Artificial intelligence
Anthropic is setting up shop in Sydney, turning months of quiet groundwork into a local office as Claude adoption climbs across Australia and New Zealand.
The assistant productivity minister will make his argument at Wednesday’s Tech Council breakfast.
AI may lift productivity, but for boards and CFOs the bigger question is whether it can deliver returns on top of years of accumulated tech spend.
This week was a reminder that the artificial intelligence story is as much about power and leverage as it is about economics and finance.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed parliament on Thursday and struck a deal with Australia on critical minerals and AI.
The Sydney-headquartered company has no data centre developments in Australia but says it remains committed to its home city.
As Australia sees early AI-linked redundancies, RBA governor Michele Bullock insists the bigger jobs impact is likely to unfold less dramatically.
In the wake of mass layoffs announced by WiseTech Global and Block last week, Antonoff told Capital Brief the company will hit the brakes on its recruitment drive.
In a week of AI anxiety, Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced cuts of almost half the workforce to chase its efficiency gains. The investor verdict so far: more, please.
AI loomed large over this earning season, as disruption fears smashed global software names but left Australia’s market looking oddly sheltered by its lack of exposure.
Australia’s biggest bank tried to avoid a public backlash as it made one of the first moves by a blue chip company to shed staff amid AI disruption.
A gloomy AI memo went viral this week, briefly spooking markets. Whether true or not, two Australian tech stories today suggest the pressures it describes are real.
More AI-related job cuts are coming, and the market doesn’t seem to mind it when it sees them.
Tech optimists argue mass adoption of AI could reverse decades of slowing productivity growth. But a new DemosAU poll shows a growing class divide on the tech.
Michael Juniper says he is focused on closing the gap between the company’s market value and the underlying value of its assets.
While AI factory builder Firmus steals the headlines at home, local investors woke this morning to find rival upstart Sharon AI trading on the Nasdaq.
Shareholder class actions are heading to the High Court for a landmark test on materiality and damages, following a string of courtroom defeats.
