Big Tech
Barry Eichengreen warns that opacity prevails in the private debt markets that are funding the AI boom. Investors need to watch out because regulators are not making information easy to obtain
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Barry Eichengreen warns that opacity prevails in the private debt markets that are funding the AI boom. Investors need to watch out because regulators are not making information easy to obtain
Labour eyes tight energy rules for data centres, copyright protections for artists and media, education, productivity focus and more in AI policy
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Labour eyes tight energy rules for data centres, copyright protections for artists and media, education, productivity focus and more in AI policy
Proposed Australian laws would let people opt out of social media algorithms. Tama Leaver explains
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Proposed Australian laws would let people opt out of social media algorithms. Tama Leaver explains
Shelley Marshall argues Meta’s US$18 billion settlement echoes past tobacco lawsuits, including how they avoided harsh penalties
Shelley Marshall argues Meta’s US$18 billion settlement echoes past tobacco lawsuits, including how they avoided harsh penalties
Barry Eichengreen compares SpaceX and other coming mega-IPOs to what followed that of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in 1987
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Barry Eichengreen compares SpaceX and other coming mega-IPOs to what followed that of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in 1987
Natalia Albert says finally the Green Party has mostly got its tax policy right
Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says the only tax policy Labour will campaign on is its capital gains tax
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says the only tax policy Labour will campaign on is its capital gains tax
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Green Party would make the first $10,000 people earn each year tax free, bring in a bank levy, increase the corporate tax rate for big companies and enforce a withholding tax rate on profits big tech companies make
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Green Party would make the first $10,000 people earn each year tax free, bring in a bank levy, increase the corporate tax rate for big companies and enforce a withholding tax rate on profits big tech companies make
Angela Huyue Zhang says public opposition may be the best defense against an AI infrastructure bubble in the making
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Angela Huyue Zhang says public opposition may be the best defense against an AI infrastructure bubble in the making
As the 'AI factory' race reaches New Zealand, Angus Dowell says it raises broad ranging questions
Will Glovinsky says basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th‑century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
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Will Glovinsky says basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th‑century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
Johan Linåker looks at why Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet technology
Australia is tackling teenage addiction to social media, where Big Tech systems are designed to trap young minds while their judgment and social skills are still developing. Will the world-leading push-back effort work?
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Australia is tackling teenage addiction to social media, where Big Tech systems are designed to trap young minds while their judgment and social skills are still developing. Will the world-leading push-back effort work?
NZ banks stepping up moves to protect customers from scams with reimbursement for victims of up to $500k, but warn they can't take on full liability for scam losses beyond their control
NZ banks stepping up moves to protect customers from scams with reimbursement for victims of up to $500k, but warn they can't take on full liability for scam losses beyond their control
Technology sector withers as Trump goes on a tariff rampage. Could the tariffs, somewhat ironically, rein in big tech?
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Technology sector withers as Trump goes on a tariff rampage. Could the tariffs, somewhat ironically, rein in big tech?