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Capital Brief covers business and politics news for those shaping the new Australian economy: founders and executives who need capital to grow their businesses, the people who help them get it, investors who allocate it, and decision makers in the federal capital, Canberra.

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capitalbrief.com > article > canva-in-duelling-us-lawsuits-over-music-licensing-ff47574d-267b-4d67-a11d-bb98f63df5ea

Canva in duelling US lawsuits over music licensing

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (263+ words) Canva and US music-rights specialist Crunch Digital are suing each other after their commercial relationship broke down amid competing allegations over confidential data leaks, music licensing and unpaid work. In the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Canva…...

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capitalbrief.com > newsletter > claude-help-us-33f6ceee-d8c1-415d-89bf-e7cdff9faa66

Claude help us — Capital Brief

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (172+ words) Once again, the story of the day is AI. But even by the standards of the current era, this one is a little odd. As we covered in this morning’s Standup, pretraining researcher Jacob Coxon dramatically resigned from Anthropic, warning…...

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capitalbrief.com > article > main-sequence-injects-10m-into-metacognition-ai-to-build-the-windows-for-robots-2540792d-3f5d-40e1-8bd8-5c15d31181e8

Main Sequence injects $10m into Metacognition AI to build ‘Windows for robots’

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (259+ words) Australian artificial intelligence researcher Anton van den Hengel has raised $10 million from Main Sequence to build what he describes as the “Windows for robots” — a software layer designed to let people safely control robots and complex industrial systems using natural…...

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capitalbrief.com > newsletter > ipo-prep-08db4e2f-6d32-452e-a58c-235010613a4d

IPO prep — Capital Brief

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (206+ words) Canva’s US hiring seems to be moving the IPO prep from theoretical to operational. Capital Brief’s Bronwen Clune reports Canva is bringing on senior staff to rehearse earnings calls, manage sell-side analysts, prepare financial guidance and harden the finance systems…...

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capitalbrief.com > article > canva-steps-up-us-public-market-preparations-with-ipo-focused-hiring-push-7ef11b3f-e966-464f-aa2b-aa7f4a923c14

Canva steps up US public market preparations with IPO-focused hiring push

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (232+ words) Canva appears to have accelerated the build-out of its US public-company infrastructure, hiring senior staff to rehearse earnings calls, manage sell-side analysts, prepare financial guidance and strengthen the financial systems needed to operate under public-market scrutiny. Canva has been open…...

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capitalbrief.com > article > bridget-loudons-expert360-heading-for-fire-sale-to-ipo-hopeful-swipejobs-83437165-4b07-4584-b67b-458aec722440

Bridget Loudon’s Expert360 heading for fire sale to IPO hopeful Swipejobs

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) Online consulting platform Expert360 is in the final stages of a sale to IPO hopeful Swipejobs in a deal that appears to leave its earliest investors and employees and even its founder Bridget Loudon with nothing. Two separate documents viewed by…...

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capitalbrief.com > newsletter > boomerang-angst-e3dc5545-e390-4d98-bfb9-b3576d500c1a

🪃 Boomerang angst — Capital Brief

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (202+ words) Earlier this year, Superpower co-founder Max Marchione told Capital Brief he would invest in any Australian founder who relocated to San Francisco to start a company. Last week, he brought together close to 100 young founders and operators at The Pillars…...

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capitalbrief.com > briefing > russian-hackers-used-spacexs-cursor-ai-tool-to-attack-eu-us-firms-af7f527e-2818-41bf-a4d8-5c2247d5bad4

Russian hackers used SpaceX’s Cursor AI tool to attack EU, US firms

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (318+ words) The news: SpaceX-owned coding tool Cursor was used by Russian-speaking hackers to target 10 US and European organisations earlier this year, according to security startup Gambit. Gambit threat intelligence director Eyal Sela said his team found chat logs from ransomware group…...

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capitalbrief.com > briefing > bill-gates-calls-for-robot-tax-and-human-only-jobs-in-essay-on-ai-transition-2594731c-1411-444d-beda-93dc1b25dac2

Bill Gates calls for robot tax and human-only jobs in essay on AI transition

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (363+ words) The news: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says countries should tax robots and AI tokens while setting aside some jobs exclusively for humans. He called on governments to urgently establish domestic and international frameworks to manage the technology. The response should…...

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capitalbrief.com > newsletter > anthropics-bankers-float-usd100b-plus-ipo-nyt-533f1c61-5306-4220-8cb1-8e79b5e1a982

Anthropic’s bankers float USD100b-plus IPO: NYT

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (103+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. Galileo Ventures has raised $15 million toward a $30 million second fund, with its partners saying the AI boom has changed what counts as a fundable pre-seed company. Rampart…...