Tag: Google

Senate inquiry to probe Big Tech influence in Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new Senate inquiry will examine the nature and extent of the influence of foreign-owned Big Tech companies Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon have on the Australian market...

ACCC monitors $37b European lawsuit facing Google

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $37 billion lawsuit facing Google in the EU and UK over alleged anticompetitive conduct in digital advertising is being monitored by the Australian competition regulator as it finalises...

Australian quantum leaders form industry alliance

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new alliance of Australian quantum technology leaders has been formed to give the industry a “common voice” in the emerging policy conversation and a platform to grow opportunity....

Husic puts a spotlight on foreign research collaborations

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has set the hares running on the issue of sovereign capability, local research, and the need to retain intellectual property in Australia in...

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A review has been launched into the Big Tech misinformation code a year after it came into effect, but the global giants have already flagged they are likely to...

Tech giants’ sharp pushback on proposed competition reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Sweeping reforms proposed by the Australian competition watchdog would “fundamentally change” the iPhone and App Store and lead to “significant consumer detriment”, Apple has said in a submission to...

Sweeping reforms needed for Big Tech bargaining code

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Big Tech companies should be automatically designated under the media bargaining code and ministerial discretion scrapped in order to avoid the initiative being a “missed opportunity”, a new Reset...