Amazon launches Kuiper test satellites to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
Amazon has taken first steps to rival Elon Musk's Starlink low-orbit internet service with its first Kuiper Systems test satellites launching over the weekend.
Odd Spots: A $92k emoji, robotaxi wars and the nonagenarian who has never had a day off work
All the quirky business stories we loved this week, including Jeff Bezos begging for Thread followers, and Burger King Thailand's epic 20-cheese burger.
Synchron raises $110 million for its brain computer, doesn’t see Elon Musk’s Neuralink as a competitor
Medtech company Synchron has just secured a massive $110 million raise for its endovascular brain computer; a rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink.
Save the origin story — investors want to back the product, not the person
Origin stories might be the way to people’s hearts, but not to investors' wallets.
‘Rethink the frenzy’: Green Friday is taking on Black Friday to satisfy consumer hunger for sustainable stuff
Green Friday is a four-day online retail event that encourages Australians to ditch the click madness of Black Friday in favour of more mindful online shopping.
Amazon Prime Day sparks ‘halo effect’ on small and medium Aussie retailers
Global shopping phenomenon Amazon Prime Day started this morning, and Australian small businesses can capitalise on consumer behaviour.
Be like Bezos: Why leaders should be data-informed, not data-driven
In this extract from her book, I'm Not A Numbers Person, Dr Selena Fisk covers why it's more important for leaders to be data-informed, rather than data-driven.
Nike joins the metaverse, Bezos’ climate move, and why Uber lost $2.4 billion
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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett’s ‘true tax rates’ revealed. Are Australian billionaires next?
The data — leaked by an anonymous source — is American, but this kind of thing happens in Australia too, UNSW associate professor Ann Kayis-Kumar explained.
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO, but these five eccentric leadership tips live on
Jeff Bezos is set to step down as chief executive of Amazon, having held the top job since he founded the tech giant out of a garage in 1994.
Amazon faces global protests as Black Friday sales kick off
Australians will be among tens of thousands of others staging protests against Amazon today, to coincide with the start of Black Friday.
Bitcoin scammers accessed personal information of Musk, Bezos, Obama and Kanye, says Twitter
Twitter says its embarrassed and disappointed by a social engineering hack that saw the information of the world's wealthiest and most powerful leaked.