Paul Smith

Robyn Denholm rose from obscurity to become the highest-profile Australian in business. But overseeing Elon Musk, as Tesla's chair is no easy thing. I spoke with Robyn and several people who have worked closely with her for this article. Grab a cuppa as its a special AFR

Sydney-based venture capital firm Airtree Ventures has closed the majority of a $650 million capital raising for two new funds to invest in technology start-ups, attracting new institutional investors from the United States and securing money from three Australian superannuation

Alphabet, Meta, Apple and Microsoft were sold off after their artificial intelligence-laden results calls, but Amazon had a better story to tell (or told it better). My thoughts after listening to earnings calls. https://t.co/iXIqVfQygE

WiseTech Global chief executive Richard White says he has not lost focus on running the logistics software giant and will not stand down amid a growing personal scandal. https://t.co/SmV8GE9qLx

There are big fears that AI deepfakes could be used by foreign enemies or political operatives to influence elections Just how worried should we be? I've been having a look as people test the line between satire/jokes and disinformation. https://t.co/oMMMJJgylV

Australian design software giant Canva is facing a backlash from business customers slugged with hefty price increases, with some plans going up by more than 300 per cent. https://t.co/Qht5CEUHPS

AustralianSuper, the country’s largest superannuation fund, has been forced to write off more than $1.1 billion in equity and loans tied to American tech firm Pluralsight, marking it as its single worst investment in venture capital. It remains committed to investing in VC,

Scoop: Uber’s plan to shake up car ownership in Australia and get owners to rent out their cars when they aren’t using them will grind to a halt in coming weeks after the US giant pulled the pin on its Carshare business. https://t.co/mG76mLhLAN

Australian software design giant Canva faces a formidable new rival in its fight to win business customers ahead of a highly anticipated IPO, after Microsoft launched a new app that puts design tools in the hands of its enterprise clients. https://t.co/UZTtljcwPR

The professionals who understand most how social media and other tech platforms work are keeping their own children away from them for as long as possible. https://t.co/7G9Sor1ySK

Now that's depressing. https://t.co/ohI46DDuU0

Revealed: The Albanese government’s giant bet on US-based quantum computing firm PsiQuantum involved an equity investment of $US125 million ($189.5 million) with the rest of the $470 million deal comprising debt. https://t.co/tdOCZv6Lrj

Publishers are steeling for a battle with Google, over the use of AI to summarise content taken from their websites in search results. Thanks @mrwillhayward , @Bruff & @sorapark for talking me through their concerns, and scepticism about Google's methods. https://t.co/5A3TyEXOCy

Honey Insurance has landed the third-largest ever series A funding round for an Australian tech company – $108 million – after nabbing market share from less innovative incumbents by using AI and smart home sensors to bring down premiums. https://t.co/hXobUdZf29

Nobody expected a clean fight when GoCatch called out Uber for huge damages, but startling details in the first week of the trial have left both sides wounded. A feature summing things up from week one of the trial. https://t.co/NhG7p4AvFP

Investors in fallen transport app GoCatch were alarmed by its lack of progress and wanted to sack its co-founders around the time UberX launched in Australia, private emails presented by Uber's lawyers in court today show. https://t.co/cqZUoA94EH

Alleged emails to be tendered in court this week show Uber’s Australian boss was "freaking out" about its ability to catch well-backed Australian rival GoCatch. The case will examine allegedly underhand tactics used to cruel GoCatch's chances of success. https://t.co/XhKzL0YtAH