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Latest news.
Stories from the Australian tech press.
Australia’s energy innovation recognised with global smart grid award
Australia’s energy innovation has been recognised with a global smart grid award, highlighting advancements in energy technology and smart grid development.
- energy
- innovation
- award
- climate
Australia moves to outlaw emotional manipulation by AI chatbots
Australia is introducing a world-first regulation targeting the emotional manipulation design in AI chatbots, focusing on companion bots and virtual friends that simulate affection or urgency to keep users engaged. This design-led standard aims to protect consumers, especially vu
- government & policy
- ai ethics
- ai regulation
- chatbots
Megaport lifts FY27 outlook as AI wiring fuels demand
Brisbane-based Megaport, an ASX-listed network-as-a-service provider, has upgraded its FY27 outlook, highlighting increased AI-related connectivity demand. Megaport enables elastic, on-demand network connections between enterprises and major cloud platforms to support AI model tr
- data & infrastructure
- ai infrastructure
- asx
- brisbane
Decidr AI’s FY26 results put its US expansion under the microscope
Australian AI software company Decidr AI Industries (ASX:DAI) released its FY26 results spotlighting its US market expansion in the competitive enterprise agentic AI space. The firm offers a platform automating operational work through AI agents and is focusing growth in the US s
- enterprise
- asx
- asx:dai
- decidr ai industries
Can Australia’s grid keep up with the AI data centre rush?
Australia's rapid AI-driven data centre growth highlights critical infrastructure challenges, notably constraints in power, water, and grid capacity. The surge in AI workloads demands vast, reliable electricity, stressing an energy grid undergoing transition with retiring coal pl
- data & infrastructure
- ai infrastructure
- airtrunk
- data centres
Barracuda Appoints Dan Fletcher as CFO to Support Its Next Phase of Growth
Barracuda Networks has appointed Dan Fletcher as CFO to support the company's growth and the development of its cybersecurity platform BarracudaONE. Fletcher brings extensive experience from previous CFO roles at software companies including Planful and MarkLogic, and investment
- strategic moves
Micro investing leader Raiz Invest announce active customers up 5.6% to over 354,000
Raiz Invest, an Australian micro investing platform, reported a 5.6% increase in active customers this quarter, reaching over 354,000 users.
- fintech
- investing
Change Financial announces quarterly revenue of $6.3 million, signs two new PaaS clients
Change Financial announced quarterly revenue of A$6.3 million for Q1 FY27, supported by a record A$3.2 million in Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) revenue and the signing of two new clients.
- fintech
- payments
- saas
DXN revenue jumps 380% as its first big AI client walks away
ASX-listed modular data centre company DXN reported a 380% revenue increase but lost its first major AI client. DXN's physical modular facilities support AI infrastructure, and the client loss raises questions about customer retention amidst competitive and cost-sensitive AI infr
- data & infrastructure
- ai infrastructure
- asx
- data centres
Open roles.
Jobs at portfolio startups, including remote roles Australians can apply for.
VXT
Remote
Senior Software Engineer
Engineering
The Senior Software Engineer position at VXT involves software development responsibilities that can be performed remotely or on-site across New Zealand, Australia, or the USA. While specific duties are not provided, the role typically includes designing, building, and maintaining software systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to product development and improvement initiatives.
InDebted
Sydney
Senior Software Engineer
Engineering
Based in Sydney, the Senior Software Engineer with a DevOps focus designs, builds, and operates cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines for the company’s core platform. Responsibilities include enhancing CI/CD pipelines, driving automation and AI initiatives to reduce manual operations, improving system observability, and collaborating with product teams to maintain platform reliability and scalability.
- Fintech
LeoLabs
Remote
Staff Radar Systems Engineer
Engineering
The Staff Radar Systems Engineer at LeoLabs plays a key role in the design, integration, testing, and deployment of advanced radar systems used for space domain awareness. This position leads activities such as defining system requirements, evaluating radar performance, and collaborating with hardware, software, signal processing, and operations teams. They support mission execution and provide technical expertise for government customers while mentoring junior engineers. This role involves comprehensive systems engineering throughout the radar system lifecycle to ensure optimized performance for monitoring objects in low Earth orbit.
- Space
Blinq
Staff Product Designer
Product Design
In Melbourne, the Staff Product Designer will focus on evolving Blinq's app beyond initial user interactions. This role involves designing products that help users find relevant contacts, understand connection contexts, and nurture relationships over time. Working closely with product, engineering teams, and founders, the designer will translate complex challenges into simple, human-centered experiences, while elevating design standards across the company.
Haast
Sydney
AI Implementation Strategist
Engineering
The AI Implementation Strategist leads AI deployment projects within enterprise legal and compliance teams. This involves analyzing existing workflows to identify process bottlenecks, designing AI strategies to automate manual tasks, translating legal documents into actionable AI logic, and managing end-to-end project rollout while collaborating with stakeholders across legal, compliance, and marketing teams.
- Media
QuantX Labs
New Product Introduction Engineer
Engineering
The New Product Introduction Engineer leads the process of transitioning complex hardware products from development into reliable production. Working closely with teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain, this role coordinates pilot builds, develops manufacturing readiness plans, and drives continuous improvements to ensure efficient and consistent product manufacturing.
- Quantum
Supabase
Remote
Software Engineer - Branching
Engineering
This role involves designing and building a scalable CI/CD execution platform that manages developer pipelines. The engineer will develop distributed systems to securely and efficiently run build, test, and deployment workflows. Responsibilities include orchestrating temporary compute environments, scheduling jobs across worker fleets, handling failure cases, and enhancing pipeline performance through caching and artifact management. The position requires close collaboration with source control systems and focuses on creating reliable, observable systems that serve millions of developers in a remote and asynchronous environment.
- SaaS
Seed
Remote
Senior Manager, Product Marketing
As Senior Manager, Product Marketing (remote), you will develop and execute commercial strategies for innovative microbiome health products. The role involves leading product launches, crafting compelling scientific narratives for consumers, and driving growth by translating complex research into market-ready brand experiences.
Nourish
Remote
Provider Recruiting Associate
Sales
This position manages the recruitment journey for Registered Dietitians, serving as the primary contact and ensuring a positive hiring experience. Duties include vetting candidates, coordinating offers, maintaining timely communication, and improving recruitment processes. The role supports the provider acquisition team and contributes to building a large network of healthcare professionals.
- Food