‘Fight the fight themselves’: Aussie start-up Unlockd’s lonely battle against Google
Unlockd founder Matt Berriman believes the ACCC’s caution in taking on Google could harm the prospects of other Australian tech start-ups.
- by Laurel Henning and James Panichi
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Opinion
Web culture
Google is facing its first real threat in years
Google was once so dazzlingly brilliant at what it did that it became a verb. Today, it isn’t even so good at web searches any more and a new rival led by a former Google executive is threatening its turf.
- by Andrew Orlowski
Twiggy Forrest’s Minderoo helps local publishers strike Google deal
Publications to receive the funding include Time Out, The Greek Herald and Australian Chinese Daily.
- by Zoe Samios
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World markets
Why the inflation crisis will give Big Tech even more power
The dotcom bubble taught Big Tech some valuable lessons, including that downturns are a good opportunity for predators to pounce on struggling rivals.
- by James Titcomb
Google Australia’s tax bill just $85 million despite profit rise
Search giant Google paid $85 million in tax in 2021 despite earning more than $7 billion from the local economy, shifting the majority of earnings to an international subsidiary.
- by Zoe Samios
Snapchat profit warning heralds hard times for digital media
Privacy changes have made ads less effective or more costly while a forecast economic slump is weighing on brands’ spending.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Snapchat owner sends $190b shudder through Wall Street
It was a day of carnage for social media stocks on Wall Street after Snap drastically cut its revenue and profit forecasts.
- by Sarah Frier and Kurt Wagner
From ‘door detection’ to scanning braille, phone accessibility keeps expanding
As smartphones become our default computing platform, the devices are having to adapt to make connectivity more accessible for people with disabilities.
- by Tim Biggs
Why is a major Sydney arts festival ‘working with Google’ to offer an unpaid internship?
The Biennale of Sydney has drawn criticism after advertising an unpaid internship for a project developed in partnership with Google.
- by Meg Watson
Google bot spots spreading starfish 20 times better than humans
Google has collaborated with CSIRO for a project using machine learning to develop a tool to pinpoint crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef.
- by Stuart Layt
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Australia votes
Labor taps supporters to beat Libs to top of Google search results
A fundraising blast by Labor shows how the war for votes is heating up online as Australians turn to the internet for help on deciding who to back.
- by Nick Bonyhady