How Siobhan Savage’s maternity leave obsession rejigged the way we hire and fire
Reejig CEO and cofounder Siobhan Savage opens up on the inspiration for her AI-powered startup.
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Canva acquires software platform Affinity in $500 million deal
Affinity, formerly Serif, will join Canva’s growing product suite in a deal reportedly worth US$380 million (AU$1.35 billion).
Google ordered to unmask certain YouTube users. Critics say it’s ‘terrifying’
The federal government asked Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.
US sues Apple in landmark iPhone antitrust case
The suit is the latest in the federal government’s crackdown on big tech companies.
This startup is one step closer to making drugs in space
Varda Space Industries successfully manufactured a sample of HIV medication on board its spacecraft and returned it safely to Earth.
Immutable doubles down on Web3 with US$100 million Games Fund
The Inevitable Games Fund (IGF) is the first-of-its-kind ecosystem-agnostic fund, with a view to identify high growth opportunities for investors.
‘Mass human experiment’: Inside Japan’s futuristic $15 billion smart city
Toyota announced its Woven City project in 2020. In 2021, it broke ground on construction at a site close to the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji. Three years later, Woven City says Phase 1 of the development will be complete by the end of the year and trials will start in 2025.
AI unicorn Inflection abandons its ChatGPT challenger as CEO Mustafa Suleyman joins Microsoft
After raising $1.3 billion last year, Inflection is pivoting to focus on business-to-business APIs, as Suleyman jumps to lead consumer AI at Microsoft.
Apple in talks with Google to integrate Gemini’s AI service into the iPhone, reports
If a deal happens, it could provide a major boost to Gemini, as it battles with rival AI services from the likes of OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic.
TikTok is facing a ban in the US. What does it mean for Australia?
They say that when the US sneezes, Australia catches a cold. But when it comes to ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok, Australia is blazing its own trail.