Yesterday
HESTA forced to repay; More Jones charges; Why Australia’s stuck
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Google may be forced to sell off Chrome
The US Department of Justice will ask a judge to force Alphabet’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser.
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- Leah Nylen and Josh Sisco
This Month
Inquiry outlines plan to tame social media giants
The federal government should increase pressure on social media giants by improving enforceability of Australian law on the most popular platforms, an inquiry has recommended.
- Tom McIlroy
‘Not on my bingo card’: Trump’s shock justice pick faces pushback
Firebrand Matt Gaetz, who has never worked in the Justice Department or as a prosecutor at any level of government, is the latest in a wave of Donald Trump’s nominations.
- Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch
- Analysis
- Workplace culture
The new perk tempting employees back to the office
Corporate giants – Salesforce, Uber, Ben & Jerry’s and Google – are all opening their lift doors to dogs. But beware “office zoomies”.
- Flic Everett
October
Alphabet delivers earnings beat but investors wary of AI hit on Google
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of the world’s second-largest technology company, says the search engine giant can move quickly to respond.
- Amelia McGuire
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
Why interest rates will not fall soon – or by much when they do
Rising demand for investment capital to fund things like the green revolution will keep the price of money higher than it was.
- Richard Holden
Rock stars and Wiggles: Google takes on big tech rules
The search giant is bankrolling parties and events that are an unsubtle reminder to the government of its huge power.
- Paul Smith and Sam Buckingham-Jones
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
She’s a billionaire divorcee who ran for VP – now she’s a Trump star
A chameleon who rose from a hard childhood to join the most elite circles of big tech, Nicole Shanahan has had a startling transformation into the world of right-wing politics.
- Elizabeth Dwoskin, Ashley Parker, Meryl Kornfield and Aaron Schaffer
Money pulled from big tech ahead of wild market swings
After nearly two years of oversized returns from “the only trade in town”, Australian investors are preparing for a choppier outlook on Wall Street.
- Joshua Peach
Big banks fund Macquarie Technology bid to cash in on AirTrunk effect
The funding agreement came as new research showed investment in data centres was expected to hit $26 billion by 2030 amid booming demand from technology giants.
- Paul Smith
Bronte Capital’s John Hempton rethinks hedge fund after horror month
The high-profile short seller says his firm is “not built for markets like this” after a bull run sent the firm to its worst return in more than two years.
- Joshua Peach
‘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 HQ, Media House up for grabs
The offerings come after two years of significant upheaval across the office market. But there is growing confidence the down cycle is finally bottoming out.
- Nick Lenaghan
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
US judge orders sweeping changes to Google’s Android app store
As punishment, Epic had asked the court to mandate changes that would let businesses largely bypass Google’s app store to distribute their Android apps.
- Shira Ovide
September
Google to test its artificial intelligence-powered search in Australia
Known as AI Overviews, the change is the biggest to the platform in years. But news publishers and e-commerce sites fear it could leave them out in the cold.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Apple, Google respond to payment cost heat by backing eftpos
The US tech giants will enable “least-cost routing” for new cards on their smartphones to try to help merchants save costs by avoiding Visa and Mastercard.
- James Eyers
‘We’ve only scratched the surface’: How AI will change work
Artificial intelligence is set to reshape the jobs market and the nature of roles across many businesses. Here are some of the best ways to use it.
- Alexandra Cain