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Afterpay billionaire rejects ‘AI-washing’ claim as thousands are fired
Half of the “buy now, pay later” company’s jobs in Australia have been cut, but co-founder Nick Molnar insists the business has never been stronger.
- David Swan
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- Courts
AI tech executive charged with assault after alleged bar attack
Tim Bentley, vice president of sales at $7 billion cybersecurity start-up Abnormal AI, allegedly attacked a guitarist in a Sydney metal band last month.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump declares war on one of his weapons
Even as Donald Trump directed government agencies to “immediately cease” all use of Anthropic’s Claude AI tools last week, they were being used to launch the assault on Iran.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Banking & finance
Many of us pay our bank a ‘lazy tax.’ AI could change this
AI isn’t only a cost-cutting tool for companies to ruthlessly exploit. It could also change the way millions of people behave with their money.
- Clancy Yeates
From jail to the C-suite: The AI firm co-founded by a former insider trader
A $6 billion business co-founded by Oliver Curtis and his cousin Tim Rosenfield has attracted blue-chip backers. But not everybody is convinced.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and David Swan
Trump orders military to stop using Claude chatbot in clash over AI safety
World-leading AI start-up Anthropic had sought assurances from the government that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.
- Matt O'Brien and Konstantin Toropin
- Opinion
- NRL 2026
In today’s AI world, a photo doesn’t prove anything. But it can still wreck a career
It’s never been easier to manipulate images and weaponise them against professional athletes. Sports administrators must proceed with extreme caution.
- Darren Kane
- Opinion
- Wisetech Global
What are the kids going to do? This week’s job losses are the ripple before the tsunami
Think you can offer career advice to your children? Even the world’s leading thinkers on AI are struggling.
- Malcolm Knox
Why this video of ‘Brad Pitt’ and ‘Tom Cruise’ brawling has Hollywood alarmed
Hollywood’s elite are sounding the alarm as Seedance 2.0 proves AI can generate cinematic blockbusters from a single prompt. Is this the democratisation of film, or a death knell for human creativity?
- Nell Geraets
The week AI came for Australian jobs
There’s no doubt the new tech will reshape workforces, the question is how the transition will be managed and who bears the cost.
- David Swan