Yesterday
The lawyers who have a side hustle as influencers
Getting ready for work and posting about it has won a sizeable audience for these professionals.
- Lauren Sams
This Month
What is ‘rizz’ - and do you have it?
The Oxford University Press word of the year for 2023 was first coined on social media - and actor Tom Holland admits he’s got no rizz.
- Melissa Twigg
Phone calls have become an intergenerational minefield
Younger people don’t like unsolicited ringing – even from their parents. Here’s why.
- Eleanor Steafel
Meet the ex-Deloitte partner overhauling the IR system
Ex-Deloitte partner Natalie James doesn’t plan to emulate a consulting firm at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, but she refuses to give up some habits.
- Ronald Mizen
November
Musk launches X-rated tirade at advertiser threats
Elon Musk hit out at brands that have pulled their advertising from X after he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
- Kate Conger and Remy Tumin
How your child’s online mistakes could ruin your digital life
Google has a zero-tolerance policy for content showing the abuse of minors. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals.
- Kashmir Hill
X chief Linda Yaccarino resists pressure from advertisers to quit
A groundswell of executives and friends from the advertising industry privately urged the industry veteran to resign to save her reputation.
- Hannah Murphy and Christopher Grimes
Backlash grows over Elon Musk’s antisemitic post
Comcast, Paramount and Warner Bros follow IBM in pulling back from X, formerly Twitter, amid concerns about antisemitic content.
- Dana Hull
IBM pulls ads after Musk supports antisemitic post
X employees are grappling with what to tell advertisers after Elon Musk’s comments that were seen as antisemitic.
- Updated
- Ryan Mac
Austria or Australia? The truth behind the viral internet meme
Pictures of a facility at Salzburg airport for wayward travellers who got their destinations crossed have been all over social media, but it’s fake news.
- The Associated Press
Government claims ‘seismic’ week for AI development
With the White House, China and Big Tech all signed onto a more careful approach to AI risks, Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has some wind in his sails.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Elon Musk warns AI bots will swamp social media
At a summit in London, the X owner’s dystopian warnings on AI came leavened with a vision of a future where nobody has to work.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The hot new thing in social media is here. Again
Lapse photo app has shot to No. 2 in the US on the Apple App Store’s free chart but will it last?
- Madison Malone Kircher
Elon Musk, world leaders wrangle over AI rules
Debate rages over whether the AI Safety Summit at Britain’s Bletchley Park, home of the World War II Enigma code breakers, can achieve anything, or is even needed.
- Hans van Leeuwen
October
Dumb Money director would ‘love’ another GameStop craze
The Australian-born Craig Gillespie’s enthusiasm for meme stocks investors taking on short sellers is undimmed by his own losses from the movement.
- Nick Bonyhady
Efficiencies to beat post-pandemic ad slump pay off for Zuckerberg
Meta’s growth was bolstered by a rebound in digital ads, which has also fuelled the financial performance of other companies.
- Mike Isaac
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
What Musk’s high-stakes plan to charge for tweeting really means
X, formerly known as Twitter, is charging $US1 a month for New Zealand and Philippines users to post in an experiment that could go global. So what’s Elon thinking now?
- Nick Bonyhady
Elon Musk’s X rolls out annual fee for new users
The $US1 fee for the social network formerly known as Twitter is being rolled out in New Zealand and the Philippines as a test.
- Kelvin Chan
AirAsia chief criticised for shirtless massage photo on LinkedIn
“Got to love Indonesia and AirAsia culture that I can have a massage and do a management meeting,” Tony Fernandes said in the now-deleted post.
- Anthony Palazzo
Australia slaps Elon Musk’s X with a $600,000 fine
The eSafety Commissioner has issued Google an official warning and fined Elon Musk’s X $610,500.
- Tess Bennett
