GAMING: Mario Kart World still feels like Nintendo’s most glaring missed opportunity
I wonder if Nintendo keeps score. It’s defied expectations across the videogame industry more times than I can…
GAMING: A business case for a ‘butt slider’ in Final Fantasy XIV
There was a telling moment buried in director Naoki Yoshida’s two-hour keynote kicking off Berlin’s Final Fantasy XIV…
An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon. Here’s why that’s a problem
In the early hours of August 5 (UTC), an abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into…
The hardest startup question isn’t how fast you can build. It’s why
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re…
Why the Budget’s CGT changes are a disaster for angel investors and startups
Everyone’s talking about what the CGT reforms mean for property, and broadly, I’m supportive. However, not enough people…
Australia isn’t losing girls in STEM – it’s losing women
Australia doesn’t have a pipeline problem when it comes to girls in STEM. It has a retention problem…
GAMING: The games that got away – Dispatch, Hell is Us, Arc Raiders
I play more games than I probably should. And, like most of us, I don’t have enough time…
The Denholm R&D report, Ambitious Australia, wants to fix something that isn’t broken
The ‘Ambitious Australia’ strategic review of Australian R&D from Tesla’s Robyn Denholm is aptly named, but it’s arguably…
As EVs grow in popularity, Australia needs to make a serious plan for kerbside charging
The war on Iran has made crystal clear how shaky our reliance on fossil fuels is. It’s no…
GAMING: Are game developers using AI? Players want to know
Image credit: Adobe Stock As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games.…
Australian child sexual abuse material reports rose 41% – and Big tech still isn’t doing enough to stop it
In the 2024–25 financial year alone, the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received nearly 83,000 reports of…