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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Netflix comparisons, ScoMo's digital epiphany, Bitcoin's face-off

Weekly technology roundup covering Australia's digital economy budget, multiple startup raises including SafetyCulture's unicorn round, Data Republic's administration, TikTok's new permanent CEO, and Bill.com's purchase of Divvy.

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Quasar launches phased array satellite ground station

Ground-station startup Quasar has launched alongside a $12 million raise from CSIRO, Main Sequence, a NSW government office and several Australian space and telecom firms, commercialising phased array technology that talks to many satellites simultaneously.

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SMEs awarded over $11 m in defence grants

Twenty Australian small businesses share more than eleven million dollars in the latest round of a federal defence grants program, with individual awards listed alongside each company's stated purpose and state.

CRC-P round nine projects, $25 million in grant support announced

Ten collaborative projects, including space traffic management and a weed-spraying robot, have won CRC-P round nine grants, with Clearbox Systems receiving $3 million toward a satellite tracking system.

Carbon Revolution among winners in $28 million round of defence innovation grants

Fifteen companies received defence innovation grants totalling $28 million through the Defence Innovation Hub, including Carbon Revolution for Chinook helicopter wheels; the Geelong firm also completed a convertible note raising in June.

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