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SXSW Sydney axed after NSW govt withdraws funding

The NSW government withdrew funding for SXSW Sydney before event organisers pulled the pin, following a review of the multimillion-dollar investment by the state’s peak tourism agency. SXSW Sydney...

End of the road for SXSW Sydney

14 January 2026 | by Justin Hendry

SXSW Sydney, the Australian version of the famed Austin, Texas festival, will not return in 2026, ending an experiment that brought the celebration of technology, film, music and innovation...

‘Massive disadvantage’: Homegrown hurdles slow unicorn push into US

17 October 2024 | by Joseph Brookes

Corporate disclosures and limits on employee equity are placing Australia’s software unicorns at a disadvantage against US rivals as they move into the crucial market, according to two of...

Silicon Quantum Computing readies first commercial product for launch

16 October 2024 | by Justin Hendry

Silicon Quantum Computing is poised to launch its first commercial product, a quantum machine learning processor that is already being used by some Australia’s largest companies. As the Sydney-based...

PsiQuantum deal lashed as ‘total drongo’ move at SXSW

14 October 2024 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s $1 billion investment in a US quantum computing firm was a “total drongo” move and would have been better spent supporting local startups, according to David Cameron’s former...

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SXSW Sydney axed after NSW govt withdraws funding

End of the road for SXSW Sydney

‘Massive disadvantage’: Homegrown hurdles slow unicorn push into US

Silicon Quantum Computing readies first commercial product for launch

PsiQuantum deal lashed as ‘total drongo’ move at SXSW

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