A developer on my team came to me recently with an unusual request: “Will, can you please give me more work? I’ve finished everything.” That moment captured the promise – and the peril – of the AI revolution. Productivity gains are real. Finance professionals are drafting reports in half the time. Developers are coding faster.… Read more »
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 »
As wall calendars are replaced and the fireworks smoke dissipates, our colleagues at SmartCompany put together an annual list of startups they’ll be paying close attention to in the year ahead. The 2026 list includes startups capturing carbon emissions in concrete, making life easier for parents with autistic children, launching rockets into space, and more.… Read more »
Writing the story of our journey wasn’t something I ever imagined doing, until recently. While overseas on a work trip – with a bit of R&R at the end – I met a woman who was genuinely curious about MyTrucking. She asked me, “Have you ever thought about writing some of this down? Your learnings,… Read more »
When Jake Shelley and Joseph Pons, former senior leaders at Deputy, launched their Sydney startup Jiffi in 2023, they started with a simple thesis: the tech industry is broken. Software oversaturation has left companies burdened with fragmented systems and inefficient processes that technology alone cannot repair. So as tech set out to build yet another… Read more »
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 »
As Payday Super comes into force, along with growing focus on artificial intelligence, Employment Hero founder Ben Thompson identifies 5 key trends he believes will play a role in the world of work in the year ahead. 1. Compliance and cash flow will be the dominant pressure point for employers Australia is already one of… Read more »
Over the Summer break, Startup Daily is republishing key stories from 2025. This opinion piece from editor Simon Thomsen first appeared in March as news emerged of Meta’s use of Library Genesis, an online warehouse of stolen intellectual property, to train its AI, emerged. This year marks 20 years since Mark Zuckberg launched Facebook, having… Read more »
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 »
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 »
The latest round of the NSW Government’s EV fleets incentive program has opened with $5 million in co-funding up for grabs for businesses and organisations making the shift to electric vehicles. The provides support for the purchase or lease of up to 15 battery EVs (BEVs) and the installation of smart charging infrastructure. The latest… Read more »
Over the summer break, Startup daily is republishing some of its most read and favourite stories from 2025. Today it’s about Canva’s profitabilty, published in September. It’s just shy of 20 years since US political satirist Stephen Colbert coined the term ‘truthiness’. He described it as “something that seems like truth – the truth we… Read more »
Curtin University has selected 13 startups in its annual Accelerate program, kicking off in 2026. Now entering its 13th year, Curtin Accelerate is a free program for founders to develop the skills and networks needed to take their ideas to market. The program’s speaker and mentor network includes Kanopy founder Olivia Humphrey, renowned US angel… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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