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‘You’re changing goalposts’VideoCommentsPremiumTreasurer slams Google threat to pull search engine

It’s ‘inevitable’ tech giants will have to pay for Australian news used to generate ad revenue says Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, slamming Google for threats to pull its search engine from the country.

Clare Armstrong

SecurityArrests may follow Qld dark web raids

Federal police are considering arrests and continue to investigate whether drugs and contraband were sold on the DarkMarket website in Australia.

GamingUS lottery ticket wins $1 billion jackpot

A lottery player in America has become an overnight billionaire, holding the winning ticket for a jackpot worth more than $US1 billion.

ED WHITE

TechnologyGoogle ends internet balloon project Loon

Alphabet says it will scrap Loon, its balloon project that was able to deliver mobile internet coverage over an 11,000-square-kilometre area.

Niels C Sorrells

Phone warsPremiumApple, Samsung in smartphone war

Tech giants Apple and Samsung are fighting for the attention of smartphone users, with game changing camera technology and lower prices to save you cash.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

SecurityNZ central bank data delay due to hack

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is postponing most of its statistics releases as it investigates a cyber attack.

Praveen Menon

Now hear this!PremiumNuheara revenue amplifies on record sales

Perth-based hearing technology manufacturer Nuheara’s revenue has amplified in the second quarter after achieving record sales.

Kate Purnell

“Unworkable”CommentsPremiumGoogle makes big threat to Aussie internet users

Google has threatened to stop making its search engine available in Australia unless major changes are made to the ‘unworkable’ mandatory laws that would see tech giants pay news outlets for content.

Sarah Ison

School laptopsPremiumHow to tackle back-to-school tech troubles

The cheap laptop, the lightest and brightest PC, or an iPad? Here’s how to choose the right back-to-school device.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

InvestingPremiumAmaysim deal looms for Wilson Asset Management

Wilson Asset Management is looking to scoop up what’s left of Amaysim after the company’s shareholders voted to sell its mobile business to Optus.

Cameron England

‘Fans-first philosophy’CommentsPremiumNext-gen tech ‘revolutionises’ Optus Stadium experience

Australia’s first 5G smart stadium is being launched right here in Perth, promising punters faster downloads, 3D tours of the stadium right at your seat and interactive augmented reality.

Brianna Dugan

Growth potentialPremiumKyckr moves into banking with FrankieOne tie-up

Perth-linked regulatory technology company Kyckr has partnered with Australian fraud prevention platform FrankieOne to grow its presence in the banking and finance industries.

Kate Purnell

Game on!PremiumHow to make serious cash playing video games

Here’s how to turn your gaming into a side hustle and start earning easy money each week, with six-figure paydays also possible.

Cara Jenkin

Back in viewVideoPremiumMa’s magic minute worth $75b to Alibaba

Jack Ma appeared for less than a minute and said nothing about the Chinese government clampdown but it was enough to trigger a multibillion-dollar sigh of relief from investors.

Lulu Yilun Chen, Coco Liu and Abhishek Vishnoi

SOCIAL CONNECTIONPremiumFinding a balance for tech and human touch

Technology has a great capacity to keep older Australians in their homes longer, but a balance with the need for human connection is crucial.

Cameron England

Online partyCommentsPremiumKate Emery: The one reason I envy Donald Trump

Never did I think I would be jealous of Donald Trump, especially not with the death knell of his political career still sounding in our collective ears. But it’s not the money or power that I desire.

Kate Emery

Kate EmerySenior Reporter

New approachPremium‘Finfluencers’ reach out to the TikTok generation

Gen Zs and Millennials are reinventing how social media platforms are used to help teach their peers about investing and economics.

Kate Purnell

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Online gamer hits jackpot with $7.5m South Perth digs

You’ll never guess which notoriously private entrepreneur has just purchased one of WA’s most expensive properties of 2020 — for an eye-watering $7.5 million.

Kim Macdonald

TechnologyLobsters inspire 3D printing research

Australian researchers have discovered 3D-printed concrete laid in a pattern inspired by lobster shells makes it stronger than traditional concrete.

Tiffanie Turnbull

InternetParler partially back with Russian support

Social media app Parler's website is reachable again, though only with a message from its CEO saying he is working to restore functionality.

Joseph Menn and Kenneth Li and Elizabeth Culliford

Charging aheadPremiumSurging Strategic Elements attracts global attention

Perth-listed bio-tech Strategic Elements has started this year with a boom, with shares in the company surging off the back of its work with printable electronics and self-charging batteries.

Kate Purnell

In limboPremiumSamsung’s heir ordered back to prison for bribery

Today’s sentencing lands the top decision maker at the world’s biggest electronics company behind bars at a time of unprecedented global uncertainty.

Sohee Kim

Going digitalVirus hastens business shift to online

Small businesses have been urged for years to take their operations digital and for many it took a pandemic for them to enjoy the benefits of going online.

Colin Brinsden

TechnologyBranson's Virgin Orbit reaches space

Richard Branson's LauncherOne rocket has been released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier in southern California and into space.

John Antczak

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