Startups are driving innovation across Australia and New Zealand, and the latest funding announcements showcase the diverse and ambitious tech ecosystem powering the region. Here are the top funding highlights of the week: Surgeons back $2M capital raise in AI medtech firm Medow Health AI Australian AI medtech company Medow Health AI has secured $2…
As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance. Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Labor and Jobs, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Inaugurations, Menstruation, Bathrooms and Toilets, Workplace Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility,…
The Reserve Bank of India initiated a Rs 20,000 crore liquidity infusion through an OMO purchase, accepting liquid and illiquid bonds to manage market sentiments. The operation involved purchasing papers at both premium and discount rates. A second liquidity measure and another OMO auction are scheduled. System liquidity has been in deficit since mid-December 2024. The…
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has mandated that insurers cannot increase health insurance premiums for senior citizens by more than 10% annually. This directive aims to address the steep premium hikes observed in certain health insurance products for those aged 60 and above. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai)…
Bankers and brokers said a chunk of these shares could flood the market as various investors would look to book profits with the stock market precariously perched. Bankers and brokers said a chunk of these shares could flood the market as various investors would look to book profits with the stock market precariously perched. Economic Times
The inflows which had peaked at over ₹22,000 crore in August have tapered due to escalating US yields and a depreciating rupee making Indian government bonds less attractive to foreign portfolio investors, fixed income experts said. The inflows which had peaked at over ₹22,000 crore in August have tapered due to escalating US yields and a…
BBC News The chancellor says she wants to see planes start using the new runway in the next decade. The chancellor says she wants to see planes start using the new runway in the next decade.
BBC News The world’s largest economy missed forecasts after expanding at 2.3% between October and December. The world’s largest economy missed forecasts after expanding at 2.3% between October and December.
If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug companies. If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug companies. Vaccination and Immunization, Suits and…
As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe University research team found that this method results in higher biodiversity and a higher prevalence of endangered plant species in some grasslands compared to others, depending on what soils they grow on. As grasslands get abandoned, controlled…