Innovation. Disruption. Choice.These are 3 things startups (on the whole) and Fintechs bring to our daily lives. New products, new ways to interact across different mediums and greater choice, creating competitive tension and theoretically greater value for consumers.So what happens if and/or when an economic crisis or a talent shortage impacts the Fintech industry?Well, frankly, some of these products may no longer be in market, snapped up by an incumbent or at a minimum progress slowed.Will your daily life get easier or harder? Will your access to innovative products be lessened?Only time will tell.

Australia’s Good Car Company has an ambitious, world-first approach to getting more EVs on the road. “The simplest thing was to find used EVs from overseas and bring them over,” said co-founder Broese van Groenou. While importing 500 EVs may be small, demand is skyrocketing along with gasoline prices.  Now they are sourcing large volumes of used cars from Japan (right-hand drive, low mileage and good quality), via a bulk purchase arrangements for specific communities. Mike Cannon-Brookes' https://www.boundless.earth/ has invested to help with the risk.  Councils and buying groups around Australia are starting to sign up. https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-little-car-compan

Further reduction of coal-fired power in Australia has been confirmed (Sept 2022), with major renewable initiatives by the Queensland, NSW and Victorian Governments and the early closure of AGL's Loy Yang power station. The NSW Government is launching their Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap and first Renewable Energy Zone tender. The Queensland government aims to achieve 80 per cent renewables by 2035 and Victoria announced its first big energy storage target, using “advanced inverters” from a big battery to supply system strength. Together with the AGL departure, the 100% renewable target is is sight.https://reneweconomy.com.au/stunning-week-of-early-coal-closures-opens-path-to-100-pct-renewables/ 

DV Safe Phone collects, repurposes and gifts mobile phones to victims of domestic violence through registered charities, safe houses, and authorities. "Phones are often one of the first items to be taken or broken during domestic violence, leaving the victim with no way to call emergency services or helplines” says Ashton Wood. “Our Safe Phones are provided as part of an individual's 'safe' or 'escape' plan offering a lifeline to call for help.” Along side this work, DV Safe Phones has launched ‘One Phone, One Life’ – a community tool to start conversations about healthy, respectful relationships. https://dvsafephone.org/onelife

An opportunity to revisit the past at the NGV’s world-premiere exhibition, The Picasso Century, that charts the extraordinary career of Pablo Picasso in dialogue with the many artists, poets and intellectuals with whom he interacted throughout the 20th century, including Georges Braque, Salvador Dalí, Alberto Giacometti, Françoise Gilot, Valentine Hugo, Marie Laurencin, Dora Maar, André Masson, Henri Matisse, Guillaume Apollinaire, Dorothea Tanning and Gertrude Stein. An exhibition exclusively developed for the NGV by the Centre Pompidou and the Musée national Picasso-Paris, the exhibition features over 80 works by Picasso alongside over 100 works by more than 50 of his contemporaries.

Autonomous vehicles, electrification, connected cars, and shared transportation are the big trends that are transforming the auto industry. Israel has a strong presence in computer software and hardware, semiconductor technology, IoT and AI expertise, radar technology, cybersecurity, LiDAR solutions, satellite communication solutions, computer vision, and sensors. Like all IoT devices, cars are getting smarter by connecting to the Internet to gather and transmit valuable data. But with increased connectivity comes increased gateways for cyberattacks, which in the case of moving cars, could prove lethal. Here are few Israeli companies offering innovative solutions for Automotive Cyber Security: https://israeltrade.org.au/2022/10/04/automotive-cyber-se