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Peter Barrett dropped out of Sydney uni to head to Silicon Valley in 1986. He gave Elon Musk his first job in the Valley, worked with Bill Gates, and started a venture fund, Playground Global, that has had 20% of its portfolio hit billion-dollar valuations. He also started a school in his backyard. He has […]
Business owners are finding new ways to give their staff a piece of the pie, but Australia is lagging on employee ownership. This article features in Issue 12 of Forbes Australia – out Monday, 12 August. Tap here to secure your copy. Janna DeVylder walked into a meeting with a big corporate mergers-and-acquisitions guy who […]
Synchron’s adoption of artificial intelligence into its brain-computer interface is a step towards transhumanism, says the company’s brain-surgeon CEO Tom Oxley, but that’s not why they’re doing it. The incorporation of a large language model into Synchron’s brain tech keeps the Australian-founded, US-headquartered Synchron ahead of its main rival, Elon Musk’s Neuralink, in the race […]
Brisbane-based cancer-care provider, Icon, has bought UK chemotherapy compounding company Pharmaxo, further expanding its presence in the global growth industry. The purchase marks another milestone for Icon which was founded in Toowoomba, 120km west of Brisbane, in 2007 by a group of doctors and radiotherapists hoping to make advanced cancer treatments available to regional Australians. […]
As the countdown to Paris 2024 continues, Luke Trickett opens up on swimming’s lessons for becoming a serial founder – and subjugating his ego as he watched his more famous wife’s swimming career overtake his own. When the Olympic swimming kicks off in Paris on July 27 the four children of multiple gold medalist Libby […]
Silicon Quantum Computing could launch its first product by the end of the year, chief executive and former Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons says. Silicon Quantum Computing’s “AI accelerator for quantum machine learning” had originally been slated for a 2028 release, but was already being tested by customers, Professor Michelle Simmons said. “It looks […]
Australian-born, US-based actor Anthony LaPaglia played Willy Loman in Melbourne and Sydney performances of Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman.’ We talk to LaPaglia about his passions, his upbringing in Adelaide, and how Australia has changed since he left. This article is featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. What are you […]
R.M. Williams, owned by Tattarang, has expanded its Adelaide workshop with a new manufacturing line specifically for women’s boots. Anastasia Santoreneos speaks with the company’s first female future master craftsperson, Chloe Fabian, about what makes a good pair of boots. This article is featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. Ninety-two-year-old bootmaker […]
Shards are tumbling from the glass ceiling, as top female CEOs outearn their male counterparts. Data journalist Juliette O’Brien finds the women and companies which are leading the way – with a BIG caveat – a woefully disproportionate CEO-gender ratio. This article was featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. […]
Thirty-three women were up for a US$2 million grant at the annual Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) Awards. Frances Bilbao and Alison Harrington, represented Australia with their commitment to positive change in the medical field. This article featured in Issue 11 of Forbes Australia. Tap here to secure your copy. FRANCES BILBAO and ALISON HARRINGTON are two […]