Technology, Innovation & Science

A bone substitute manufactured from Kimberley pearls could soon be used across American hospitals, after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the technology.

Scitech has partnered with Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation to launch a new interactive exhibition showcasing WA's cutting-edge marine technology and ocean conservation science to the world.

It might be small change for a billionaire descendent of iron ore magnate Peter Wright, but the loss of up to $25 million on a technology play offers a salient lesson for others.

A Perth tech entrepreneur has launched legal action to oust his partner out of his $5.9 million Watermans Bay home.

Three Perth experts in their fields are hoping to revolutionise how cardiac events are diagnosed.

Perth drone propulsion system developer Aurora Labs will issue 109 million new shares to secure $6 million in funding, while also bringing renowned Melbourne-based engineering firm and V8 Supercars royalty Walkinshaw Group into its fold.

Greg Tunny maps out sovereign manufacturing scale following the company's ASX listing.

A Perth startup is helping small to medium businesses avoid getting lost in the ‘AI middle'.

OPINION: The way we communicate has changed, and nowhere is this more evident than in workplaces across the country.

Perth-based medical diagnostic developer Proteomics International Laboratories will kick off the national rollout of its kidney disease and esophageal cancer blood tests on Monday, laying the commercial groundwork for its flagship endometriosis diagnostic to hit the market next year.

Shares in Orthocell closed trade on Thursday down 13 per cent to 52.5 cents, its lowest price in just over two years.

Capricorn Space says demand for services from its satellite ground station near Mingenew has grown so rapidly that the company will now double its footprint.

A $41 billion off-grid renewable energy precinct and data centre proposed in the Kimberley has taken a major step forward, with proponents referring the project for federal environmental review.

OPINION: Recent accelerator program shows the value of a flexible approach in delivering a market need.

Community opposition to data centres has caught up with ASX company NEXTDC, which has daramatically revised down its revenue and capex guidance and flagged asset sales.

A planning battle over a proposed data centre in Hazelmere has spilled into the open, with community groups staging a protest as the proponent hosts its final public consultation session.

OPINION: A scrapped float may be a warning sign for local tech players amid the scramble to monetise AI.

Perth-based safety technology developer Capability X has closed its $12 million initial public offering, locking in investor backing ahead of its scheduled debut on the ASX next month.

WA-founded graphic design unicorn Canva has confirmed that data of some of its enterprise customers has been exposed in a hack of a third-party tool provider.

Australia risks squandering its window of opportunity to shape the direction of artificial intelligence, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Research by the Perron Institute has found that the flagship product of Perth-based neurological drug developer Argenica Therapeutics, which protects brain tissue from dying immediately after a stroke, may also help treat Alzheimer's disease.

The adoption of artificial intelligence could boost Australia's GDP by at least $45 billion by 2030 through increased productivity, the Minerals Council of Australia has estimated.

An American company using Perth to develop a carbon-capturing desalination plant has identified “enormous” demand for its product in Western Australia.

A homegrown tech company that tracks illicit ships at sea is set to join the Australian share market this Friday after raising $8 million from investors.

Western Australia's startup community is warning of an exodus of companies from the state despite the federal government seeking to ameliorate changes announced in the May budget.

Perth-based safety technology specialist Capability X will list on the ASX in November, offering 60 million shares at 20 cents for an implied market cap of $34.5 million.

Construction has started on a $10.2 million automated research facility at the CSIRO's Waterford campus, designed to accelerate technology that strips carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

OPINION: Whether AI acts as a creative catalyst or a cultural eraser depends on a business's leadership choices.

Telstra Digital Infrastrucutre has reached a pivotal milestone in its multi-billion-dollar national backbone rollout, officially lighting up the transcontinental Perth-to-Sydney route of its Aura Network.

Resources technology group Scope Systems buys Asset Hive.

Perth-based online gambling business PlayWest has temporarily stopped tech giant Apple from removing its app from the store, as a legal dispute continues in the Federal Court.

Small businesses are calling for more support from the government to fight back against a rising tide of artificial intelligence-fuelled scams and cyber crime.