Big Tech
In a wide-ranging interview, the former Home Affairs boss said Australia may not be able to go it alone on a Big Tech levy, questioned the effectiveness of TikTok bans, and took aim at Elon Musk.
Media executives want the government to require AI firms to disclose content used for training. Google’s resistance sets up a fight with publishers over compensation.
New figures reveal the vast majority of Australian children are using social media in some form, which may complicate the government's ability to impose a ban on it.
The Sydney-based, Nasdaq-listed miner is leaning further and further into the AI data boom.
Big Tech is being hit with a barrage of new regulations and lawsuits all around the world. It's leading fund managers in Australia and abroad to rethink their exposure.
Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind supports the progress on privacy law changes, but notes key reforms crucial for the economy were absent from the proposals.
While Labor appeared to be launching a war on big tech this week, it was just setting the stage for the one announcement that will truly infuriate social media giants.
The Albanese government wants a sweeping ban on kids using social media. But it faces difficulties in overcoming the complexities of such regulation, as it has with other recent reforms.
Legal experts say that Uber's victory in NSW could be the start of a drawn out legal conflict — which might go all the way to the High Court.
The expected sale of Australian data centre operator AirTrunk to Blackstone for a substantial $20 billion is recognition of the company's potential as AI continues to boom.
Emails obtained by Capital Brief show that Anthony Albanese declined to meet Meta’s president of global affairs following the tech giant’s decision to drop deals with news publishers.
News publishers and the gambling industry are holding their breath ahead of two major government decisions on media policy.
Nine's strongest criticism of Google and Meta over AI to date has surfaced just as it revealed it was progressing talks over an AI licensing deal.
As a proxy for the AI revolution, Nvidia's performance is watched more closely than any other company. And as today's results showed, it only takes a hint of trouble for investors to punish the stock.
Australia’s competition chief is more concerned about how Big Tech might restrain Australian tech companies than the innovation of generative AI itself.
Damian Kassabgi is now the Australian tech industry's leading voice to government. He objects to the ACCC's efforts to expand its power to block mergers.
Uber’s payroll tax dispute with NSW has left Supreme Court judge David Hammerschlag with the sense that the case may have been argued incorrectly.
Australia has a developer gap and GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley warns it could get even worse if the wrong regulatory settings are put in place.
The deal, where Google acquires talent and licensing rights but not equity, reflects a growing trend between Big Tech giants and aspiring AI startups.
