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The 10 Best Conveyancers in Sydney NSW 2026
Geopolitics

The 10 Best Conveyancers in Sydney NSW 2026

Sydney's top-rated conveyancers ranked by Google reviews, fixed fees, and specialist expertise across every part of the city.
Editor 7 min read 4 days ago
Meta and Google Lose $381M in Child Safety Verdicts
Geopolitics

Meta and Google Lose $381M in Child Safety Verdicts

Two juries in three days find social platforms liable for harm to minors
Editor 7 min read 4 days ago
Google Backs Anthropic's $5B Texas Data Center in AI Arms Race
AI

Google Backs Anthropic's $5B Texas Data Center in AI Arms Race

Tech giant offers construction financing for 500MW campus as Claude creator locks in compute capacity advantage over smaller rivals
Editor 8 min read 4 days ago
SoftBank Secures $40 Billion Loan to Fund OpenAI Investment
AI

SoftBank Secures $40 Billion Loan to Fund OpenAI Investment

The unsecured 12-month bridge loan signals lenders expect OpenAI's public listing to happen within the year, giving SoftBank liquidity to settle the debt.
Editor 7 min read 5 days ago
The Cattle Trade: How One Nation’s SA Surge Just Rewrote Federal Strategy
Geopolitics

The Cattle Trade: How One Nation’s SA Surge Just Rewrote Federal Strategy

Barnaby Joyce’s ‘cattle’ comments aren’t a gaffe. They are a calculated response to a structural breach in the Liberal Party’s right flank.
Editor 6 min read 5 days ago
Apple to Unveil Siri as 'Systemwide AI Agent' at WWDC 2026
AI

Apple to Unveil Siri as 'Systemwide AI Agent' at WWDC 2026

Rebuilt Siri gains deep app integration, conversational chat interface, and web-sourced summaries to compete with Perplexity and Google Gemini.
Editor 4 min read 6 days ago
Anthropic Eyes $60B IPO in October
AI

Anthropic Eyes $60B IPO in October

The Claude maker is in early talks with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley. At $60 billion, it would dwarf OpenAI's expected offering later this year.
Editor 4 min read 7 days ago
Apple Opens Siri to Claude, Gemini, Grok in iOS 27
AI

Apple Opens Siri to Claude, Gemini, Grok in iOS 27

OpenAI's exclusive partnership ends. Users will choose their preferred chatbot through new Extensions settings. Apple is also building its own chatbot Siri based on Gemini.
Editor 5 min read 7 days ago
Google's Agent Smith AI So Popular It Got Throttled
Geopolitics

Google's Agent Smith AI So Popular It Got Throttled

Agent Smith automates coding tasks and works in the background while employees use their phones. Sergey Brin told staff that AI agents will be a 'big focus' for Google this year.
Editor 4 min read 7 days ago
David Sacks Out as AI Czar, Joins Billionaire Council
Geopolitics

David Sacks Out as AI Czar, Joins Billionaire Council

The PayPal Mafia veteran's 130-day stint as Trump's crypto and AI czar is over. He moves to PCAST, an advisory body stacked with Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Sergey Brin. He'll advise on policy. He won't make it.
Editor 5 min read 7 days ago
Iran Hacks FBI Director, Leaks Personal Photos
Geopolitics

Iran Hacks FBI Director, Leaks Personal Photos

The Handala Hack Team published personal photos of Kash Patel and over 300 emails. The FBI says no government data was involved. It's the latest escalation in Iran's cyber campaign against US officials.
Editor 5 min read 7 days ago
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Corporate Job Cuts in 2026 Workforce Restructuring
Work

Amazon Confirms 16,000 Corporate Job Cuts in 2026 Workforce Restructuring

E-commerce giant announces largest single layoff of 2026 as part of broader corporate downsizing strategy.
Editor 5 min read 7 days ago
The $650 billion question: Can Big Tech justify the AI spending spree?
Geopolitics

The $650 billion question: Can Big Tech justify the AI spending spree?

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are on track to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure by the end of 2026. Investors are starting to ask where the return is.
Editor 5 min read 9 days ago
RBA Hikes Cash Rate to 4.10% as Bullock Warns of Recession Risk
Geopolitics

RBA Hikes Cash Rate to 4.10% as Bullock Warns of Recession Risk

The second rate rise of 2026 passed by a single vote, with the Governor pointing to sticky inflation and oil price shocks.
Editor 3 min read 9 days ago
NVIDIA Sees $1 Trillion in AI Chip Orders Through 2027
Geopolitics

NVIDIA Sees $1 Trillion in AI Chip Orders Through 2027

Jensen Huang doubles the forecast at GTC 2026 as hyperscalers scramble for Blackwell and Rubin GPUs.
Editor 3 min read 9 days ago
Qantas Bets on AI for On-Time Performance as Project Sunrise Nears
Work

Qantas Bets on AI for On-Time Performance as Project Sunrise Nears

CEO Vanessa Hudson says technology is already improving reliability, while confirming Singapore stopovers will stay.
Editor 4 min read 9 days ago
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.
Editor 7 min read 12 days ago
Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap
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Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap

The White House wants to preempt state AI laws before they exist. The constitutional and practical problems run deeper than the four-page document suggests.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago
Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother
Wealth

Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother

After losing in the first round at Miami, the four-time Grand Slam champion asked herself whether the tour was worth the time away from her daughter.
Editor 8 min read 13 days 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.
Editor 5 min read 13 days ago
Best Digital Marketing and Media Buying Agencies in Australia for 2026
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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.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Top 10 SEO Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Top 10 SEO Agencies in Australia for 2026

The definitive guide to Australia's leading SEO agencies. Who delivers results in both traditional search and AI-generated answers, and who is falling behind.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
Top 10 AEO Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Top 10 AEO Agencies in Australia for 2026

The definitive guide to Australia's leading Answer Engine Optimisation agencies. Who actually delivers results in AI search, and who is just adding AEO to their service menu.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
Artemis II Moon Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad for Historic April Mission
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Artemis II Moon Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad for Historic April Mission

NASA's 322-foot SLS rocket completed an 11-hour journey to Pad 39B on Friday, setting up the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
Editor 6 min read 14 days ago
Apple's iPhone 17e Brings A19 Chip to Budget Buyers Starting at A$999
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Apple's iPhone 17e Brings A19 Chip to Budget Buyers Starting at A$999

The budget iPhone gets flagship silicon, MagSafe, and full Apple Intelligence support. Pre-orders opened March 5 with availability from March 11.
Editor 6 min read 14 days ago

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