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Key figures shaping tech and policy: Trump, Xi, Vestager, Farquhar

A discussion on copyright compensation. Pic: Microsoft Copilot

Big tech to discuss compensation with creatives for AI training 

Posted on August 22, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Australian organisations representing big tech firms and creative industries plan to discuss compensation for works used to train AI models.

Tech Council of Australia CEO Scott Farquhar

Scott Farquhar’s AI copyright conundrum

Posted on August 11, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Scott Farquhar’s address to the National Press Club introduced compelling ideas but some elements need scrutiny.

Trump phone

Trump phone accused of being not ‘made in America’

Posted on June 26, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

A Trump related business could be breaching the “Made in America” policy.

Amazon launches first full scale launch of Project Kuiper satellites

Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink, launching 27 satellites

Posted on April 30, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Australian telcos, government, the NBN and iconsumers will benefit from Amazon’s long-awaited launch of its first Project Kuiper satellites.

A group of teenagers in a modern urban park each of them focused on their smartphones.

From isolation to innovation: Rethinking social media for under 16s

Posted on March 25, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

We’ve got off on the wrong foot with the government’s social media ban for Under 16s. Let’s add some positivity to the negativity of a ban.

EU First Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera

Meet the European woman who is staring down Donald Trump on big tech regulation

Posted on February 20, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The EU’s competition commissioner is standing firm against Donald Trump on the issue of big tech regulation and tariffs.

Xi Jinping meets tech billionaires

China’s leader strikes a deal with technology billionaires

Posted on February 18, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Geopolitics is a driver in a new era of cooperation between China’s Government and the country’s technology billionaires.

Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen

Could Trump make a play for telco giants Nokia, Ericsson?

Posted on February 13, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Europe has been pondering whether Donald Trump might make a purchase of Nokia or Ericsson part of a tariff deal?

Workday Rising

Robotic recruiters to be unleashed in Workday upgrade

Posted on September 24, 2024October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Around 10,000 companies will gain access to new staff recruitment software enhanced by Workday’s artificial intelligence.

Satellite

Optus collaborates with SpaceX to pioneer mobile-to-satellite texting in Australia

Posted on February 29, 2024October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Optus customers will send text messages even where there is no ground based coverage.

Google AI DeepMind technology

AI drugs targeting proteins are in the pipeline

Posted on February 28, 2024October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

AI-developed drugs that target proteins will become available in clinics within a couple of years.

Workday skills

Workday rates skills ahead of degrees for job placements

Posted on January 8, 2024October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Workday has released software to its 10,000 corporate and business customers that puts the attainment of thousands of skills ahead of formal degree qualifications.

Workday to offer generative AI for HR management

Posted on September 28, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Workday has announced a rollout of new generative AI applications that aim to automate the operation of corporations worldwide.

Ric Richardson to crush malware

Posted on September 11, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Prolific Australian inventor Ric Richardson is back with an operating system modification that he says will stop malware and ransomware in its tracks.

Nvidia’s 843% income increase shows being ahead in AI counts

Posted on August 24, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

He’s not as famous as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates yet, but NVIDIA’s electrical engineer CEO, Jensen Huang, is as iconic as any Silicon Valley pioneer.

Focus groups said Musk’s X.Com sounded like a porn site

Posted on July 25, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Focus groups said Musk’s X.Com sounded like a porn site when he first proposed the name 20 years ago.

Mark Zuckerberg shows off new VR headsets, but do we buy his Metaverse?

Posted on June 15, 2022October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Mark Zuckerberg has displayed prototype VR headsets that make the metaverse look as real as reality itself.

Inside Conti, the world’s most feared ransomware gang

Posted on March 7, 2022October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The leaking of more than a hundred thousand internal messages at the world‘s biggest ransomware gang has offered explosive insights into how it attacks its victims which include Australian companies.

Canva: The Aussie app that makes design easy for everyone

Posted on May 4, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

We know Canva is a highly successful multi-billion dollar Australian company but what does its product do?

Facebook faces backlash after blocking legitimate news sources in Australia

Posted on February 19, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Facebook should’ve heeded the lessons of the likes of Yahoo and AOL before it spitefully booted real news from its echo chamber.

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