Instagram will alert parents if teens search for suicide, self-harm content
Meta is updating its child safety standards as countries across the globe consider social media bans for teenagers.
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After raising $2M, Sydney’s Lunar New Year gala is betting big on its on next-gen donors
As attendance and donations climb, organisers are handing greater control of Sydney’s Lunar New Year fundraiser to younger business figures shaping its next phase.
EBay lays off 6% of global workforce
The move is part of the company’s effort to “reinvent” itself, according to its statement.
AI music platform Suno reaches 2 million subscribers—as industry backlash grows
Suno has grown rapidly since its 2023 launch, but it has also been the target of copyright lawsuits and a “Say No to Suno” campaign launched by artist rights groups.
Aussie cybersecurity firm UpGuard ascends with $105 million raise
Exclusive: NY-based Springcoast Partners led the round, joined by Australia’s Square Peg, which has partnered with the firm since inception, and US firms August Capital and Pelion Venture Partners.
Bill Gates admits to affairs, says he never did anything ‘illicit’ with Epstein
Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, said Epstein was aware of his affairs but that he wasn’t involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking schemes.
Warner Bros. Discovery says Paramount’s new bid might top Netflix’s
Netflix allowed the legacy media company to reopen talks with Paramount.
IBM shares plummet 13% – worst day since 2000 – after Anthropic launches programming AI tool
The Amazon- and Google-backed AI startup said its latest tool would make it easier to update decades-old business software.
Gold Coast’s $1.5bn Trump Tower promises to be ‘Australia’s tallest building’
The six-star hotel and residential tower will be built in Surfers Paradise and is expected to be completed before the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Many countries pay big bonuses for Olympic medals. This one is on the hook for US$7.8 million.
Dozens of nations at the Milan Cortina Games promised their athletes bonuses for podium finishes, but one country’s success puts it in a league of its own financially.