Nobody really understands the torment of being a billionaire, especially those very mean people at the AFR. After luxury jet-shaming Mike Cannon-Brookes and outing him as the owner of a Bombardier 7500 – you can pick one up for around $100 million on Facebook marketplace – the Atlassian CEO felt compelled to defend himself on… Read more »
Atlassian will join the likes of Red Bull and biotech company BWT as team sponsor in Formula 1 in a long-term deal with British team Williams Racing. Atlassian Williams Racing will debut in Australia in mid-March with the first race of the 24 round 2025 season. Under the partnership, Atlassian is title partner, technology partner… Read more »
Tesla chair and Blackbird partner Robyn Denholm, has one-upped Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes, part owner of US NBA team the Utah Jazz, by buying an entire basketball league, the WNBL. The deal between the Wollemi Capital Group Syndicate (WCGS) and Larry Kestelman’s National Basketball League (NBL) consortium to acquire a majority stake in the Women’s National… Read more »
Corey Keats and his father, Brendon, launched Ampd Bros with more than just business in mind—they aimed to create an electric bike brand that would take the market by storm. Driven by a shared love for biking, the Keats have now built an eye-catching and innovative business. Harnessing the father and son’s unique blend of… Read more »
Swedish electric speedboat startup Candela is finally in Australia, making its debut at the Sydney International Boat Show next week. While New Zealanders have been enjoying the Candela’s electric boats (EBs) for two years , they’ve now crossed The Ditch, thanks to luxury boat distributor Carbon Yachts. Carbon’s Mary Bickley said they’ll be will be… Read more »
While most of the world’s attention is focused on electric vehicles, a Swedish startup is transforming boating in the same way Tesla has cars. Candela builds “flying electric boats” – speedboats that foil – and this week introduced a passenger boat, Candela P-8 Voyager, they hope will transform the Venice motoscafi (water taxis), not only… Read more »
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