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AI

Amazon Building Another AI Phone After Fire Phone Disaster
AI

Amazon Building Another AI Phone After Fire Phone Disaster

The Fire Phone lasted one year. Alexa devices lost $25 billion. Now Amazon's ZeroOne team thinks AI can change the math.
7 min read 2 months ago
Rocky and Grace: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right About the Limits of Intelligence
Opinion

Rocky and Grace: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right About the Limits of Intelligence

Andy Weir's blockbuster rests on a quietly radical thesis: that all intelligent civilizations hit the same ceiling, discover the same technologies, and face the same existential threats. Two writers argue about what this means for AI.
12 min read 2 months ago
OpenAI Plans to Nearly Double Workforce to 8,000 as Claude Code Gains Ground
AI

OpenAI Plans to Nearly Double Workforce to 8,000 as Claude Code Gains Ground

Sam Altman's company aims to expand from 4,500 staff in one of tech's most aggressive hiring pushes, as rival Anthropic captures a fifth of its business through coding tools.
5 min read 2 months ago
Best Digital Marketing and Media Buying Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Best Digital Marketing and Media Buying Agencies in Australia for 2026

A practical guide to Australia's top digital marketing and media buying agencies: performance specialists, full-service firms, and programmatic experts from Sydney to Perth.
8 min read 2 months ago
The case against AI therapists is now in evidence
AI

The case against AI therapists is now in evidence

New research quantifies what regulators should have anticipated: chatbots designed to be agreeable are harming people in psychological distress.
8 min read 2 months ago
The One-Man Framework That's Reshaping AI's Power Structure
AI

The One-Man Framework That's Reshaping AI's Power Structure

OpenClaw's rise suggests foundation models are becoming commodities. The antitrust implications are significant.
7 min read 2 months ago
Top 10 AEO Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Top 10 AEO Agencies in Australia for 2026

A practical guide to Australia's best Answer Engine Optimisation agencies: AI search specialists from Sydney to Perth who get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
10 min read 2 months ago
Apple's M5 Math: The Unit Economics of a $100 Price Hike
AI

Apple's M5 Math: The Unit Economics of a $100 Price Hike

The new MacBook Air isn't just faster. It's a calculated segmentation shift that forces users to pay for storage they might not want.
6 min read 2 months ago
McCormick Eyes $30 Billion Bet on Unilever's Food Empire
AI

McCormick Eyes $30 Billion Bet on Unilever's Food Empire

The spice company's audacious play for Hellmann's, Knorr and Marmite would create a condiment colossus, but the maths requires some creative navigation.
8 min read 2 months ago
Russia Moves to Ban ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini Under New AI Laws
AI

Russia Moves to Ban ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini Under New AI Laws

Moscow's digital ministry publishes sweeping regulations that would restrict foreign AI tools transferring Russian user data abroad. Western companies face a familiar ultimatum.
8 min read 2 months ago
Tinder's AI rebrand scans your camera roll and reads your star chart
AI

Tinder's AI rebrand scans your camera roll and reads your star chart

The dating app that created swipe culture now wants to fix it with zodiac compatibility, photo analysis, and in-person events.
7 min read 2 months ago
OpenAI Ships GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano: The Architecture of Cheap Intelligence
AI

OpenAI Ships GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano: The Architecture of Cheap Intelligence

Two new models bring computer use and coding performance at a fraction of the cost. The real story is the system architecture they enable.
7 min read 2 months ago