Yesterday
Atlassian’s AI plans fail to stop $15b value plunge
CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has failed to convince investors on making its AI assistant free as they shaved billions of dollars off his wealth on Friday.
ChatGPT: Gen Z’s lifestyle subsidy, or its biggest rival?
Uni students are getting free trials of AI services and using them heavily, but then discover AI is taking away their opportunities once they have graduated.
Apple and Amazon have no idea what’s coming
Big tech earnings are holding up well for now, but it’s clear Amazon, Apple and other tech giants have little idea of how a protracted trade war might hurt them.
This Month
Why investors (but not workers) are raving about Microsoft, Meta
The big-tech AI party seemed to be winding down, but Meta and Microsoft say the night is still young.
VC giants jostle for $15b AI start-up
A stake in Thinking Machines Lab – valued at more than $15 billion – is in high demand. At least two local firms have secured one.
Soon you can hand your credit card to AI. What could go wrong?
Visa is opening up its platform to artificial intelligence, allowing them to build bots authored to pay for everything from concert tickets to groceries.
An age of extinction is coming. Here’s how to survive
The digital era is killing us softly by distracting us from the activities that sustain ordinary life and making existence at a human scale seem obsolete.
April
China has an army of robots on its side in the tariff war
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving Beijing an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
Google’s growth is slowing but upbeat Pichai has other ideas brewing
The search engine’s parent, Alphabet, is making plenty of money, but its biggest products are under threat and investors want to know what comes next.
AI is eating all the books you love. What happens when it runs out?
Thousands of Australian authors’ works were included in the library of pirated books that Meta used to train its AI chatbot. Now, they’re demanding justice.
Who are the people in your neighbourhood? Amazon knows
Amazon’s Ring cameras have received an upgrade that lets you search though hours of footage for people and events. But the technology doesn’t come cheap.
‘Kill them’: Why Jamie Dimon is right about meetings
The JPMorgan boss struck a nerve. Plenty of workers share his frustration with endless gatherings and dreary discussion that could be covered in an email.
The next global crisis won’t be about oil or banks – but tech
Unlike during the Cold War, countries will not be able to remain neutral because China and the US will continue to push nations to choose which side of the tech stack they support.
China’s first robot marathon runners trip, emit smoke, fall apart
In the world’s first half-marathon for androids, just four out of 21 robotic runners completed the race in Beijing’s southern tech hub of E-Town.
What’s wrong with Apple?
Even before the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.
She broadcasts hours of hip-hop every day. But Thy is all AI
One of the country’s biggest radio companies has been trialling an artificial intelligence-powered host for months – and almost no-one has even noticed.
Trump’s trade war is a sledgehammer to America’s tech dominance
The president’s instincts on rebalancing the trade deficit with China aren’t wrong, but his methods are constraining the talents that have underwritten the US AI boom.
The one human skill no algorithm can replace
It is adaptability that allows us to recognise the signals of change, adjust to fresh conditions, and apply innovative thinking to new problems.
Nvidia to make $791b of AI chips in US for the first time
The announcement came after founder and chief executive Jensen Huang reportedly dined with President Donald Trump.
How hackers are using AI to trick their way through cyber defences
The jury is still out on whether these new tools are more helpful to hackers or cybersecurity professionals. The tech has led to an era of deepfakes and suspicion.