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‘We built our first app by accident’: Vector AI
Not many people build an app that reaches a million users within the first year of release.
Huge list of business software for small and medium businesses – 2021
Produced in conjunction with our friends at Monday.com. Dynamic Business is a very happy user of Monday for content calendars, task management and CRM 1. monday.com: your all-encompassing Work OS monday.com offers project management software built on each user’s custom Work OS. monday.com powers teams to run projects and workflows with confidence. It’s a simple but intuitive […]
LinkedIn’s top 15 jobs on the rise in 2021
The LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise in 2021 report has revealed the 15 top jobs on the rise in 2021, with health and care-taker jobs dominating the list. The top industries were mental health specialists, healthcare and the medical profession, and social work. This includes jobs such as registered nurse, mental health practitioner and social […]
NSW Government launches R&D action plan
This week Premier Gladys Berejiklian launched the Turning Ideas into Jobs – Accelerating Research & Development in NSW Action Plan.
Gilmour Space sets world record for hybrid rockets
Australian rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has successfully hotfired the world's largest single-port hybrid rocket engine. “We achieved a record 91 kilonewtons (or 9 tonnes-force) of thrust in the initial verification test of our main engine,” said Adam Gilmour, CEO and Co-founder of Gilmour Space. “This is the engine that will be powering the first […]
President Biden vows to unify a deeply divided nation
Joe Biden called for unity and an end to misinformation as he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday. Mr Biden urged an end to the political polarisation that has escalated tensions in American politics. “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural against urban, […]
South Australia announces ‘flagship’ space mission with 2021 satellite launch
South Australia has announced plans to launch a low-orbit satellite, becoming the first state government to do so. The satellite will be used to collect data for state services such as emergency services, the environment, water quality monitoring, mining and bushfire mitigation. “South Australia is embarking on a bold mission with industry to design and […]
Let’s Talk: Pivoting
Business was hit hard during the pandemic. However a number of businesses who successfully changed their strategy have managed to not only stay afloat, but tap into new markets and flourish during an exceedingly difficult time. This week we ask: how do you know when to pivot? Cale Maxwell, COO, LEVO The decision to pivot […]
Social and economic costs from COVID-19 to persist long after the pandemic, says World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2021 has unveiled an alarming risk outlook of short-term healthcare battles and long-term environmental damage and social fragmentation. "The immediate human and economic cost of COVID-19 is severe. It threatens to scale back years of progress on reducing poverty and inequality and to further weaken social cohesion and […]
‘We’re putting Wi-Fi in products that don’t exist yet’: Morse Micro
Today, being disconnected from Wi-Fi would be incapacitating for most businesses. Yet Wi-Fi is a relatively recent innovation. Wi-Fi was invented in Australia just over 20 years ago by the CSIRO. Now almost all laptops, phones and tablets are connected to Wi-Fi. While most Wi-Fi chip companies compete to invent faster speed Wi-Fi chips for […]
Trump becomes first US President to be impeached twice
The US House of Representatives has condemned President Donald Trump on a single impeachment count of "incitement of insurrection", making him the first US President to ever be impeached twice. "He must go," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love." Mr Trump was […]
Let’s Talk: Sales
Sales and marketing involves understanding your business' unique selling points and communicating them to a customer base. However, other variables such as the demographics of your customers, their preferred communication channels and rapidly changing technology makes marketing a particularly onerous task. This week we ask contributors to share the marketing techniques that worked for them […]
American Express partners with Brisbane-based fintech Sniip
American Express has partnered with Sniip, an Australian mobile bill payments platform, allowing Sniip members to pay bills with AMEX. “Until now, customers have often not been given the option to pay their household bills using an American Express card, as many businesses have not made it available for their customers,” said Damien Vasta, CEO […]
Putting in the final touches: Contactile’s world-first tactile sensor
Some of the world’s most important advances in robotics are happening here in Australia. While interest and investment pour into the global robotics industry, there are no sensors in the market that can measure friction. “There’s lots of research but it’s not commercially available,” said Dr Heba Khamis, CEO and Co-founder of Contactile. This means […]
Loan deferrals decrease as banks steer customers towards paying ‘as soon as possible’
Data released from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority shows that loan deferrals have decreased, as exits from deferrals outweigh new entries for five straight months leading up to November 2020. A total of $60 billion of loans – around 2.3 per cent of total loans outstanding – were on temporary repayment deferrals as at 30 […]
Democrats control US Senate with historic Georgia runoff wins
Democrats will control the US Senate under Joe Biden’s presidency, advancing the Biden administration’s ability to pursue their legislative agenda in both houses. Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively defeated Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in the Georgia Senate runoffs on Wednesday. Mr Warnock used his victory speech to acknowledge the social […]
‘Critical’ reforms needed for Australia’s National Electricity Market
Australia’s electricity supply security is the “most critical [energy] issue at present”, the 2020 Health of the National Electricity Market report reveals. On Tuesday, the Energy Security Board (ESB) published the Health of the National Electricity Market (NEM) report. It found that Australia is at risk of major supply interruptions, making the security of electricity […]
Greater Sydney NYE restrictions tightened
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions for NYE as 18 new community transmissions are detected overnight. Greater Sydney, Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains households will now only be allowed to have 5 visitors (including children) and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 30 people. The southern section of […]
Leverage crypto traders lose over $US13 billion in 2020
Data from cryptocurrency trading simulator Crypto Parrot has found that cryptocurrency traders on Bitfinex and BitMEX lost $US13.47 billion in 2020. The data found that $US9.26 billion of long positions and $US4.21 billion of short positions were liquidated over 2020. Crypto shorting is a bet that the price of a certain crypto asset will fall, […]
US House approves $US2,000 checks in COVID-19 stimulus bill
The US House of Representatives has approved increasing COVID-19 stimulus checks from $US600 to $US2,000, however it is still uncertain whether these changes will pass a Republican-controlled Senate. The bill passed the House with a sweeping majority of 275-134, with 44 Republicans joining Democrats. However Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to say how […]
Britain’s financial firms in limbo over Brexit deal
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has professed that the recently secured Brexit trade deal falls short for financial services. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Johnson admitted that the Brexit trade deal “perhaps does not go as far as we would like” in determining Britain’s market access to the EU after 1 January […]
‘Nobody should be in the CBD at all’: Sydney NYE restrictions
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed that there will be no gatherings in Sydney Harbour on New Year’s Eve and current restrictions will continue beyond 30 December. "You cannot come to the CBD on New Year’s Eve unless you have a booking from a hospitality venue. But even if you have a booking, you have to […]
Fruitful business: how Ripe Robotics is transforming robotics and agriculture
Quitting your job and following your passion is more common on theatre screens than in real life, however it’s exactly what happened with the fruit-picking robotics company Ripe Robotics. “I am a massive risk taker so I was quite happy to quit my job and put all my money into this,” said Hunter Jay, founder […]
‘Modest’ Christmas modifications to NSW COVID-19 restrictions
Restrictions across NSW will remain, except children under 12 will now be excluded from the 10 person rule in Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Wollongong, Nepean Blue Mountains and south Northern Beaches households during 24 – 26 December. This does not allow for different groups of 10 per day. “Can I stress, you cannot have different […]