This Month
- Exclusive
- Quantum Computing
PsiQuantum in talks for bipartisan support but Coalition not swayed
PsiQuantum is confident of winning over sceptical politicians by highlighting its backing from both major parties in the US, where it has defence contracts.
- Tess Bennett
Amazon posts strong cloud unit sales on rising AI demand
The e-commerce company’s operating income more than tripled as Amazon Web Services and adverts provided a boost.
- Camilla Hodgson
April
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
How government debt could blow up the global financial system
As Western governments shy away from debt reduction and structural reform, investors must reassess their view of “safe” assets.
- John Plender
Booming AI demand threatens global electricity supply
Tech chiefs warn that power-hungry data centres are a bottleneck in developing artificial intelligence. Some of them are looking at developing their own electricity supply.
- Camilla Hodgson
Speed of development making it hard for firms to invest wisely in AI
Whether assessing safety, performance or efficiency, the groups tasked with stress-testing AI systems are rushing to keep up with the state of the art.
- George Hammond
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Political brawls sweep the supermarket aisles
Supermarkets are once again an appealing target for politicians wanting to demonstrate their good intentions on helping consumers with cost-of-living pressures.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
March
The ACCC is asking news outlets if they can live without Facebook
The competition regulator, in letters to major media groups, has sought details about how they make money from and deal with Meta, the platform’s operator.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Exclusive
- E-commerce
From nothing to $1b: Inside Temu and Shein’s flying start in Australia
The fast fashion group and Temu, an ultra-cheap marketplace, are rewriting the rules of retailing as shoppers flock to their low-cost platforms.
- Nick Bonyhady and Carrie LaFrenz
I hired an algorithm to help me shop. Here’s what happened
Computer algorithms are taking over the business of buying and selling products online.
- Marek Kowalkiewicz
Amazon books losses on $6b Aussie sales as retail and cloud boom
The US tech giant’s local online retail and cloud computing businesses are both printing money, with 20 per cent year-on-year growth, but it is still booking losses, newly published accounts show.
- Tess Bennett
Megacorps are the 21st century’s great threat
Labor minister and economist Andrew Leigh argues that companies as big, financially, as nations are a danger to consumers and their employees.
- Andrew Leigh
February
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Data centres are hot property - and not just for the returns
Macquarie Technology CEO David Tudehope says data centres are not just good investments, they will allow Australia to participate in the entire AI value chain.
- Jennifer Hewett
Tech layoffs roil industry as US job losses reach 32,000
Snap has become the latest example, announcing that it will reduce its workforce by 10 per cent, or about 540 employees.
- Antonia Mufarech
January
- Analysis
- Tech Observed
White-collar jobs tumble, but shares soar as investors back AI future
Australian staff are likely to make up some of the 8000 jobs software giant SAP says will be affected by an AI-driven global restructure, as its shares hit a record.
- Paul Smith
Investors to look for AI-powered gains during big tech earnings season
Enthusiasm for tech giants has accelerated thanks to hype around generative AI, systems that can spew out humanlike text, images and code within seconds.
- Tabby Kinder
- Opinion
- Competition
What happens if antitrust enforcers beat big tech?
The onus is on enforcers and the lower courts to find meaningful ways to increase competition in sectors such as social media, online advertising and ecommerce.
- Updated
- Brooke Masters
November 2023
- Opinion
- Working from home
Managers worry staff have a second job on the sly
I’ve never imagined I could take advantage of the freedom to work remotely to get another full-time job on the sly. But apparently it’s a thing.
- Pilita Clark
How ‘the world’s greatest retailer’ was passed over for CEO
Greg Foran went from Woolworths to a senior job at Walmart, where he was caught in a power struggle between its traditional and digital arms.
- Jason Del Rey
Hollywood actors end multibillion-dollar strike
George Clooney and other stars lent support to the months-long work stoppage, which resulted in studios pulling movies and losing billions of dollars in ticket sales.
- Brooks Barnes, John Koblin and Nicole Sperling
- Opinion
- Wage growth
A tech venture capitalist’s manifesto to save the world
Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen, who helped create Facebook, Twitter and LinkedInk, has published what critics call a 5000-word rant. It deserves respect.
- Aaron Patrick
