Facebook vs Apple gets personal
Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are at odds over privacy, power and duelling visions. Their rivalry is increasingly personal — and public.
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Senate’s dose of reality for Big Tech
Call me old fashioned but I grew up in a culture where you paid for goods and services.
‘Too much power’: Aussie media code backed in Britain
UK competition regulator Andrea Coscelli has strongly backed the Australian Government’s media bargaining code, saying the digital platforms ‘have too much power’.
Microsoft ready to step up on search
Microsoft has committed to step up investment in Australia to transform its search engine, Bing, into a fit-for-purpose service for small businesses across Australia.
Has Google just overplayed its hand?
In pandemic times when we are all thinking about supply chains and vulnerabilities, how on earth have we allowed one company to dominate business?
PM to enlist G7 in Big Tech fight
Scott Morrison will seek to build support from world leaders for Australia’s news media bargaining code when he attends international forums this year.
Microsoft eager to fill void if Google exits
Microsoft is actively looking to capitalise on Google’s threat to exit the Australian market.
We need to curb big tech: Macron
The French president chided tech companies and political correctness for allowing ideological extremism to flourish.
Google’s ad dominance under fire
The ACCC will pursue the tech giant’s digital advertising stranglehold and potential misuse of market power.
Trump sides with Big Tech on media code
The Trump administration has called on the Morrison government to drop its plans to force Google and Facebook to pay for news.
Google buries Aussie news in ‘experiment’
Google is burying links from traditional media outlets, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute with mainstream publishers.
Sick of big tech? There are alternatives
Amid a growing backlash against the tech giants, alternative social media platforms are making waves and users are flocking to them.
Funds on notice as ASIC eyes problems
ASIC will target the superannuation sector this year as part of its attempt to get better consumer returns from business behaving better.
Trump ‘silencing’ slammed
Senior ministers have spoken out against Twitter’s decision to ban Donald Trump days before he leaves office.
Historic lawsuit may break up Facebook
Antitrust enforcers launch action against Facebook, alleging its purchase of Instagram, WhatsApp created a monopoly that has destroyed competition.
Juukan inquiry urges Rio to pay compensation
Rio Tinto should negotiate a restitution package and the WA government should establish a memorial for destroyed Aboriginal heritage sites, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
Tech giants aren’t selling, they’re buying you
We need to be realistic about why internet companies are pouring astronomical sums into artificial intelligence research.
Voluntary tech ‘bullies’ code panned
Tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter have been accused of ‘watering down’ the discredited European Union Code of Practice.
Holding big tech to account is the big story
It is extraordinary the media debate has hardly mentioned the primary issue of our times but instead seen a re-run of an old tale.
Facebook, Twitter take hits from all sides
US senators warn Facebook, Twitter CEOs about tougher regulation of social media.
Big stick will be taken to Big Tech
Joe Biden will hold America’s tech giants to account, ending their abuse of power and making them responsible for their actions, his campaign says.
Tech titans gain as Covid shifts demand
Big tech companies reap gains as COVID-19 fuels shift in demand.
Tech giants lapping up a tsunami of capital
Through the pandemic, the tech giants’ position relative to their peers has grown even stronger through viral disruption.
Zuckerberg turns into a political animal
Facebook’s CEO long left politics and policy to deputies. No more. As the company’s influence has grown political acumen has become an essential tool.
Big tech buyout fantasies may be on hold
US government’s ambitious case against tech giants faces many hurdles, but curbing M&A activity seems certain.
Battle with tech giants finally paying off: News Corp
Australia’s biggest digital publisher has been leading the global charge to force big tech players to pay for news content for more than a decade.
Google searches for friends in media battle
Media bargaining code scare campaign moves to small businesses with big tech declaring that the digital tools are ‘at risk’.
Facebook to curb internal debate
Facebook’s CEO says employees shouldn’t have to confront sensitive social issues at work unless they want to.
Code ‘not about propping up media companies’
ACCC chair Rod Sims has moved to dispel myths and misinformation about the upcoming mandatory media bargaining code.
US readies Facebook anti-trust suit
US Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook that it could file by the end of the year.
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