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Technology

Coverage of technology topics.

Bezos Seeks $100 Billion to Buy Manufacturing Firms and Infuse Them With AI
Technology

Bezos Seeks $100 Billion to Buy Manufacturing Firms and Infuse Them With AI

The Amazon founder is in early talks to raise the largest private fund ever for acquiring industrial companies. It is connected to his secretive Project Prometheus.
5 min read a month ago
Anthropic Fight With Trump Administration Fractures Silicon Valley's Political Alliance
Technology

Anthropic Fight With Trump Administration Fractures Silicon Valley's Political Alliance

The Pentagon banned Anthropic over AI safeguards. Big Tech is now rallying behind the company in its lawsuit against the administration.
5 min read a month ago
Nvidia's Jensen Huang Proposes Paying Engineers AI Tokens Worth Half Their Salary
Technology

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Proposes Paying Engineers AI Tokens Worth Half Their Salary

The CEO said he would be 'deeply alarmed' if a $500,000 engineer did not consume at least $250,000 worth of AI compute. Nvidia envisions employing hundreds of thousands of AI agents.
5 min read a month ago
Alibaba Cuts 34% of Workforce in 2025 as Chinese Tech Giant Doubles Down on AI
Technology

Alibaba Cuts 34% of Workforce in 2025 as Chinese Tech Giant Doubles Down on AI

The company disposed of peripheral holdings including Sun Art and Intime to focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Net income fell 66%.
5 min read a month ago
Top 10 Independent Conveyancing Firms in Victoria 2026
Technology

Top 10 Independent Conveyancing Firms in Victoria 2026

A practical guide to Victoria's best independent conveyancers: boutique firms, local specialists, and family-owned practices from inner Melbourne to the Peninsula.
8 min read a month ago
Cursor's $50 Billion Valuation Exceeds Atlassian as AI Coding Tools Displace Engineers
Technology

Cursor's $50 Billion Valuation Exceeds Atlassian as AI Coding Tools Displace Engineers

An AI code editor built by four MIT dropouts is now worth more than the Australian software giant that just cut 1,600 jobs to fund its own AI pivot.
8 min read 2 months ago
Oracle and OpenAI Abandon Flagship Texas Data Centre in Stargate Setback
Technology

Oracle and OpenAI Abandon Flagship Texas Data Centre in Stargate Setback

Financing disputes and shifting priorities have ended plans for a major AI data centre, raising questions about the infrastructure buildout the AI boom depends on.
9 min read 2 months ago
Nvidia Steps Back From AI Lab Investments as OpenAI and Anthropic Eye IPOs
Markets

Nvidia Steps Back From AI Lab Investments as OpenAI and Anthropic Eye IPOs

Jensen Huang says Nvidia's $40 billion in AI lab stakes will likely be its last private rounds. The timing raises questions.
7 min read 2 months ago
The 10 Australian Companies Most Exposed to AI Disruption
Technology

The 10 Australian Companies Most Exposed to AI Disruption

From Atlassian to Appen, Australia's tech darlings are facing an existential question: what happens when AI can do what you sell?
7 min read 2 months ago
7 AI Coding Tools That Are Actually Replacing Software Engineers in 2026
Guides

7 AI Coding Tools That Are Actually Replacing Software Engineers in 2026

Atlassian cut 1,600 jobs this week. WiseTech axed 2,000 last month. These are the tools doing the replacing.
8 min read 2 months ago
The AI Job Shock Hitting Australian Tech Is Accelerating. Here Is What the Data Says
Work

The AI Job Shock Hitting Australian Tech Is Accelerating. Here Is What the Data Says

Atlassian, WiseTech, Block, and CBA have collectively cut nearly 8,000 roles in a month. The pattern tells us more than any single headline.
9 min read 2 months ago