Tag: Apple

US tech and retail stocks lead rout after tariff shock

Posted on   |  by Niket Nishant
The global stock market carnage that followed US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs rippled through early trading in the United States, slamming a wide swath of key industries...

Apple launches eSafety feature ahead of regulation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Apple has deployed a new safety feature that enables Australian children to flag unwanted nude images directly with the tech giant for referral to the police, pre-empting requirements of...

Rebuilding national competitive advantage

Posted on   |  by David McKeague
Australia has had a competitively thinning economy over the last 30 years. Australian corporates have reduced inhouse research and development – Telstra Research, Comalco Research, Wormald Research are just...

Apple mobile payments tech is flung open in Europe

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Apple will be legally required to open up its mobile payment technology to third parties in Europe after regulators raised antitrust concerns over several years. The change provides the...

Apple pinged by EU competition laws Australia wants to mimic

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Apple is in breach of new European competition laws, regulators alleged this week, setting up the first test of the Big Tech ‘gatekeeper’ regime that Australia’s competition watchdog wants...

eSafety proposal faces pushback over encryption risk

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech giants and privacy groups have rallied against a proposal to force companies to scan cloud and messaging services for illegal and harmful content in Australia, arguing for changes...