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Labor holds firm on plan to make tech giants pay for news as Meta attacks
The government is pressing ahead with its plan to make tech giants fund journalism, shrugging off Meta’s claim it amounts to a “discriminatory tax”.
- David Swan, Calum Jaspan and Nick Newling
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It’s already too late to stop AI. But before the p(doom), let’s consider the p(boom)
Pope Leo says management of the new tech is now humanity’s most important mission. Australia is uniquely well-placed to play a role in that endeavour.
- Peter Hartcher
Elon Musk joins Trump’s China visit, leaders will discuss Taiwan arms sales
Asked whether he believed the US should still sell weapons to Taiwan, the US president said: “Well, I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi. President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll have that discussion.”
- Michael Koziol
Major publishing houses sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg over AI copyright
Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier and Cengage and bestselling novelist Scott Turow have filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta relied on pirated books to train its AI program.
- Alexandra Alter
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Meta will throw the toys out of the cot - again
Local journalism deserves saving. But the scheme designed to save it rests on assumptions that the Facebook and Instagram owner has already demolished, without consequences.
- David Swan
Tech giants ship more than $14 billion offshore amid AI debate
New filings show the extent to which Google, Meta and Amazon send revenue overseas, as new media laws loom.
- David Swan and Jessica Yun
Australian staff on edge as Meta slashes 8000 jobs
Meta is laying off about 10 per cent of its workforce, as it ramps up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-experts.
- David Swan
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- AI
Meta has found its footing on AI. Its rival found something much scarier
Meta spent billions rebuilding its AI program and finally has something to show for it. Anthropic, meanwhile, has something it’s not sure anyone should see.
- David Swan
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- Meta
Parents like me are cheering these Facebook verdicts. But it’s not all good news
If these landmark court decisions against Meta and YouTube result in a dilution of free speech, the so-called victory will be hollow indeed.
- David French
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Zuckerberg faces his ‘Big Tobacco’ moment
Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley are on edge after a pair of landmark court losses.
- David Swan