Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Business

WiseTech Global founder Richard White steps down as chair

Independent director Raelene Murphy, who only joined the WiseTech board in January, will replace him as chair. White remains a director and continues in his executive role as chief innovation officer. The change comes after WiseTech (ASX: WTC) share price plunged...

Founding a business also has its ‘terrible twos’: so here’s what I want other founders to know

What nobody tells you is that the hardest part isn’t the business, rather it’s shedding your identity. I had spent 15 years in banking, which is long enough to become someone whose career came with infrastructure: a team, a budget,...

An 80+ year Harvard study suggests that the strongest predictor of how happy and healthy people are in later life often isn’t wealth, career...

The Harvard Study of Adult Development, which began in 1938 is widely acknowledged as longest in-depth study of physical and mental wellbeing ever run on a group of adults. The original participants fell into two groups: 268 Harvard College students...

People who spend a few minutes several times a week writing down what they’re grateful for tend to report higher well-being, better sleep, and...

A note on what follows: we are writers and editors reading the research, not clinicians or psychologists. These are patterns measured across thousands of people, and one of the studies below is a survey rather than an experiment. A...

People who spend even short amounts of time outdoors in green space tend to show measurable drops in stress hormones — and researchers have...

We are writers and editors reading the research, not clinicians or mental health professionals. What follows describes what one group of studies found; it is not health advice, and nothing here is a substitute for guidance from a qualified...

Many people who followed the blueprint their parents handed them — work hard, stay loyal, save steadily — didn’t fail because they applied it...

We are writers and editors, not financial advisers or economists. What follows is journalism about a documented economic pattern, not guidance for your own saving, career, or money decisions. For those, speak to a qualified professional who knows your...

Meta’s hate speech removals fell 79%; streamer Kick uses Serbians for moderation, antisemitism royal commission hears

The representative from Melbourne-headquartered Kick, which boasts more than 100 million users, says identifying hate speech in streams is “more art than science”. The service bills itself as an alternative to Amazon-owned Twitch with higher pay rates for streamers and...

Qantas backs $2 million raise for Brisbane startup using household waste make aviation fuel

The raise, via the Climate Tech Partners aviation sidecar fund, backed by the airline and plane manufacturer, was topped up by $3.15m in grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The Brisbane startup founded in 2016 and bootstrapped...

Kelowna’s MSM Unify Launches CampusOS to Help Higher Education Institutions Run Leaner

Kelowna-based MSM Unify has launched MSM CampusOS, a new institutional operating system designed to help universities, colleges, education groups, and academic institutions streamline operations, improve efficiency, and support sustainable growth. The student recruitment platform says the CampusOS arrives as higher...

Vancouver Fintechs Combine Forces to Bolster Product Breadth, Expand Reach

Two Vancouver-based fintechs have reached an agreement. Parvis Invest is acquiring Atlas One Digital Securities, the companies recently announced. Parvis, a platform for private alternative investments founded in 2019 on blockchain technology, is acquiring Atlas One Digital, a fellow tech-forward financing...
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News Wrap: 7 dead after storms and floods in Midwest

In our news wrap Monday, a week of heavy storms and catastrophic floods in the Midwest has killed at...
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