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The new assistant treasurer will come under heavy and immediate pressure from the tech and media industries over Labor's new levy on internet giants to fund journalism.
Dialogue Consulting’s long-running competition lawsuit against Meta will force the tech giant to hand over board documents on competitors, including X and TikTok.
Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end fact-checking at Meta is clearly linked to US politics and the return of Donald Trump. But it will have ramifications globally, including in Australia.
The election watchdog says it will monitor changes to social media platforms following Meta's decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US.
Meta's deals with Australian fact-checkers remain safe — for now. However, with plans to expand the move to other markets, the agreements could be at risk.
The Piper Alderman-led class action against Google has set the stage for the filing of three competing group claims and a likely "beauty parade" to decide exactly which matters proceed.
Meta's director of global threat disruption argues Australia's plans to force banks, telcos and social media companies to compensate scam victims are "fundamentally problematic".
An interim Senate committee report avoided recommending the 'designation' of Meta under the news media bargaining code, which is unlikely to please Australia's media giants.
US tech giants are scrambling to find energy to fuel AI development in the US. That demand will spread around the world, says Meta artificial intelligence VP Manohar Paluri.
Mark Zuckerberg says that AI-powered glasses — like Meta's Orion — could one day replace the smartphone. They're also shaping up as a key part of the company's second act.
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.
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.
Search advertising giant Google is slashing the value and shortening the length of deals with Australian publishers struck under the government's media bargaining code.
Big Tech isn't letting up on AI spending despite growing impatience among investors concerned about how long it will take to pay off.