Technology & democracy
Europe turns on Elon Musk as he blasts EU over digital rules
The world’s richest man’s enthusiastic support for right-wing populists also appears to be acting as a heavy brake on Tesla sales.
- David Crowe
Latest
‘We’ll be crushed’: Ghost Shark sub-maker warns on need to bolster homegrown defence
Shane Arnott, the mastermind behind Australia’s autonomous sub, said the nation doesn’t have time for “small minds and small thinking”.
- Chris Zappone
Lunchbreak deal to find ways to pay artists for work hoovered up by AI
Australia’s top unionist and a tech billionaire are making moves to confront the challenge of artificial intelligence.
- Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Billionaires
I’ve spent time with tech oligarchs – you have no idea just how weird they are
Like the rocket ships Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shovelling money into, the tech being prioritised by Silicon Valley’s billionaires isn’t designed to save us. It’s meant to save them.
- Cory Alpert
Welcome to the era of the ‘affordable’ cruise missile
Long-range cruise missiles were once expensive and in the hands of the few. Now they are being reinvented at a fraction of the cost, disrupting defence in the process.
- Chris Zappone
- Opinion
- Inside China
Jack is back: Why China has brought its billionaires out of the shadows
After four years of a brutal crackdown that has cost them billions, Jack Ma and the rest of China’s best and brightest have been welcomed back into the fold by Xi Jinping. The message is clear.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Exclusive
- NBN
‘No way’: Labor says NBN will beat Elon Musk’s Starlink on broadband
Elon Musk’s Starlink network is winning Australian customers, but Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says NBN will remain cheaper and get faster.
- David Crowe
Apple settles eavesdropping class action for $153 million
A US class action had alleged the tech giant was using virtual assistant Siri’s microphone to record conversations without users’ knowledge.
- Michael Liedtke
- Opinion
- Competition
Big Tech didn’t like Biden. Trump won’t be any better for Google & Co
The Biden administration has used antitrust legislation to target the technology giants, even seeking to break up Google. Trump’s nominees to key posts overseeing the tech sector won’t be much friendlier.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
The alarm over Elon Musk and national security has yet to sink in
The prospect of Musk doing the bidding of Vladimir Putin – or any authoritarian leader – would be malign influence at a whole other level.
- Chris Zappone
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