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Tech giants’ indirect emissions climb 150pc in three years

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150 per cent from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry...

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

4 June 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

US tech giants’ removal of misinformation in Australia plummeted last year, new transparency data shows, with platforms like Facebook and YouTube taking down tens of thousands less posts and...

Meta strikes power agreement with Constellation nuclear plant

4 June 2025 | by Timothy Gardner

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it has struck an agreement with Constellation Energy to keep one of the utility’s reactors in Illinois operating for 20 years, in the Big...

US court clash ends in $259m defeat for Israeli spyware firm

7 May 2025 | by Raphael Satter

Meta Platforms won a US$168 million ($259 million) verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said on Tuesday, capping a six-year arm wrestling match between America’s biggest...

Zuck testifies, disputes US antitrust case about Insta, WhatsApp

15 April 2025 | by Jody Godoy and Katie Paul

Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has taken the stand at a high-stakes trial in Washington over US antitrust enforcers’ claims that the company spent billions of dollars to...

US Senate investigates Meta’s market access efforts for China

2 April 2025 | by David Shepardson

A US Senate investigative subcommittee opened a review on Tuesday into efforts by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to gain access to the Chinese market and is seeking documents from...

Meta vows to limit false content, deepfakes ahead of election

18 March 2025 | by Renju Jose and Byron Kaye

Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta on Tuesday said its independent fact-checking program in Australia would help detect and remove false content and deepfakes, as it aims to curb misinformation ahead...

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

6 March 2025 | 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...

‘Extreme vulnerability’: Election warning on misinformation

12 January 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

The government hasn’t done enough to rein in tech giants, according to independent and minor party senators, who warn that black box algorithms and a lack of enforceable rules...

Meta’s ‘catastrophic’ move leaves Australians exposed

8 January 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Meta’s surprise move to end fact checking shows Australia can’t rely on the US for effective tech regulation, according to experts who are now urging policymakers to step up...

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Tech giants’ indirect emissions climb 150pc in three years

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

Meta strikes power agreement with Constellation nuclear plant

US court clash ends in $259m defeat for Israeli spyware firm

Zuck testifies, disputes US antitrust case about Insta, WhatsApp

US Senate investigates Meta’s market access efforts for China

Meta vows to limit false content, deepfakes ahead of election

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

‘Extreme vulnerability’: Election warning on misinformation

Meta’s ‘catastrophic’ move leaves Australians exposed

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