AI
The 39-year-old AI king set for a $15 billion bonanza
After a chaotic year during which he was fired and rehired, OpenAI co-founder and chief Sam Altman is set for a big payday as the company eyes a radical change.
- by Rachel Metz, Dina Bass, Ed Ludlow and Shirin Ghaffary
Latest
Biden’s farewell address to UN: ‘Some things are more important than staying in power’
The US president also used his speech to defend his foreign policy record, reiterate concerns on climate change, and warn about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
OpenAI
The $22 trillion question hanging over Wall Street
Some of the world’s biggest technology investors have lined up to bet on artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI. They will be banking on a big return.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘A science project’: Billionaire executive unloads on Microsoft’s AI chatbot
One of the world’s leading technology executives says rival Microsoft’s Copilot is “the next Clippy” and can’t be trusted in the workplace.
- by David Swan
Review
Phones
Apple Intelligence is a no-show, but the iPhone 16 lineup is fantastic
With powerful innards, fresh cameras, new buttons and great looks, they’re the most impressive iPhones in years, with or without AI.
- by Tim Biggs
Perspective
Software
‘Land of dreams’: The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out
Australia’s tech insiders are enjoying a surge in optimism from the Fed’s bumper rate cut, but all eyes are now on the US election.
- by David Swan
Here’s how you stop AI from taking your job
Career success requires you to be adaptive and not wait for your employer to give you the skills you need to thrive in a changing workplace.
- by Michelle Gibbings
Democracy backsliding: Fewer people are voting, more doubt results
The Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which has measured democratic performance in 158 countries since 1975, is out. It has some good news too.
- by Jan Olsen
Opinion
Insider trading
The fortunate ones: Redemption arc for A-list insider traders
Oliver Curtis, who once spent a year in prison for insider trading, is back in the spotlight, thanks to his successful punt on the latest investment craze.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Global economy
Europe’s elites in a panic over economic death spiral
Europe’s next great error is already in the making as its economic problems deepen.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
AI is just what the overworked, burnt-out doctor ordered
Advocates of the use of artificial intelligence say the technology could transform a health system in crisis, by reducing wait lists and staff burnout.
- by Angus Delaney and Kayla Olaya
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