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Hermeus’ audacious plan to build a passenger plane able to travel at Mach 5 is a longshot, but it’s won Pentagon backing.

Bart Stephens, cofounder and managing partner of crypto fund Blockchain Capital who was an early and prominent evangelist for cryptocurrencies, has filed a lawsuit against an anonymous hacker who stole $6.3 million of bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies from his digital wallets.

Meta is preparing to launch a web version of it text-based social media app Threads sometime this week, the Wall Street Journal reported, the latest in a series of features added to the platform as it attempts to gain parity with X, formerly known as Twitter, and reverse a steep slump in engagement after a record-breaking launch last month.

The hardware provider behind the FIFA Women’s World Cup, a US-founded hotel chain with 14 local outposts, and a homegrown Aussie tech unicorn have all made the list.

Ebay and Amazon may have Australian consumers at their feet, leading the way in the $55 billion online retail spend each year. When it comes to digital downloads, however, there is a controversial competitor nipping at the heels of Australia’s favourite consumer apps. Meet Temu. Chinese fashion retailer Temu is Australia’s fastest growing online marketplace […]

X owner Elon Musk said users will still be able to mute other accounts, but said blocking “makes no sense.”

Fear over artificial intelligence replacing jobs has dominated many of the headlines around AI and work. But job boards LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and Indeed are seeing the number of new AI-related jobs grow exponentially, too.

The Matildas may be out of World Cup victory contention. But the brand value has quadrupled, and the economic value of the Australia and New Zealand games has been no small feat. Meet the man who made it happen.

Australian adults lost more than US$80,000 across 2022 compared to 2021, due in large part to stock market losses, the 2023 UBS Global Wealth Report has revealed.

There are more than 50,000 venture-backed startups in the U.S., and only the tiniest fraction will ever reach a $1 billion valuation. Here are the 25 we think most likely to succeed.