Amazon
Opinion
AI
The $48 billion ‘disappointment’ that sent a shiver through Wall Street
Nvidia had a meteoric rise to become one of the world’s most valuable companies, but we just got a snapshot of the AI powerhouse’s vulnerability.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Latest
Mud, blood, orcs … and the secret history of the Rings of Power
The second season of Amazon’s Rings of Power plunges Middle-earth into war.
- by Michael Idato
The best and worst companies to cancel a subscription with
A new report calls for opting out of subscriptions to become as easy as opting in.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth among A-listers at Comic-Con
Founded in 1970 as a comic book convention, the event is where Hollywood’s studios bring out their big guns to promote upcoming films and series.
- by Michael Idato
Opinion
World markets
$1.1 trillion wipeout: Wall Street just got hit with a reality check
Wall Street has been riding an AI wave, but it just recorded its worst day since 2022 after investors were spooked by results from two of the world’s biggest companies.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Cyber protection
Massive outage shows the vulnerability of the global tech ecosystem
The CrowdStrike episode is chilling because it highlights how a single, flawed update from a trusted source can cause large parts of the global system to fail.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Exclusive
Broadcast rights
NRL to test broadcast rights waters as streaming loophole appears
The code is set to go to market for its next TV deal this year, seizing on anti-siphoning laws that allow it to sell digital rights to global players such as Amazon.
- by Chris Barrett
Opinion
Retail
Amazon’s radical plan to fight off Shein and Temu
Amazon looks worried that it can’t beat the two Chinese juggernauts of low-priced online retailing. So it’s decided to join them.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Media & marketing
‘Sobering reality’: What the future for Australia’s media giants looks like
With mass job cuts across Australia’s largest media companies, is there a way out of the advertising downturn, or is it time to face up to a new normal?
- by Calum Jaspan
Opinion
Sharemarket
Why friends and family are asking me if it’s too late to buy Nvidia stock
The chipmaker is the world’s third-largest company, larger than Tesla and Amazon combined. Should you buy into the hype?
- by William Bennett
Analysis
Network outage
Data deleted: UniSuper outage raises lockout fears
Members of one of the nation’s largest superannuation funds have regained access to their funds, but there are new questions about the Australia’s reliance on three US tech giants.
- by David Swan
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