Shivaune Field

Shivaune Field is a business journalist with Forbes Australia reporting on tech and innovation. She has reported extensively in the U.S. and Australia across print, digital, television and podcast platforms. She regularly interviews founders, C-suite executives, leaders, entrepreneurs, and company builders. Before Forbes, Field was a journalist with Bloomberg Media based in Los Angeles covering innovation and the business of media and entertainment. She spent 16 years living in California and recently returned from Arizona where she reported on the 2024 US election. Field writes for the bi-monthly Forbes Australia magazine and Forbes.com.au. She covers Google, Amazon, OpenAI, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix among many other companies. She is the editorial lead for Forbes Women in Australia.

Melbourne AI startup set for global expansion after $12.5 million raise

AI startup Marqo completed the Series A round just six months after raising an $8.1 million seed round. The funds will go toward establishing a larger footprint in San Francisco where Marqo will now be headquartered.

‘One extreme to another’: What’s causing Victoria’s ‘whiplash weather’ nightmare?

More than 530,000 Victorian homes and businesses were without power on Tuesday – just days after a new report from the Climate Council.

‘You never forget’: How live music is taking brand loyalty to the next level

Wondering how to engage your business audience and keep them coming back? New research from Pink! tour promoter Live Nation says that brands having a presence at live music events can inspire customer loyalty.

The $14 trillion asset manager behind Australia’s super batteries

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, is investing a billion dollars into Australia’s transition to renewable energy. The Waratah and Orana super battery sites in NSW should be operational next year.

The 4 Australian women named in Forbes Asia’s 50 over 50

From logistics, to hotels, the Reserve Bank to the pop charts. These homegrown trailblazers are proving that the years after 50 shine bright.

Grace Forrest becomes first Australian woman to win Roosevelt’s ‘Freedom from Fear’ medal

Human rights activist Grace Forrest has been awarded the Freedom from Fear honour this year for her work eradicating slavery. It is just the second time an Australian has received the prestigious Roosevelt Four Freedoms award.

Food redistribution marketplace Yume scores $2 million to grow and hire

Serial entrepreneur Katy Barfield secured the seed round of funding from Asia Pacific early-stage VC Investible. Her company Yume has redistributed 8 million kilograms of food from customers including Kelloggs, Mars Food and Unilever.

Hundreds of Teslas recalled over breach of Australian safety regulations

A change to the design of new Tesla Model 3 vehicles means that infant or child car seat restraints cannot be securely attached, according to the Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transportation.

How will Evergrande’s liquidation impact Australia?

The China Evergrande Group has US$300-billion in liabilities and was put into liquidation by a Hong Kong judge yesterday. Once the largest property developer in China, the fate of Evergrande is expected to impact Australian exports.

Next frontier: The emerging tech you need on your radar

Gen AI and knowledge graphs are the most impactful emerging technologies right now. By 2030, it will quantum processors, scalable vector databases, and spatial computing, according to Gartner. Here’s what you need to know about the emerging tech on the horizon.