Tag: Big Tech

Spender calls for revenue-based tax on Big Tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal teal independent MP Allegra Spender has called for the Albanese government to impose a revenue-based Digital Services Tax on Big Tech multinationals to protect the nation’s tax base....

EU launches new strategy, seeks global digital alliances

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The European Union has launched a new International Digital Strategy with a commitment to promoting a rules-based global digital order and working with like-minded partners to offset a period...

Mixed fortunes: AI powers cloud, tariffs hit consumer devices

Posted on   |  by Aditya Soni and Deborah Sophia
The fortunes of Big Tech are diverging in a rapidly changing business landscape, as demand for artificial intelligence fuels growth in cloud and digital ads while consumer electronics take...

US grapples with power demands of Big Tech data centres

Posted on   |  by Laila Kearney and Seher Dareen
US electric utilities are fielding massive requests for new power capacity as Big Tech scours the country for viable locations for new data centres to keep up with the...

Tariffs could stymie Big Tech’s US data centre spending spree

Posted on   |  by Deborah Mary Sophia
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs could hamstring Big Tech’s billion-dollar efforts to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country, likely undermining a key goal of the administration,...

Greens push to hit Big Tech giants with $11.5bn tax

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Google, Amazon and other major digital platforms would be hit with an annual 3 per cent tax on their revenue in Australia by default under a Greens proposal to...

Trump threatens tariffs on nations targeting big tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US President Donald Trump has given the clearest signal yet that his government will levy tariffs on nations that unfairly discriminate against US companies or inhibit their growth through...

Trump scraps responsible AI order on first day

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US President Donald Trump has abandoned an executive order placing safety obligations on the developers of artificial intelligence systems, cutting red tape for his Big Tech backers on his...