Tony Costello envisions a world where animals don’t need to be slaughtered or dead bodies used to train surgeons, developing new technology in Melbourne that can do the same job for a fraction of the cost.

Apple has upped the ante in the $US1.5 trillion ($2.3 trillion) battle to control the vehicle dashboard, updating its CarPlay offering to extend beyond an infotainment system to change the way people drive.

Macquarie-backed Vocus is partnering with Canadian-based satellite provider Telesat to launch a new network in Australia to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink.