What’s the scam with the Federal Court? Is justice blind or bought?
A $60k charge for your own court transcripts? That’s what concert pianist Jayson Gillham is up for in his case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, on top of the $45k…
Customers feeling war impact, supermarket giant warns
Australian shoppers are feeling the impact of higher petrol prices on top of ongoing cost-of-living pressures, the country’s biggest supermarket chain warns. Woolworths, which claims close to a third share…
Alphabet Q1 tops estimates, Google Cloud revenue soars
Alphabet topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday, as enterprise spending on artificial intelligence delivered the best quarter of growth for its cloud unit since the start of…
Meta raises spending forecast to $US145b in AI push
Meta Platforms has raised its annual capital spending forecast, doubling down on its decision to plough billions into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it seeks to cut costs with planned…
Meta raises spending forecast to $US145b in AI push
Meta Platforms has raised its annual capital spending forecast, doubling down on its decision to plough billions into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it seeks to cut costs with planned…
Amazon reports strong Q1 profit, cloud unit sales rise
Amazon has reported strong increases in profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. The e-commerce and technology company…
Australia’s co-working boom moves from city to suburbs
More Australians are taking up desks in coworking spaces, as the flexible venues move beyond Australia’s capital cities and into the suburbs and regional areas. Flexible Workspace Australia’s 2026 industry…
Batteries undercutting gas, keeping lid on power bills
Australian power grids have proven far more resilient to the latest global energy crisis compared with the Russia-Ukraine war, bolstered by battery boom and subdued local gas prices. A ballooning…
US Fed holds rates, three members dissent on ease bias
The Federal Reserve has held interest rates stead but in its most divided decision since 1992 noted rising concerns about inflation in a policy statement that drew three dissents from…
China agreed to co-operate on jet fuel exports: Wong
The Chinese government has agreed to co-operate with Australian businesses on jet fuel shipments, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, suggesting China could loosen curbs on exports imposed amid supply…