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Nov 12, 2024 | 
spacewar.com | David Tuffley
Australia axes $7bn military satellite projectby David Tuffley | Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith UniversityBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 05, 2024
In a significant blow to Australia's defence capabilities, the federal government is cancelling what would have been the nation's largest-ever space project: a A$7 billion military satellite communications system.
The decision was confirmed in a press statement today.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Katarina Throssell |Leonard Bernardone |David Tuffley
Crowdfunding platform Equitise has been handed to voluntary administrators after cofounder Jonny Wilkinson failed in his own attempts to raise a $500,000 bridging round. Administrators Damien Mark Hodgkinson and Mohammad Mirzan Bin Mansoor from Sydney firm Olvera Advisors were handed the books on October 31. An initial creditor’s meeting will be held on November 12. The administrators did not respond to requests for comment.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Katarina Throssell |Leonard Bernardone |David Tuffley
Albanese previously announced a $6.5 million trial of age assurance technology in May, but the tender for the plan has yet to be awarded it will not begin until 2025. The prime minister said he has “things popping up on my system that I don’t want to see” let alone children. “These tech companies are incredibly powerful. These apps have algorithms that drive people towards certain behaviour,” he said.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Leonard Bernardone |David Tuffley |Simon Jones
Federal government-backed Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded software startup Orkestra $2.77 million in co-funding to help fast-track the rollout of commercial electric vehicle chargers.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Katarina Throssell |Simon Thomsen |Leonard Bernardone |David Tuffley
This is the second edition of Giant Leap’s deep dive series, where its investment team explores the technologies and approaches addressing global problems of climate, health and people with commercial solutions (the 1st edition on the future of sustainable aviation here). In this deep dive into femtech, senior investment associate Katarina Throssell share her insights on where they see the greatest opportunities and challenges toward progress.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Leonard Bernardone |Simon Thomsen |David Tuffley |Simon Jones
Australian computer scientist and debunked Bitcoin ‘inventor’ Craig Wright has been accused of contempt of court after filing a $1.79 billion lawsuit against payments firm Block. Despite a storied early career in Australia’s IT industry, Wright is most known for his unwavering and controversial claim of having invented leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | David Tuffley |Simon Jones |Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub
5 finalists receive help to grow their nature-positive impact$100,000 Nature Positive Prize to the winnerA $20,000 People’s Choice Prize chosen by KPMG staffA new First Nations categoryTwo new themes: regenerative economy and sustainable food systemsApplications for the annual KPMG Nature Positive Challenge for 2024 are now open to startups in Australia, Fiji and PNG that have a positive impact on nature and the environment.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | David Tuffley |Simon Jones |Simon Thomsen |Adam Bub
In a significant blow to Australia’s defence capabilities, the federal government is cancelling what would have been the nation’s largest-ever space project: a $7 billion military satellite communications system. The decision was confirmed in a press statement on Monday. It comes just 18 months after the Albanese government gave the green light to the ambitious program.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | David Tuffley
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | David Tuffley
In a significant blow to Australia’s defence capabilities, the federal government is cancelling what would have been the nation’s largest-ever space project: a A$7 billion military satellite communications system. The decision was confirmed in a press statement today. It comes just 18 months after the Albanese government gave the green light to the ambitious program.
