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‘I want to destroy them’: Court examines Uber’s conduct as the tech giant gained a foothold in Australian market

In short: Tech giant Uber is being sued by rival taxi app GoCatch, who claim the ridesharing company used underhanded tactics to gain an edge more than a decade

Tech firm on brink of collapse owing $37m

An Australian tech company backed by one of the largest banks is on the brink of collapse after appointing administrators at the end of last month. Plutora Pty

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Whether you’re a novice or a pro, a gamer or a 3D renderer, there’s something for everyone in APC’s 2024 invaluable Builders Manual. We cover how to choo

Transforming Solar Energy into Digital Wealth with Innovative Australian Tech

In a groundbreaking move, a group of Australian engineers has developed a method to virtually expand the storage of Tesla Powerwalls, eliminating wasted solar

‘Australia and Russia’: The missed fact check that sparked a complaint against Facebook’s parent company

In short: Meta is the subject of a formal complaint that it is misleading Australians by overstating its response to disinformation on Facebook.The complaint, l

Australian eSafety commissioner puts tech companies on notice over reports terror-related content still being shared

Australia’s online safety regulator has issued notices to Telegram, Google, Meta, Reddit and X asking how they are taking action against terror material on th

Australia’s 3G network is shutting down. This is what you need to know

It's been a feature of phone coverage for decades, but in the coming months all of Australia's 3G networks will have been switched off, impacting millions of de

Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber – Science & Tech – The Jakarta Post

Uber pays Aussie taxi drivers $272m in class action settlement

“Uber fought tooth and nail at every point along the way, every day, for the five years this has been on foot, trying at every turn to deny our group members

McDonald’s fully back online in Australia after massive outage

All McDonald's restaurants across Australia have re-opened after a massive international systems outage affected multiple parts of the global business, includin

Meta says Facebook cannot solve media industry’s ‘issues’ as it defends ending payments for news in Australia

Meta has doubled down on its decision to end payments to news companies in Australia saying global tech companies cannot solve issues facing the news industry.N

Australian news media could seek payment from Meta for content used to train AI

Australian media companies could seek compensation from Meta for its use of online news sources in training generative AI technology, researchers have said.When