-
1 week ago | 
techfinancials.co.za | Ritesh Chugh |Gugu Lourie
You’re about to recycle your laptop or your phone, so you delete all your photos and personal files. Maybe you even reset the device to factory settings. You probably think your sensitive data is now safe. But there is more to be done: hackers may still be able to retrieve passwords, documents or bank details, even after a reset. In fact, 90% of second-hand laptops, hard drives and memory cards still contain recoverable data.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Hallam Stevens |Harrison Polites |Ritesh Chugh
Astrix Astronautics cfounders Will Hunter and Max Daniels and chair Helen RobinsonSeven Kiwi startups spanning space, health and cleantech have scored NZ$17.5 million in government funding under the country’s Ārohia Trailblazer grants program. The program, administered by the New Zealand government’s innovation agency, Callaghan Innovation, backs startups with global potential.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Hallam Stevens |Harrison Polites |Ritesh Chugh
Vinyl Group’s (ASX: VNL) ongoing acquisitions appetite has added former Sydney startup Serenade to its stable in a conditional deal that represents a major haircut for investors in the NFT music marketplace.
-
Sep 29, 2024 | 
econotimes.com | Ritesh Chugh
Have you noticed certain words and phrases popping up everywhere lately?
Phrases such as “delve into” and “navigate the landscape” seem to feature in everything from social media posts to news articles and academic publications. They may sound fancy, but their overuse can make a text feel monotonous and repetitive.
This trend may be linked to the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs).
-
Sep 29, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Hallam Stevens |Harrison Polites |Ritesh Chugh
Two Tractor Ventures OGs have teamed up to help deeptech founders with their funding plans. Warwick Donaldson’s CapXcentric has partnered with GROUP GROUP, the new specialist advisory and storytelling curation firm founded by Garry Williams. CapXcentric helps Australian technology startups access funding on the best terms, from the most appropriate investors.
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Hallam Stevens |Harrison Polites |Simon Thomsen |Ritesh Chugh
By now, many of us are probably familiar with artificial intelligence hype. AI will make artists redundant! AI can do lab experiments! AI will end griefEven by these standards, the latest proclamation from OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, published on his personal website this week, seems remarkably hyperbolic. We are on the verge of “The Intelligence Age”, he declares, powered by a “superintelligence” that may just be a “few thousand days” away.
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Harrison Polites |Hallam Stevens |Simon Thomsen |Ritesh Chugh
Australia rarely makes global headlines when it comes to video game legislation. And when we do, it’s not always for the right reasons. Last week, we became one of the first countries — next to China — to regulate loot boxes and gambling content in games. So what does it all mean? This week we dig behind the headlines to offer some context on this key change that could roll out in some form globally. What does this change actually mean?
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Ritesh Chugh |Maeve Couch |Tom Williams
Global trading platform eToro is getting into the Australian superannuation business after acquiring investment app Spaceship Capital in a deal worth up to $80 million. The merger will give eToro users access to Spaceship’s superannuation products, while Spaceship customers will eventually gain access to their new owner’s investment platform, which offers equities, funds, ETFs, commodities and crypto. eToro, founded in 2007, has around 38 million registered users in 75 countries.
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
techxplore.com | Ritesh Chugh
Have you noticed certain words and phrases popping up everywhere lately? Phrases such as "delve into" and "navigate the landscape" seem to feature in everything from social media posts to news articles and academic publications. They may sound fancy, but their overuse can make a text feel monotonous and repetitive. This trend may be linked to the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs).
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Ritesh Chugh |Maeve Couch |Tom Williams
HUB24 (ASX: HUB) has ponied up with startup Reach Reach Alternative Investments with a strategic investment for a minority stake. The teams of the deal were not disclosed, but earlier this year Reach had been on the hunt for $3 million at a $15m valuation. The three-year-old Sydney fintech previously raised $2.2 million in a Seed round in April 2022, led by VC Carthona Capital at a post-money valuation of $11.2 million just eight months after it emerged from the Antler program.
