Sydney startup ybot, a voice-activated autonomous work assistant, has raised $4.6 million in a Seed round led by US VC Florida Funders, The capital injection is earmarked for product development, as well as sales, marketing and hiring efforts, with plans to double employee headcount in the next year. Around 80% of workers are “deskless” –… Read more »
The pandemic has changed the dynamics of how we work significantly. Digital transformation has accelerated and become a powerful enabler of remote working and hybrid workplaces. While the automation of back office processes such as accounts payable, HR and payroll activities is not new, businesses are now turning their attention to how automation can help… Read more »
Up to 2.7 million Australian jobs could disappear due to automation over the next 15 years, a report into technology’s impact on the workplace has concluded. The changes will also hit the female workforce harder than their male counterparts. But the good news is that more than double that number of roles, 5.6 million, could… Read more »
Monarc Global founder & CEO Royce Crown An automated booking platform for private aircraft hire, founded by a Queensland helicopter pilot, is hoping the transform the way people use charter flights and take on the massive US market. Brisbane startup Monarc Global, founded by Royce Crown in 2017, has just closed a $500,000… Read more »
Marketing automation startup Autopilot has launched Annotate and Collaborate, a tool enabling marketing teams to collaborate in real-time.
Property investment startup BrickX has launched Smart Invest, a new automated platform aiming to help users save for a deposit.
By committing to streamlining administration, it can help to reduce stress from operational tasks and allow for a more efficient outcome.
Looking to help more artists capture their gigs is Australian startup OpenLive, which has developed an automated system to help artists record and release their live performances.
Almost half the leaders surveyed believe these deployments are “greatly outpacing” the accuracy and productivity of humans doing the same task, with 69 percent in turn stating their workers are concerned AI will replace them.
Writally simply asks wannabe bloggers what kind of post they are looking to write and then delivers them a step by step recipe to help them actually write it.
Fintech Investfit has launched today with $1.5 million in Series A funding, offering a platform that uses an algorithm to predict a user’s financial future.
Data61 has announced a partnership with Unisys that will see the development of an advanced data analytics solution for border security.
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Smart hotels get even smarter: 72 Byte to launch in Australia with AI expert backing 
Eucalyptus head of growth Matt Rossi departs to launch his own marketing startup, Oodle 
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