G'day, Blackbird says it has unearthed the “Nvidia of agriculture” after it invested almost $70m into a New Zealand start-up that is producing smart collars for cattle and changing the way farmers grow our food. Budget telco Felix Mobile is undercutting Telstra – offering plans 50 per cent cheaper – after the nation’s biggest mobile carrier lifted prices. The TPG-backed provider is aiming to inject much needed competition into Australia’s telco market after Telstra hiked prices by as much as 11 per cent. Meanwhile tech reporter Joseph Lam recently spent a week with Segway’s first electric motorcycle to launch in the Australian market, which can get from zero to 50km/h in 2.9 seconds. He was a big fan but notes that not everyone will love how quiet it is. |