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‘It’s the vibe’: Court brawl hinges on alleged industrial-scale data hack
Was it industrial espionage on a massive scale, or is an Australian property data giant just hiding behind a case inspired by ‘The Castle’ in this bruising legal battle?
- Colin Kruger
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Inside Canva’s $100 billion gamble on an AI-first rebuild
Melanie Perkins pitched the idea in 2011 and was knocked back by 100 investors. Fifteen years later, Canva is finally building it.
- David Swan
The widow of ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ targeted in hunt for $1.7 billion
Mike Lynch died alongside his daughter and five others when his superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily in 2024. Now a tech giant has zeroed in on his widow.
- Matthew Field
Canva embarks on buying spree as AI wave batters rivals
With rivals cratering and Google encroaching, Canva is betting a string of AI acquisitions can cement its place before the IPO window opens.
- David Swan
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- Technology
Losses growing, staff cut: Atlassian’s billionaire boss faces his AI test
Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian’s total workforce over email on Thursday, amounting to 480 jobs in Australia.
- David Swan
- Opinion
- AI
Tsunami of disruption: Why this Aussie tech giant is swinging the axe
The world’s most feared and revered technology, artificial intelligence, has become Atlassian’s nemesis and its enabler.
- Elizabeth Knight
Tech reporter David Swan on Atlassian job cuts
Billionaire chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian’s total headcount over email on Thursday
Apple unveils its cheapest-ever laptop
Apple has made its biggest push yet into low-end laptops, aiming to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks for budget-minded shoppers.
- Tim Biggs
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- World markets
ASX rallies to record as Woolies, WiseTech surge, BHP hits all-time high
Australia’s sharemarket gained more than $30 billion in value, tracking gains on Wall Street and buoyed by a flurry of corporate news that excited investors.
- Staff reporters
- Opinion
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‘People doing dumb things’: Wall Street boss Jamie Dimon warns of AI frenzy
The JPMorgan Chase CEO thinks the impact of artificial intelligence on software companies might be the trigger for a wave of loan defaults, and sees parallels to the GFC.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz