This Month
Bangladesh protesters to march on government after deadly clashes
At least 91 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in a wave of violence in the country of 170 million, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets.
- Ruma Paul
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
The AI delusion says ‘we’re all going to get rich quick’
That sum is the staggering gap between what tech companies are making from selling artificial intelligence and the likely costs of running it.
- Nick Bonyhady
July
- Opinion
- AI
Why Australia needs its own AI large language model
If we are to retain our economic and cultural sovereignty, Australia needs to develop AI that reflects Australian values.
- Anton van den Hengel
Advertisers to be verified under new online scams code
The digital industry has established a new online scam code, after delays establishing a mandatory government backed code.
- Tom Burton
‘Unclear’ how much Meta makes from Australian users: ACCC
It is clear Meta banks billions in revenue from Australians offshore, the competition watchdog said responding to questions from a government inquiry.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Google inks renewed media bargaining code deals – with a catch
Google has been quietly renewing deals worth tens of millions of dollars with Australian publishers but has added a clause allowing it to cancel them after each year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Suspect came within inches of killing Trump, but no one knows why
Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot dead by law enforcement, was a young, bright man working an entry-level job near his hometown in Pennsylvania.
- Nathan Layne, Gabriella Borter and Tyler Clifford
- Analysis
- Terror charges
This is how an American civil war begins
Extremists across the US are preparing for what they call the ‘boogaloo’ – a mass insurrection to overthrow the US government.
- Bruce Hoffman
- Opinion
- Insolvency
Booktopia’s outsized ACCC penalty may have sped up its decline
The ACCC secured $20 million in fines against Meta, Facebook’s parent. If the fine was proportionally the same size as Booktopia’s, it would have been $82 billion.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Mark Zuckerberg shows he is, like a teen, desperate to be cool
The man who has everything is still stung by criticism and anxious for validation online, proving his critics right about Meta’s effects on mental health.
- Nick Bonyhady
‘I feel helpless’: techies are banning their kids from social media
The professionals who understand most how social media and other tech platforms work are keeping their own children away from them for as long as possible.
- Paul Smith
Why Forager exited Meta after the stock surged 194pc
Portfolio manager Harvey Migotti oversaw a 21 per cent 2023-24 return. He reveals how the big returns from Meta were redeployed into quality compounders of the future.
- Joanne Tran
Big tech ordered to develop solutions to stop kids finding porn
The eSafety Commissioner has given internet companies six months to find a plan to stop kids stumbling across porn while searching for sites such as YouTube.
- Tess Bennett
Brands hit up TikTok as Instagram, Facebook lose their lustre
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce found expanding marketing was a top priority for members, striking a deal with the platform to educate owners how to do it.
- Patrick Durkin
June
Meta threatens Australian news ban in media bargaining war
News sites and links could once again be blocked from Meta’s platforms if the social media company is forced to negotiate content deals with local publishers.
- Updated
- Tess Bennett
Nine Entertainment to cut 200 jobs as Meta content deal ends
CEO Mike Sneesby made the announcement as Nine battles a weaker advertising market and a content deal with Meta, which runs Instagram and Facebook, ends.
- Max Mason
Sunak defends handling of election betting scandal
The prime minister insists the Conservatives “will not hesitate to act” if party figures are found to have cheated by placing bets.
- Lucy Fisher, Anna Gross and Eri Sugiura
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
Publishers fear this new Google AI feature will kill their traffic
Google’s ‘AI Overviews’ has rolled out in the US. Its AI-generated results push links down by a full page, a new study has found.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Calls to ban Facebook and Instagram in Australia
The heads of major media organisations say Meta’s refusal to renew about $70 million in commercial deals with news outlets will likely lead to job losses and newspaper closures.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
How the tech elite went from disruptors to disrupted
Some of the world’s most powerful business executives allowed themselves to be seduced by Donald Trump.
- Kara Swisher
