This Month
Publishers prepare to take on TikTok over news
News publishers have successfully campaigned to have TikTok-owner ByteDance included in the government’s revised media bargaining rules.
- Tess Bennett
Cut surcharges by divorcing debit and credit, Westpac tells RBA
Blended pricing structures charge retailers a flat fee no matter the card, and lead to debit card users subsidising benefits for credit card users.
- Lucas Baird and James Eyers
Why Apple’s rally is a ‘head-scratcher’ for investors
It has the slowest revenue growth among the big US tech stocks and is facing tariff-related risks from Trump’s second term. Yet, the stock has gone on a tear.
- Subrat Patnaik and Ryan Vlastelica
Chinese exporters race to dodge Trump’s tariffs
Sellers from China, Canada and Mexico are rushing to front-load shipments into the US before the levies rise.
- Joe Leahy, Tina Hu and Wenjie Ding
November
- Gadgets With John Davidson
- Digital Life
Meet our new favourite laptop
Apple’s new M4 MacBook Pro has some advantages over the Air that make it worth considering, even for mere mortals like you and me.
- John Davidson
‘Nanny state’: Top techies slate rushed social media laws
Australia’s tech sector was stunned at being given only 24 hours to respond to new social media laws, and warns they are ill-defined and risk unintended consequences.
- Paul Smith
Meta gains steam to push age verification upon app store giants
As Australia investigates age verification methods, the social media company wants the responsibility to fall upon the likes of Apple and Google rather than individual providers.
- Cristiano Lima-Strong, Cat Zakrzewski and Andrea Jiménez
US regulators seek to break up Google, force Chrome sale
The US government wants to break up the tech behemoth and make it sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser, to stop an abusive monopoly.
- Michael Liedtke
Advertisers set to return to X as they seek favour with Musk and Trump
Media executives said brands were preparing to advertise on X again, as its billionaire owner was likely to gain influence in the White House.
- Hannah Murphy, Daniel Thomas and Eric Platt
CBA’s Comyn boils over at Apple free-riding on banks
The CBA boss said the government should consider hitting tech companies with a bank-style levy to even the competitive playing field.
- James Eyers and Lucas Baird
Qantas under pressure; Endeavour shares dive; Great Apple gadget
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Gadgets With John Davidson
- Digital Life
Apple launches our favourite gadget of 2024
The new Mac mini is tiny, fast, cheap and brilliant. What more could you ask for, after a year of underwhelming AI?
- John Davidson
The top five billionaire tech bros who are on the Trump train
From fawning phone calls to huge donations, here’s how the historically progressive bosses of Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI are preparing.
- Amelia McGuire
Apple draws a line under its pre-AI era
Apple finally released the artificial intelligence updates to its software this week, but not for everyone and not in time to assuage nervous investors.
- John Davidson
October
Ever wondered what companies do with their old laptops and iPhones?
Sydney entrepreneur Annette Brodie creates new opportunities for obsolete tech via her social enterprise The Reconnect Project.
- Hannah Tattersall
Myer buys Lew’s brands; Trump in damage control; Vanguard eyes super
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Apple starts to roll out AI to iPhones, iPads and Macs
The US tech giant is also releasing an upgrade to its desktop iMacs as it attempts to catch up with rivals who have embraced artificial intelligence.
- Paul Smith
Appen CEO apologises as tech failure leaves workers unpaid
Contractors paid by the ASX-listed company to train artificial intelligence models for technology giants have not been paid in more than a week after their money was due.
- Tess Bennett
‘Barbarians at the gates’: How a Google break-up could upend tech
The US Department of Justice’s proposal to shake up the company is a seminal moment for the industry. If it prevails in court, AI start-ups could benefit.
- Richard Waters and Stephen Morris
Google targeted for break-up in landmark US case
The US Department of Justice could seek “structural remedies” such as forced product sales after a judge’s ruling of illegal monopoly in searches.
- Stefania Palma and Stephen Morris