From making scarves to building a $165m tech start-up

9 October 2015 From making scarves to building a $165m tech start-up To say it has been a wild ride for Canva founder and CEO Melanie Perkins would be an understatement. Google announces service to speed loading of news articles Google shows off initiative to ensure news articles load more quickly on the web, but one name was conspicuously absent from the presentation. Sony may rethink smartphone business if no profit next year Sony's chief executive flags next year as make-or-break for its smart but struggling phones. The real reason St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA are suffering a long outage It was meant to be a simple task: turn the computer off and on again while performing scheduled maintenance. Advertisement Security Scary Android Stagefright bug affects 1.4 billion Bitcoin flounders as regulatory worries bite Shoes of Prey envisions future of print-your-own footwear The co-founder of Australian online retailer Shoes of Prey, which allows customers to design their own footwear, hopes to one day allow customers to print out pairs at home as technology improves and consumer demand grows for personalised products. Jack Dorsey named Twitter's new chief executive Twitter has announced that Jack Dorsey, one of the company's co-founders and the first person to run the social media company, has been named its fourth chief executive. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2015 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe