cells, has raised USD$10 million (A$15m). The Melbourne biotech rose to prominence in October last year when it combined 800,000 brain cells with a computer chip to learn to play the video gam Pong. The project was dubbed… Read more »

data
Cyber security

The 5 simple questions every founder needs to ask to keep their startup cybersafe

- April 18, 2023 3 MIN READ

As a victim of data breaches from well-known Australian companies, I have come to realise the importance of cybersecurity. It is alarming to see that even after such data breaches, banks and utilities still ask for personal information that is publicly available and already compromised. This makes one wonder if these companies are doing enough… Read more »

Korea Startup Grand Challenge
Events

The K-Startup Grand Challenge is your chance to crack the Asian market with a residency in South Korea

- April 18, 2023 2 MIN READ

One of Asia-pacific-region’s (APAC) top tech accelerator programs, K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC), is returning for its 8th year with a focus on international startups.  Australia startups have enjoyed great success at KSGC, with two featuring in the top 10 in 2022.  Applications for 2023 are now open and close on May 18.  KSGC was launched… Read more »

Propeller
Funding

Drone mapping analytics startup Propeller raises $23 million

- April 18, 2023 < 1 MIN READ

Sydney startup propeller, which uses drones for mapping and analysis of construction, quarries, mines, and other ground sites has raised US$15.35 million (A$ 22.8m) in a round led by its long-time backers  Blackbird and Silicon Valley VC Costanoa Partners. Also joining the cap table are Aware Super, Canva founder Cliff Obrecht, and LaunchVic chair Leigh Jasper’s… Read more »