Big Tech stories
NeuReality taps Amazon & Maersk veteran for AI push
3 days ago
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NeuReality adds former Amazon and Maersk executive Rotem Hershko as adviser to sharpen NR-NEXUS enterprise strategy and AI production rollout.
Ion in early talks with Meta & Alphabet over video tech
4 days ago
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Ion Video says Meta and Alphabet are among several global tech groups in early talks over its patented system to make video easier for AI tools to use.
OpenAI launches AUD $155 Codex Pro plan for developers
Last week
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digital transformation
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OpenAI unveils a mid-range ChatGPT Pro plan for Codex users as enterprise revenue tops 40% and CarPlay voice access rolls out globally.
OpenAI warns of AI shock & calls for public debate
Last week
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OpenAI urges governments to prepare for AI-driven disruption as Sam Altman says rapid progress could transform work, tax and cyber security within years.
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence
Last week
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Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.
Samsung to end Messages app in July 2026 on Galaxy
Last week
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Samsung to end its Messages app in July 2026, steering users to Google Messages as the default SMS option on supported Android devices.
OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding
Last week
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OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
This month
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Upwind taps former Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan to bolster cloud and AI strategy as it eyes enterprise buyers and rapid growth.
Apple launches Business platform to streamline company tools
Last month
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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Apple rolls out Business platform for companies, bundling device management and brand tools as it replaces Manager and Connect.
Australia backs AI licensing under copyright rules
Last month
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Australian ministers and industry leaders unite in Canberra as they push paid AI licensing, rejecting calls for broader copyright exemptions.
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
Last month
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smart cities
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.
OpenAI hires Brent Thomas to lead public policy in ANZ
Last month
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data protection
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
OpenAI has appointed Brent Thomas to lead policy in Australia and New Zealand as Canberra tightens AI governance and copyright rules.
Apple sets hybrid WWDC dates with AI updates expected
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Apple will stage WWDC from 8-12 June with a hybrid format, promising major AI-focused software updates across its device ecosystem.
3DiVi maps global face recognition lifecycle to 2026
Last month
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data protection
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smart cities
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3DiVi charts a six-stage global face recognition lifecycle to 2026, showing regions split by regulation pace, infrastructure and politics.
Oracle Q3 boosted by AI cloud surge & USD $553bn RPO
Last month
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Oracle Q3 revenue jumps 22% to USD $17.2 billion as AI-fuelled cloud demand soars and contracted backlog swells to USD $553 billion.
Women in tech are over mentored and under sponsored: Here's what needs to change
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Women in tech are drowning in mentorship but starved of sponsorship, leaving careers stalled and leadership pipelines chronically underused.
Designing equal opportunity in AI and adtech leadership
Last month
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Women in AI and adtech call for bias-free systems, fair leadership paths and cultures where merit, not gender, defines success.
Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal
Last month
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Amazon to invest up to USD $50bn in OpenAI as the pair deepen AWS ties, expand Trainium use and launch a new stateful AI runtime.
MCA Sydney launches 'Vision Machines' series on AI art
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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MCA Sydney unveils Vision Machines, a three-night series probing how AI-driven machine vision is transforming art, power and daily life.
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of illicit Claude copying
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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cloud security
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Anthropic alleges Chinese labs DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax ran vast illicit campaigns to copy Claude and bypass US export curbs.