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Claude outage: Anthropic fixes worldwide error spike
Claude outage hit users worldwide early Wednesday AEST as Anthropic logged elevated error rates across multiple models before saying service normalised.
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Baseten funding hits $US1.5b as Blackbird makes record bet
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Meta pauses worker tracking after AI training data leak
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Oracle layoffs 2026: 21,000 jobs cut as AI capex climbs
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AI cyber threat warning: Five Eyes says attacks months away
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Richard White AFP human trafficking probe pressures WiseTech
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AI-generated influencers test Australia's ad disclosure rules
Enterprise
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Oracle layoffs 2026: 21,000 jobs cut as AI capex climbs
Richard White AFP human trafficking probe pressures WiseTech
SandboxAQ $US500m grant targets chipmaking materials
Marinus Link case in doubt as Firmus AI factory grows
AWS DevOps Agent adds release checks for AI-generated code
AI infrastructure spend hits $US765b capital test
Cybersecurity
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AI cyber threat warning: Five Eyes says attacks months away
Brazil fake emergency alert hack hits millions of phones
Older iPhones hit by unpatchable BootROM flaw
PeopleSoft zero-day hit 100 organisations, Mandiant says
PeopleSoft zero-day hit 100 organisations, Mandiant says
Google Gemini scam lawsuit targets China phishing ring
Mackay Sugar cyberattack halts Queensland cane harvest
OpenAI Lockdown Mode targets ChatGPT prompt injection
Policy
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Consumer Tech
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Apple price rise: memory crunch to lift iPhone, Mac costs
Meta outage hits Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Acer smart glasses Australia launch set for Q3 2026
Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia
Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia
Office 2019 for Mac turns read-only on 13 July
Startups
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Baseten funding hits $US1.5b as Blackbird makes record bet
Startup CGT carve-outs 2026: Labor lifts threshold to $10m
PsiQuantum shifts Brisbane quantum project to Moreton Bay
SpaceX IPO jumps 19% as $US75bn debut tests tech
Silicon Quantum Computing gets $40m NRF top-up
Fishburners sale 2026: Scalare buys startup hub assets
QuantX Labs raises $US5m for quantum atomic clocks
South Australia $50m R&D fund gives startups a narrow win
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Telco
View all →Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia
Apple Watch for kids gets Telstra plan in Australia
Google Telstra AI deal links fibre and subsea cables
Aussie Broadband lifts most NBN plan prices from 1 July
Optus lifts NBN 25 and NBN 50 prices from 6 July
Telstra and Ericsson 6G research pact sets trials
Fintech
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Visa OpenAI payments put AI agent checkout in ChatGPT
Airwallex China staff move highlights US data risk
Robinhood opens AI agents to stock trades and card spending
CommBank AI business loans tool moves into credit workflow
Ethereum Foundation departures test Ethereum's stewardship model
Ethereum Foundation exits: what researcher exodus means
Project Acacia turns tokenised finance into a live Australian market trial
Kraken reportedly cuts 150 staff as AI gains and IPO window slips