This Month
Kardashian, Blair, Tyson: Global elite flock to Ambani mega-wedding
A pantheon of global celebrities, politicians and CEOs are descending on India’s financial capital for the wedding of the son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani.
- George Johnson
Left scores shock French win; Rex Minerals soars; Airport train deal
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Mark Zuckerberg shows he is, like a teen, desperate to be cool
The man who has everything is still stung by criticism and anxious for validation online, proving his critics right about Meta’s effects on mental health.
- Nick Bonyhady
June
Warren Buffett donates record $8b in shares to charity
Warren Buffett has made his biggest annual donation since he began making them in 2006.
- Jonathan Stempel
How the tech elite went from disruptors to disrupted
Some of the world’s most powerful business executives allowed themselves to be seduced by Donald Trump.
- Kara Swisher
May
- Opinion
- Start-ups
Why we should celebrate the unsung heroes of the Aussie tech scene
Successful start-up exits deliver rich returns to investors and create wealth for founders and some employees, and hopefully recycle talent back into the sector.
- Leigh Jasper
Return-to-office orders backfire at top tech firms
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees left Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Taylor Telford
Labor goes to war with Meta in far-reaching inquiry
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk could be called on to face federal parliament, as part of a new inquiry into social media algorithms.
- Tom McIlroy
Bezos, Zuckerberg lead magnificent seven insider stock sales
Almost a dozen executives and directors at the firms recently boosted their share sales, earning more than $242 million since late 2023.
- Ben Stupples
April
The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg
The robotic nerd depicted in The Social Network has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?
- Vanessa Friedman
BHP’s bid for $56b Anglo; Zuckerberg’s AI purgatory; Highest-paid CFOs
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Mark Zuckerberg is stuck in AI purgatory, and that’s OK
Meta Platforms has a clear-eyed vision of how its artificial intelligence bets will pay off, but the returns on its growing investments remain some way off. Investors should expect to see more of this.
- James Thomson
- Updated
- Social media
Meta’s plans to spend billions on AI unsettle investors
Shareholders are preparing to wipe around $US200 billion ($308 billion) of the social media giant’s value, despite better than expected earnings this year.
- Updated
- Joshua Peach
My strange journey into the doomsday bunkers of the super-rich
The first season of Amazon’s ‘Fallout’ has captured the reality of some of the places that I had actually visited in “meatspace”.
- Bradley Garrett
Digital publishers fear Meta is already preparing for news ban
Online publishers say they’re now considered “news media” to Meta, much to their horror; Bruce McWilliam pushes back against photo claims.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain it, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law.
- Cade Metz, Cecilia Kang, Sheera Frenkel, Stuart A. Thompson and Nico Grant
A new class system is emerging even within the world’s 1pc
The Forbes’ rich list has gained $US2 trillion as Taylor Swift and Sam Altman have become billionaires, but 14 people at the top belong in a new category.
- Lucy Burton
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
March
Concerns grow as Facebook’s news exit nears
Australians who use Facebook as their main source for news will have to look elsewhere for stories as Meta shuts down its news tab in early April.
- Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Trump is richer than ever but still desperate for cash
The former president’s fortune on paper has vaulted to $US7.2 billion thanks to his newly public media company, but legal strains threaten his finances.
- Erik Larson, Tom Maloney and Stephanie Lai