This Month
Ex-Facebook executive says Zuckerberg undermined US security
Sarah Wynn-Williams testified to Congress that the social media giant threatened national interests while cozying up to China, accusations Meta denies.
I found purpose in my job once I tried this
Professional services firm HPX runs an employee incentive program encouraging staff to learn new skills and do an activity outside their comfort zone.
Laurence Escalante gets real deep on Instagram bender
From Below Deck to righteously correcting injustice to philosophy, the Rich Lister’s recent social media rant covered it all.
‘I have four days to live’: Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre
The 41-year-old has shared a picture from a hospital bed, saying a speeding bus collided with her car, and that she has gone into kidney renal failure.
March
Labor’s latest excuse for YouTube ban exemption
New documents reveal a third reason the Albanese government has exempted YouTube from its social media ban for people under 16: “Broad community sentiment.”
Under fire Facebook returns to its roots: Showing posts from friends
After years of pushing suggested content to users, Facebook has now added a separate news feed featuring posts shared only by people’s friends and family.
Influencers invited on campaign trail in election first
Canberra press gallery membership will no longer be a prerequisite to join the travelling pack with “content creators” boarding the bus for the first time.
Influencers v has-beens turns the budget into a showdown
Faced with a dire budget set-up, Chalmers threw open the doors to the nation’s social media self-promoters.
Is KKR’s bad bet on cycling the start of Europe’s private equity reckoning?
As one of the first pandemic era purchases to go into a full restructuring, Accell may be the canary in the European coal mine for a crop of PE deals struck at high valuations.
You can’t unsee this terrifying ‘man-suit’ android
The inventors of the Protoclone hope it can be a skin for future AI applications. In the meantime, it is hanging around looking scary.
Big tech slams ‘sweetheart deal’ for YouTube in social ban
The tech giants say carving out YouTube from a ban on social media for people under 16 would be like banning soft drinks for children but allowing Coca-Cola.
Sanjeev Gupta’s contractor knows how to plan a holiday
NRW Holdings’ managing director Jules Pemberton might be the country’s best leave whisperer.
February
Antisemitic video leads to charges for nurse, Sydney school protest
A Sydney nurse has been charged with threatening to kill, while a related protest by schoolboys on Wednesday morning was condemned as antisemitic.
Sanjeev Gupta’s largest creditor leads an Insta-rich life
NRW Holdings has been revealed as Whyalla’s biggest creditor. The company’s CEO has been globetrotting while the Gupta debts hit home.
US Target hit by consumer anger at retreat from diversity policies
A decline in foot traffic has coincided with consumer boycotts aimed at the retailer, even as other brands that made similar reversals have faced little outcry.
YouTube’s social media ban exemption under fire as rivals seethe
The Department of Communications met with Meta, Snap and TikTok to discuss how they’re supposed to age-restrict their platforms, while their rival remains exempt.
How you’re paying for Facebook ads promoting Labor policies
Labor has ratcheted up taxpayer-funded advertising since the start of the year, including $100,000 on Facebook and Instagram ads in the past week.
The hottest VC ticket in Sydney is an invite to this founder’s brunch
No plus ones, no alcohol, and no hard sales pitches. There is a 230-person waiting list for Frank and Jacques Greeff’s invite-only founders’ table.
How a prankster exposed views that shocked the world
Israeli influencer Max Veifer used an obscure online platform to capture the video of two NSW nurses making outrageous antisemitic claims about patients.
‘Incoherent’ impartiality rule used to oust ABC host
Legal counsel for Antoinette Lattouf said the broadcaster’s claims that an Instagram post by her breached impartiality guidelines had no foundation in any policy, procedure or legislation.