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Australia's competition watchdog is calling for new powers to rein in Google's dominance in the ad tech industry, following a months-long investigation that found that the tech giant has abused its market position and harmed rivals.
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Farquhar serves up data centres, with AI on top
Australia can play a world-leading role in the development of data centres, Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar has claimed, a move he says could help the nation become a leader in artificial intelligence innovation.
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Albanese to spruik Labor’s child social media ban at UN
Anthony Albanese is calling on other nations to follow Australia’s lead as YouTube faces inclusion in the crackdown.
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