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Startup Daily

Voly founder confirms it’s the end for his grocery delivery startup

The cofounder of Sydney-based grocery delivery startup Voly, Thibault Henry, has confirmed the business has shut down, a week after the company ceased operations. Henry used LinkedIn to announce his startup’s demise on Friday morning, saying the company’s existing backers were not willing to support the business further. Last week VOLY deleted all its socialRead More ›

Startup Daily

Women-founded social network Kindship raises $1 million to support parents raising kids with disabilities

Four women and mothers who banded together to help the parents of children with disabilities have raised $1 million from crowdfunding for their social network app. The Birchal campaign closed this week with $1.037 million from 604 investors. Kindship will use the funds to help parents navigate the NDIS. They plan to launch Kindship Wallet,Read More ›

SmartCompany

Seven Aussie startups that raised a casual $284 million this week

We've had a big week of Aussie startup raises, coming in at almost $284 million. Some highlights include Advanced Navigation, Vow and Ofload.

SmartCompany

'Instant' grocery startup VOLY finally announces shutdown a week after stopping deliveries

A week after ceasing deliveries and deleting its social media accounts, grocery delivery startup VOLY has officially announced its closure.

InnovationAus

Industry dept braces for compo claims after ‘deficient’ tender

The Industry Department is preparing to settle compensation claims with multiple unsuccessful tenderers from the Coalition government’s flagship industry program because of an error-riddled procurement process that favoured certain bidders. In June, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) tabled its scathing report on the department’s procurement of delivery partners for the Entrepreneurs’ Programme. It found... … Read More ›

InnovationAus

Gig Guide: Defence seeks new CIO

The Department of Defence has begun searching for a new chief information officer to lead its ICT strategic direction, although incumbent Stephen Pearson is yet to vacate the role. With several transformative projects ongoing, the department put out the call for a “high-performing senior executive to fill the critical role” on Thursday. According to a... … Read More ›

InnovationAus

‘Support, not slogans’: Husic backs Australian innovation

Federal Industry minister Ed Husic has thrown his support behind Australian innovators, vowing to give early-stage firms that advance the national interest a leg up to avoid shipping our best ideas offshore. In a keynote address at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence on Thursday night, Mr Husic joined in celebrating Australia’s innovation success stories... … Read More ›

AFR | Startups

The last days of SBF Mania

Silicon Valley investors and the media watch as their boy king of crypto melts down

AFR | Startups

Why FTX is adding up to a crypto crunch point

Already suffering from a “tech bro” image problem, FTX has shown the industry in a worse light than even the sceptics imagined.

AFR | Startups

FTX was a failure for the Millennial generation

The use of emojis to approve spending at the world’s second-largest crypto exchange was a sign of the company’s immaturity.

AFR | Startups

Twitter workers flee after Musk’s ‘hardcore’ deadline

The hundreds of new departures raise questions about the stability of the social media platform.

TechCrunch

TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM takedown, green card layoffs, when to ignore investor advice

In business, if someone offers you free advice, it's probably for their own benefit. TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM takedown, green card layoffs, when to ignore investor advice by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch

The US Securing Open Source Software Act of 2022 is a step in the right direction

This is a turning point in U.S. legislation, because, for the first time, it is specific to open source software security. The US Securing Open Source Software Act of 2022 is a step in the right direction by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch

TechCrunch staff on what we lose if we lose Twitter

While nobody knows what will happen to Twitter, we can't help but consider what we'd miss if it went away. TechCrunch staff on what we lose if we lose Twitter by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch

India’s securities depository CDSL says malware compromised its network

India’s leading central securities depository, Central Depository Services Limited, or CDSL, says its systems have been compromised by malware. On Friday, the securities depository said in a filing with India’s National Stock Exchange that it detected malware affecting “a few of its internal machines.” “As a matter of abundant caution, the company immediately isolated the … Read More ›

Hacker News

Exec who cleaned up Enron calls FTX mess 'unprecedented'

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/ftx-trading-former-ceo-d2c2b881dc0eb0ec37b454674f446b52 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33655925 Points: 283 # Comments: 212

Hacker News

Red meat is not a health risk. New study slams years of shoddy research

Article URL: https://bigthink.com/health/red-meat-cancer-not-health-risk/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33655321 Points: 440 # Comments: 406

Hacker News

“Judas goats” were once key players in meatpacking plants

Article URL: https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/beef/judas-goats-agricultures-bizarre-drug-addicted-masters-deceit-once-ruled Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33655215 Points: 252 # Comments: 181

Product Hunt

RipDB — Fast, decentralized key-value Store for web3 builders

“ Hello Product Hunt! I built RipDB as a hackathon project a few months ago because I was looking for a lightweight alternative to traditional SQL databases. I've been using it in production for another project since and enjoying it, and figured I'd share with the community. Here is a bit about my motivation for … Read More ›

Product Hunt

Remora — Every 60 minutes we move to a new place on the internet

“ I made this to give people a place to find random places on the internet where they can have conversations and connect in ways they might not expect. I quietly launched it last week and since then it's been steadily growing. I find the best way to get a conversation started on here is … Read More ›

Product Hunt

Augusta — A wellness focused social experience

“ Hi All! I am the founder of Augusta and currently bootstrapping our product. Would love to get your feedback on our product and mission. At Augusta we are trying to create a wellness focused social experience. Our product experience currently focuses on a time-bound feed with de-metricated posts. Over time we plan to add … Read More ›

#StartupAUS on Twitter

georgecfeast: Excellent evening at the @Innov_Aus awards last night! Great to catch up with @CSIRO colleagues and alumni from our start-up programs #teamcsiro #startupaus #innovation

Excellent evening at the @Innov_Aus awards last night! Great to catch up with @CSIRO colleagues and alumni from our start-up programs #teamcsiro #startupaus #innovation pic.twitter.com/jpzSIEbQ4v— George Feast (@georgecfeast) November 18, 2022

#StartupAUS on Twitter

StrideEquity: Storytelling is a crucial skill to have. It helps you as a founder to acquire customers, attract talent and convince investors. So, yes, you need an amazing team, product, and business plan, but it all starts with you and how you tell your story. #startupaus #storytelling

Storytelling is a crucial skill to have. It helps you as a founder to acquire customers, attract talent and convince investors. So, yes, you need an amazing team, product, and business plan, but it all starts with you and how you tell your story.#startupaus #storytelling pic.twitter.com/n4mcNYVesf— StrideEquity (@StrideEquity) November 17, 2022

#StartupAUS on Twitter

MJBiercuk: A beautiful night at #barangaroo Thanks to @Innov_Aus for putting on this wonderful event recognizing the #tech and #startupaus sector. The team @qctrlHQ was thrilled to sponsor tonight's event recognizing wonderful leaders in #research and #innovation.

A beautiful night at #barangarooThanks to @Innov_Aus for putting on this wonderful event recognizing the #tech and #startupaus sector. The team @qctrlHQ was thrilled to sponsor tonight's event recognizing wonderful leaders in #research and #innovation. pic.twitter.com/kfmuWBN0Lx— Michael J. Biercuk (@MJBiercuk) November 17, 2022

 
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