Yesterday
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Apple Vision Pro means the future of work is upon us
The headset lets you do your work in virtual reality. It works surprisingly well, but ideally, you will have the neck strength of a rugby forward.
- John Davidson
This Month
Foxtel for sale; Viktor Shvets’ market lesson; Sydney home eyes record
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Apple plans its smallest computer ever
As part of an overhaul of the Mac line with AI-focused M4 chips, the Mac Mini will get its first big redesign since it was revamped under Steve Jobs in 2010.
- Mark Gurman
Google loses landmark antitrust case over search deals
The US court’s decision is a significant victory for the Department of Justice in its litigation over the power of big tech.
- Leah Nylen
ASX dives 3pc; CFMEU boss defiant; Citi boss jumps ship
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Digital Life
It’s the battery life, stupid: Why we love Lenovo’s new laptop
Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs are supposed to be all about the new AI features. But until Recall arrives, all we care about is their fabulous battery life.
- John Davidson
Buffett halves his Apple stake in $116b stock dump
The cash pile at Berkshire Hathaway has soared to $US425 billion as Warren Buffett struggles to find stocks to buy.
- Updated
- Amanda Cantrell and Alexandre Rajbhandari
Why this earnings season is the end of an era for Apple
The AI era is upon Apple, and all of its tech peers, and the stories it tells its investors and customers about its products are about to change forever.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AI hype just collided with recession fears
Investors were already worried about how artificial intelligence investment will turn into profits. That’s being compounded by fears of a broader economic slowdown.
- James Thomson
You can get iPhones much cheaper in China, but they still sell better here
As the tech industry obsesses about new AI features, sales of iPhones are still the core of Apple’s earnings reports.
- Max A. Cherney and Aditya Soni
July
Advertisers to be verified under new online scams code
The digital industry has established a new online scam code, after delays establishing a mandatory government backed code.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Tech meltdown revealed a fundamental flaw in plain sight
The global CrowdStrike breakdown revealed just how much of the global IT system is built on inherently unsafe code.
- Tom Burton
- Exclusive
- AFR Magazine
‘We had to have faith’: Apple’s designers on creating the Vision Pro
For these innovators, the Vision Pro isn’t just a step change in computers. It’s a step into the future.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- AI
What should Australia do about AI regulation? Nothing
Australia should avoid the temptation to rush in like Europe with half-baked rules on AI. We can become a honeypot for talent.
- Rohan Silva
Why business is left helpless when big tech stuffs up
Experts say there is little most organisations can do to avoid future calamities like the CrowdStrike outage, but Australia’s emergency responses are improving.
- Paul Smith
How Apple helped Samsung improve its sound
Samsung has copped a lot of flak for making many of the same design decisions as its rival for its new earbuds. But, as users, we’re better off for it.
- John Davidson
Apple sues Omni Bridgeway, demanding documents in patent case
The ASX-listed litigation funder is resisting the subpoena in Delaware, arguing that the technology giant’s demand is unreasonable, vague and burdensome.
- Nick Bonyhady
Microsoft, Apple walk away from OpenAI board
The ChatGPT maker plans a strategy to engage with its crucial partners as regulatory scrutiny of the sector increases.
- Camilla Hodgson and George Hammond
June
Warren Buffett donates record $8b in shares to charity
Warren Buffett has made his biggest annual donation since he began making them in 2006.
- Jonathan Stempel
- Opinion
- Digital Life
With the new Surface Laptop, Microsoft catches the MacBook
Microsoft has finally done it. It has broken free from Intel and produced a laptop right up there with Apple’s hitherto incomparable MacBook Air.
- John Davidson
