Yesterday
EVP turns page on StrongRoom AI saga after raising $100m for new fund
While the venture capital firm courted controversy after calling the police on one of its own investments this year, its backers have not lost faith.
Aussies sell their tech company to US giant for $5b
The sale of the tech entrepreneurs’ software company to cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks is one of the biggest deals of the year.
How Australia’s top firms are using AI to drive value for clients
From optimising workflows to elevating client relationships, artificial intelligence is adding value to both accounting firms and their clients.
What happens when OpenAI tweaks ChatGPT’s personality
In making its chatbot appeal to more people, OpenAI made it riskier. Now the company has made its chatbot safer. Will that undermine its quest for growth?
Commonwealth Bank’s AI-pioneering technology chief departs
CBA chief Matt Comyn has lost his tech boss, Gavin Munroe, the latest in a string of senior management exits at the country’s largest lender.
5 mini-bubbles are already popping. Here’s what to watch next
Investor belief in the artificial intelligence boom and prolonged government stimulus have pushed markets higher, but expectations of rate cuts are now fading.
‘Real art today is creating data sets’: the artists not scared of AI
Deepfaked Kim Kardashians and a machine that’s learning the dead Occitan language are like paintbrushes in the box for these creatives.
3 things Australia must get right for Google to invest in data centres
To compete on a world stage, it’s more critical than ever to understand the role digital infrastructure plays, how it can be improved and what choices are involved.
Two warnings for Labor to restore productivity summit momentum
The frequency of alarm bells being sounded should alert Labor to the critical need to make a fair dinkum productivity agenda its priority in the new year.
What’s happened 100 days after Chalmers’ economic roundtable?
The government needs to present a much more substantive policy agenda on deregulation, tax and budget repair to jumpstart productivity and boost Australians’ living standards.
This Month
AI and rate cuts will power global markets in 2026
A combination of AI innovation, fiscal stimulus, and easing monetary policy will likely propel global markets next year.
‘White-knuckle’ moment tests the resolve of tech bulls
Frantic trading has wiped out hundreds of billions of value from Nvidia and most of the rest of the magnificent seven mega-cap techs this week alone.
4 reasons the AI bubble doesn’t look like the dotcom crash (yet)
It’s the biggest spending spree in history. Is the AI boom a bubble, and what does it mean for investors and the Australian economy if it bursts?
Expect AI unknowns to continue the market’s wild ride
When so much money is chasing so much unproven value, investors will need to strap in and be prepared for what is likely to bring further turbulence in 2026.
Unlisted assets will cushion AI volatility: AusSuper
AustralianSuper has about $41.5 billion invested in AI and other technology, and CIO Mark Delaney says markets are underestimating its long-term potential.
Nvidia bubble trouble, DroneShield craters and speed dating the ASX
James and Anthony examine the chipmaker’s monster profit result, travel to Singapore with the nation’s top CEOs and take a question on big profits.
Westpac chief economist has good news on AI and jobs
Fears that artificial intelligence will wipe out millions of roles and cause mass unemployment are exaggerated, according to two of the nation’s top economists.
Is bitcoin the biggest honeytrap in history?
Depending on your timing, the cryptocurrency – which has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme – could easily be the best or worst investment you have ever made.
Prefab homes get a $60m boost thanks to Aussie OpenAI backer
A Melbourne fund manager that’s backed Silicon Valley’s hottest AI start-ups has joined forces with JPC Group to launch a $60 million property tech fund.
Burry, Buffett and boomers: How markets drive our ugly generation gap
While investors love the contrarian wisdom of Michael Burry and Warren Buffett, capital-soaked markets mean the world they won in is gone, creating deep societal problems.