April
The numbers headache for Canberra and Washington
Jim Chalmers and US counterpart Scott Bessent have a few things in common – the threat of tariffs, the risk of recession and a budget that doesn’t add up.
Trump calls Bezos after reports Amazon would show tariff charges on its site
The retailer spent a chaotic morning denying a report that it planned to display prices showing the tariffs’ impact on Amazon.com.
Meme stock moment: Newsmax worth more than Fox after 2230pc surge
The spike has made the company’s largest holders exceptionally rich — on paper. Founder Christopher Ruddy owns nearly one-third of the company’s shares.
March
AI start-up Anthropic worth $US61.5b after mega funding round
OpenAI rival Anthropic, the maker of Claude, has closed a deal that cements its place as one of the largest start-ups in the world.
January
Meta exempted top advertisers from standard content moderation
According to internal documents from 2023 seen by the FT, the Facebook and Instagram owner introduced a series of “guardrails” that “protect high spenders”.
Elon Musk ‘living in cottage’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
The Tesla billionaire has planted himself on the president-elect’s doorstep by staying at a property several hundred feet away from the main house at the resort.
December 2024
‘What choice do they have?’: US CEOs bend the knee to Trump
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley and Wall Street, senior executives have been bending over backwards to meet Donald Trump since he won the election.
November 2024
How these top female Amazon execs are conquering Australia
Women are running three of company’s big growth areas in Australia – the retail juggernaut’s turnover is estimated to reach $6.5 billion this year.
The top five billionaire tech bros who are on the Trump train
From fawning phone calls to huge donations, here’s how the historically progressive bosses of Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI are preparing.
Why Amazon was the big tech AI winner this earnings season
Alphabet, Meta, Apple and Microsoft were sold off after their artificial intelligence-laden results calls, but the online retailer had a better story to tell.
October 2024
The strategy that can turn $10,000 to $102,000 in two decades
An investing strategy popularised by Peter Lynch is finding favour again.
September 2024
Supermarket pile-on is going to cause real harm
If the supermarkets are guilty, then throw the book at them. But it’s populist politics that is really at work here.
Why is Australia stuck in the slow lane on driverless cars?
Australian regulations put a far higher bar on robot drivers than human ones. That makes little sense when it’s likely that the tech is already safer.
Amazon orders staff back to the office five days a week
The new rule appears to be the most stringent return-to-office decision among big tech companies and could be a harbinger of more to come.
US crackdown on cheap Chinese goods adds to Temu, Shein woes
The move threatens to reshape parts of the US retail arena and deflate the excitement that’s accompanied the meteoric ascent of bargain bazaars.
US prepares to challenge Google’s online ad dominance
The trial is the latest salvo by federal regulators against Big Tech, testing a century-old law against companies that have reshaped the way people consume.
Australia must become an AI powerhouse, or be left behind
Artificial intelligence presents a significant opportunity for Australia’s economy, but has been largely ignored – and underfunded – in the political rhetoric.
Inside Project Amidala: AirTrunk’s $24b deal
Four years ago, Blackstone missed its chance to buy up the data centre giant. It wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice, even if it cost $24 billion.
More US cleantech companies close as fundraising challenges emerge
Start-up cleantech businesses that easily raised money from venture firms just two or three years ago are now finding it harder to get hold of fresh cash.
August 2024
Landmark bid for gig worker pay prompts warning of ‘legal chaos’
Transport Workers Union applies to set minimum rates for food delivery workers, truck drivers and couriers just days after government’s laws came into effect.