Rupert Murdoch
Opinion
Opinion
No ‘dirty deals done dirt cheap’: Why Murdoch teamed up with OpenAI
Rupert Murdoch has decided that a deal done with the ‘thieves and counterfeiters’ of AI is better than no deal.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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News Corp signs lucrative content deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI
The pact could be worth more than $US250 million over five years and will allow OpenAI to use News Corp content in the ChatGPT-maker’s products.
- by Shirin Ghaffary
CBD
CBD
Inside Penny Fowler and Hamish McLachlan’s family house swap
Two prominent Melburnians found themselves living in properties that no longer suited their lives. So they sold up – to each other.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
BBC presenter who announced Queen’s death quits over teen photo scandal
Huw Edwards, the broadcaster’s best-paid newsreader, was suspended last year following claims he allegedly paid a teenager for explicit pictures.
- by Rob Harris
How Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law solved crisis at family farm
Alasdair MacLeod was regularly escaping to the country with his young family when he realised something was going horribly wrong there – and needed a radical solution.
- by Catherine Naylor
Analysis
Media & marketing
‘He doesn’t like to be alone’: Why Rupert Murdoch is traipsing down the aisle a fifth time
Elena Zhukova, 67, joins a long line of women who have become a fascinating aspect of the all-powerful businessman’s famous life.
- by Andrew Hornery
Updated
Media & marketing
Rupert Murdoch is engaged again
Rupert Murdoch’s office told the New York Times he planned to marry his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, 67, a retired molecular biologist that he started dating last year.
- by Calum Jaspan
Nosedive for premier’s department in greener air travel credentials
What appears to be a failure to tick a box resulted in Victorian bureaucrats making a greater contribution to warming the planet than they would have liked.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Opinion
The ‘thieves and counterfeiters’ that Murdoch is looking to partner with
It is a beat-them-or-join-them moment for media companies, whose business models will be undermined if AI can use their content unchecked.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Rupert Murdoch postpones first visit to Australia since 2018
The nonagenarian media mogul and his son Lachlan were expected to attend celebrations for the 60th anniversary of The Australian later this month.
- by Calum Jaspan
Chargers, snacks and a podcast for the road: The best listens for your drive
Got a long drive on the horizon? These podcasts will ensure your road trip is packed with entertainment.
- by Kerrie O'Brien and Helen Pitt