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Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Addictive Design in Landmark Child Safety Verdict
Geopolitics

Meta and YouTube Found Liable for Addictive Design in Landmark Child Safety Verdict

A California jury awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that Instagram and YouTube's design features caused mental health harm, opening social media companies to a new category of product liability claims.
6 min read 2 months 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.
5 min read 2 months ago
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million in New Mexico Over Child Safety Failures
Geopolitics

Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million in New Mexico Over Child Safety Failures

A Santa Fe jury found Meta liable for concealing predator risks on Facebook and Instagram, marking the first time a state has prevailed at trial against a major tech company over child harm.
7 min read 2 months ago
ASIC v Star: Federal Court Ruling Rewrites the Rules for Australian Directors
Geopolitics

ASIC v Star: Federal Court Ruling Rewrites the Rules for Australian Directors

Justice Lee's ruling against Star's executives carries a message for every Australian boardroom: ignorance of risk is no longer a defence.
7 min read 2 months ago
Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap
Work

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.
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
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 Heretic of Silicon Valley
Geopolitics

The Heretic of Silicon Valley

When a tech CEO calls for government regulation of his own industry, it tells us something about where the reckoning has arrived.
9 min read 2 months ago
Scientists Engineer Probiotic Bacteria to Hunt Tumours and Make Cancer Drugs
Geopolitics

Scientists Engineer Probiotic Bacteria to Hunt Tumours and Make Cancer Drugs

Researchers at Shandong University have modified common gut bacteria to infiltrate tumours and produce an FDA-approved cancer drug directly where it is needed. Mouse trials show promising results.
6 min read 2 months ago
BTS Returns: 260,000 Fans Descend on Seoul for K-Pop's Biggest Comeback in a Decade
Culture

BTS Returns: 260,000 Fans Descend on Seoul for K-Pop's Biggest Comeback in a Decade

After four years of military service, the world's biggest band reunites at Gwanghwamun Square in a free concert livestreamed globally on Netflix.
7 min read 2 months ago
Chuck Norris, the Unkillable Man, Has Died at 86
Geopolitics

Chuck Norris, the Unkillable Man, Has Died at 86

The martial arts champion, action star and unlikely internet immortal passed away Thursday in Hawaii. He leaves behind a singular legacy: the man too tough to die, who finally did.
8 min read 2 months ago
The seven-hour threshold: what this year's data tells us about teens and social media
Finance

The seven-hour threshold: what this year's data tells us about teens and social media

New data from 47 countries shows teenage girls in English-speaking nations are among the hardest hit by heavy social media use, with Australia's position outside the top 10 happiest countries unchanged.
8 min read 2 months ago