This Month
Tech giants in the gun as ATO investigates data centre tax payments
Australian officials are concerned that profits from lucrative local data centres are being underreported in Australia and funnelled offshore instead.
How BYD caught Tesla in the global EV race
The speed with which Chinese carmakers have learnt and innovated has enabled them to surpass Elon Musk’s company.
Bunnings boss wants new laws to allow facial recognition in stores
The hardware chain is no longer using facial recognition in its stores, but its managing director says the technology is essential to protect his staff.
OpenAI, Perplexity take aim at Chrome to raid $300b search goldmine
In the war of AI browsers, both OpenAI and Perplexity are developing search engines with built-in AI agents to rival Google Chrome.
The 4 young Aussie YouTubers who are more watched than MrBeast
A YouTube account called Double Date has quietly become one of the biggest creators in the world. For the past 12 weeks, they’ve been among the top three.
Google spends $2.4b on top AI talent, beating out rival OpenAI’s bid
Silicon Valley’s scramble for AI talent heats up as the tech behemoth poaches the leaders of a key start-up, deepening its research into “agentic coding”.
Not a job but a calling: New tactic in the AI talent war
With tech companies in a no-holds-barred fight for the best people, the pitch has become less about pay and more about what’s actually being built.
Tesla’s market share slides, prompting demands Musk step up to lead
Wall Street analysts are still bullish about the car maker’s prospects, but are urging the company’s Australian chairwoman Robyn Denholm to step in.
Sydney start-up says $4.6m flying cars will be on the market by 2030
AMSL Aero has appointed a former Silicon Valley executive to run the business and is preparing to ask investors for more money as it nears take off.
Uber rakes in $150m from Australian ad business
In less than three years, Uber’s Australian advertising business surpassed Snapchat. But it still spends more money on its own ads than it brings in.
YouTube unleashes its creators in war over social media ban
Google has put its Australian YouTubers on notice: a hike in the minimum age to access social media could hurt your channel if the government includes YouTube.
How much energy does an AI chatbot use? We asked one
The effortless convenience of artificial intelligence comes with mounting demands on our energy supplies.
Qantas says it moved quickly to safeguard its systems before hack
The airline says it alerted IT and call-centre staff, warning them to be on the lookout for suspicious activity, after two US carriers said they had been hacked.
Australia may not face Trump wrath over big tech levy
Donald Trump last week suspended tariff talks with Canada over its digital services tax, raising fears Australia could face a similar reception.
Publishers, website owners to block AI ‘crawlers’ that don’t pay
Websites will find it easier to lock out bots from AI companies like OpenAI and Google that are taking data to train their models without payment or permission.
Microsoft claims AI diagnostic tool can outperform doctors
The new system is underpinned by a so-called “orchestrator” that creates virtual panels of five AI agents acting as “doctors”, each with a distinct role.
June
Labor says making big tech pay for news is a ‘key priority’
Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino says a plan for new charges will come soon, setting his government on a collision course with Donald Trump.
Reddit vows to stay human to emerge a winner from AI
As the platform becomes an increasingly important source for LLMs, advertisers are responding with what one agency chief described as a “massive migration”.
The CEO trying to turn an ASX stalwart into a US tech star
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, the US-based boss of Xero, is out to prove her worth with plans to transform it into a major US player.
Investors must navigate half-truths in AI boom
Unprecedented company spend in artificial intelligence might look like a great opportunity for investors but it’s not the full story.