This Month
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
‘Old people sometimes scare me’, says Gen Z
Today’s teens know they are missing out on some of the fun, but are baffled previous generations did so many adult things so young says psychologist Jean Twenge.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Aussie who sold cloud start-up for $2b jumps on AI for ads
Three years after selling A Cloud Guru in a bumper payday, Sam Kroonenburg is teaming up with advertising entrepreneurs with big plans and investors in tow.
- Paul Smith
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
- Opinion
- Social media
If you really want to relax, put that phone down
The dopamine hit of smartphones, described as the modern-day hypodermic needle, is not the same as switching off.
- Jemima Kelly
They’re young, rich, and in the French Riviera
Cashed-up, glamorous young Aussies have descended on Saint-Tropez and Monte Carlo, spending their time on superyachts and at $1500-plus per night hotels.
- Yolanda Redrup
Why sneaker king Nike was kicked into an $18b black hole
The world’s largest sportswear maker is in crisis following a disastrous restructuring, and as its sneakers lose some of their cultural cachet.
- Sara Germano
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
US surgeon-general urges tobacco-style warnings on social media
Vivek Murthy’s call to action comes as regulators and legislators increasingly scrutinise links between social media use and children’s mental health.
- Cristiano Lima-Strong and Aaron Gregg
Better than the real thing? How beauty dupe culture took over
Social media and young people hungry for luxurious cosmetics have led to a boom in cheap versions of expensive products. Companies are cashing in on the trend.
- Lauren Sams
News Corp on edge as redundancies roll out after major restructure
The publishing giant’s state-based tabloid editors have been the winners in the latest internal overhaul despite their readership records.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
A Young Rich Lister’s advice for founders wanting social media success
How a back-of-the-napkin plan put fitness star Steph Claire Smith on the Young Rich List.
- Julie-anne Sprague
May
The truth behind the dead internet theory
Up to half of all internet traffic could be driven by bots, where computer programs generate posts that are liked or reposted by other programs.
- Jake Renzella and Vlada Rozova
Police contacted over threats to eSafety chief: court documents
Australia’s e-safety watchdog went to police after commissioner Julie Inman Grant received threats and online abuse after telling X Corp to take down a video of a brutal church stabbing.
- Miklos Bolza
Ken Griffin urges Harvard University to embrace ‘Western values’
The hedge fund founder who has given his alma mater more than $US500 million has slammed the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping colleges as “almost like performative art”.
- Harriet Agnew
April
Melbourne rivals hope Kyle and Jackie O’s sins haunt advertiser demand
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson signed a 10-year, $200 million contract late last year. Now they’re taking on Melbourne’s $220 million radio market.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Don’t want your kid to end up as a deepfake? Keep their face offline
The rise of AI has created new anxieties about how an innocent photo could be manipulated, so “sharenting” is out and privacy is in.
- Fortesa Latifi
- Opinion
- Web culture
I used to love Gmail. Here’s why I just quit it
The once-revolutionary email service, which started 20 years ago, has become as cluttered as the rest of the internet.
- Ezra Klein
Meta’s smart glasses are becoming AI. We took them for a spin
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use AI glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes.
- Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac