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Sharemarket
ASX drops as inflation surprise raises risk of interest rate rise
The Australian sharemarket reversed its earlier gains on Wednesday as the latest inflation data kept the door open to another Reserve Bank interest rate rise.
- by Millie Muroi
Latest
Microsoft sales jump in AI arms race against Google
Sales at Microsoft have surged as the technology giant cashes in on the artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush in a race against Silicon Valley rival Google.
- by Matthew Field
Analysis
Web culture
Is Google Search better than the rest? And is that fair?
As the US takes the tech giant to court in a massive antitrust trial, allegations that Google makes itself worse to earn more in ad money continue.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Fintech
iPhone and apps are trumping cards for payments – but be cautious
As tech giants muscle their way into finance, regulators are wary of the risks to competition from these new players.
- by Clancy Yeates
Review
Phones
Google’s latest smartphones put AI photo-editing in your hands
The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are great smartphones that go toe-to-toe with the iPhone, but they also pack a lot of experimental-feeling generative AI.
- by Tim Biggs
‘Heinous crimes’: Twitter fined $600,000 over child safety failures
The eSafety Commissioner said proactive detection of child abuse fell from 90 to 75 per cent over the three months after billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter (now X).
- by Jordan Baker
Google shows off better AI ability in its new Pixel 8 phones
Tech giant Google has unveiled its second generation smartwatch, as well as the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, which comes with a contactless temperature sensor.
- by Tim Biggs
The internet is really the ‘Google web’, Microsoft boss says in antitrust trial
Google’s power in online search is so ubiquitous that even Microsoft found it difficult to compete on the internet, Satya Nadella testified in the US government’s trial against the search giant.
- by David McCabe and Cecilia Kang
How Google’s former CEO is using his $42b fortune to change the world
Eric Schmidt isn’t shy about his wealth and power.
- by Blake Schmidt and Anna Edgerton
Google sued after man drives off collapsed bridge while following map directions
The father of two drowned after his vehicle plunged into the creek having been allegedly directed by Google Maps to cross a bridge that collapsed nine years earlier.
- by Hannah Schoenbaum
Analysis
Media & marketing
Breaking news: How the Australian media is grappling with AI
News Corp Australia is leading the charge locally in the rollout of AI-produced news content. Its competitors are divided on how to respond.
- by Calum Jaspan