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Elon Musk's X challenges Australia's online safety rules in court in a legal challenge that could reshape social media regulation.

NSW cracks down on illegal e-bikes: cops will seize and crush non-compliant rides.

Pope Leo XIV urges the world to put human dignity before AI power in his groundbreaking encyclical.

AlleSense raises $5M to revolutionise cancer diagnostics with its microscope technology, NanoMslide.

Ferrari reveals its first EV, the Luce, co-designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson, hoping that the Prancing Horse can power up without infuriating purists.

Game companies are scrambling to create new bargaining chips — reasons compelling enough to convince customers to buy the exclusive hardware their games depend on.

Australia fumbles AI and reform leadership while Gen Z resists. We need political leaders who put technology to work for the next generation.

The head of one of the world’s biggest pure-play AI developers says even he’s had times when using the groundbreaking technology just wasn’t going to happen. The adoption of artificial...

It’s time for the startup community to stop complaining and start making clear demands, argues Paul Naphtali.

There’s an opening at the minute for the startup sector to recalibrate its message, but it won't last.

Australia’s digital policy shouldn’t be dictated by global tech monopolies. Here's what we need to change.

Sydney’s Ordermentum has raised $55 million from Five V Capital at a valuation above $150 million, after a Barrenjoey-run global process that also let earlier backers partially exit. Five V...

Australian-founded quantum companies Diraq and PsiQuantum are among nine recipients of US$2 billion in CHIPS Act letters of intent announced overnight, with US government equity stakes attached to every deal....

Aussies receiving trust income through bucket companies could wind up paying tax rates of 60%, according to early analysis of trust tax changes in the budget.

PsiQuantum has shifted its $940 million federally-backed Brisbane quantum computer build from the airport precinct to Moreton Bay’s old Petrie paper mill, with groundbreaking now slated for June. The Palo...

Nominations for Startup Daily's 2026 Best in Tech Awards are now open to Australian and New Zealand startups. Entries close June 19.

New research argues its not funding but outdated frameworks and poor commercialisation systems are holding back innovation in Australia.

FOI documents reveal women-owned businesses accounted for 8.6% of recent grants approved under the now-paused Industry Growth Program.

Google is transforming Search into an AI concierge that answers questions, monitors the web and reduces the need to visit websites directly.

PepsiCo has selected Australian startups Adiona Tech and X-Centric Sciences for its 2026 APAC Greenhouse Program.

ASIC has granted crypto startup Block Earner a credit licence while continuing a High Court fight over its earlier crypto yield product.

Teen entrepreneur Murphy launched Saltè Swimwear after a serious sports injury left her searching for active swimwear designed for both sport and the beach.

Australian founders under 40 have launched an open letter urging Anthony Albanese to rethink controversial capital gains tax changes announced in the 2026 budget.

Meet Innovation Victoria, the new agency replacing both LaunchVic and Breakthrough Victoria under a major Victorian government shake-up.

Getting a video game “out there” is as much about creative marketing as it is about design.

The Industry Growth Program has paused applications, raising concerns about startup funding certainty and Australia’s innovation strategy.

The claim that Australia’s CGT reforms will trigger a startup exodus to New Zealand doesn’t stack up against the data, argues this Kiwi entrepreneur.

The Startup World Cup Australia is now in full swing — here’s what went down at the regional event and what’s ahead across the country.

A new Sydney Innovation Atlas maps the city’s startup, biotech and deep tech hubs, revealing an ecosystem beyond Tech Central.

The CGT debate is a hot topic within the startup community, but economists say deeper Australian tax reforms are what's needed to sustain the sector.