- Opinion
- Digital transformation
The digital age is a pain in the digit – and my texting thumb is over it
So you’ve never had this condition, “texting thumb”? Keep scrolling – and scrolling – and you’ll get the feel of it.
- Cherie Gilmour
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- Analysis
- Phones
Google unveils its Pixel 9a as budget phone wars heat up
Apple released the iPhone 16e, its less expensive new smartphone, only a matter of weeks ago. It’s a different market now.
- Tim Biggs
‘Merciless’: Google’s biggest-ever deal to turn 41-year-old into a billionaire
Behind his unassuming demeanour and his T-shirt-khakis-and-sneakers wardrobe, Assaf Rappaport is a shrewd dealmaker.
- Marissa Newman and Andrew Martin
‘Godfather of AI’ sounds alarm on Google weapons plan
Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton helped pioneer Google’s work in artificial intelligence. Now he has lashed out at the tech giant.
- James Titcomb and Matthew Field
- Updated
- Trade wars
‘Very volatile’: Beijing retaliates with tariffs on US imports, Google probe
Within minutes of the new Trump-imposed tariffs hitting Chinese imports, Beijing fired back with a suite of tariffs and a probe into Google.
- Lisa Visentin
Monique Ryan and Allegra Spender spend more than $150,000 on Google and Meta ads
In the last three months, the major parties, lobby groups and unions have also spent hundreds of thousands on social media in a bid to reach voters online.
- Olivia Ireland
Deep impact: China’s AI tidal wave hits Trump, and Australia
The cheap, open AI model has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley. Has Australia already been left behind or does DeepSeek’s rapid rise, despite limited resources, mean something similar could emerge locally?
- David Swan
Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America after Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the US government and also change the name of America’s highest peak on its maps.
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Wall Street’s trillion-dollar wipeout sets off alarm bells
A Chinese start-up that didn’t exist 18 months ago just triggered a meltdown that exposes the vulnerability of Wall Street.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Tech giants claim banks should be on the hook for scam refunds
Tech giants and banks are at loggerheads over planned anti-scam laws, which could result in hefty fines for banks, mobile networks and social media firms.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
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