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Forbes Australia has picked out three of the entrepreneurs who have been making waves in the startup scene as of late – and they’re ones to watch.

An Australian generative AI content production platform, Leonardo.Ai, has already amassed 7 million global users – who are creating 4.5 million images each day on its platform. Now, it’s raised $47 million to keep users creating.

Lark Distilling spent the last three years maximizing production capacity. Now that it has increased supply, the new CEO aims for 80% of its whiskey to be sold abroad.

A pared-down version of Gemini is available in Google’s AI chatbot Bard.

Apple did not release new iPads this year, contributing to a decline in sales for the device, which combined with Macs make up 15% of Apple’s revenue.

The fast food burger chain announced it’s planning to expand with 10,000 new stores and new investments in AI.

A report from PPI reveals that the local iOS ecosystem has grown 27% over the last two years and now employs 174,000 Australians.

Even before generative AI, Pendula was doing freaky things upselling everything from insurance to phone plans. Now it’s even more personal.

Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the world’s most powerful women, featuring celebrities like Beyoncé and politicians like Kamala Harris. Meet the four Australians who made the cut.

From Taylor Swift’s dramatic rise to the precarious nature of political power, the 2023 list reveals a complex picture of women’s influence in a volatile world.