05 Jun 2026
China tightens leash on Beijing tech bros to combat the West
China’s Communist Party regime has tightened its squeeze on the country’s powerful tech titans – and already, it is having knock-on effects. Under new sweeping rules, issued last week, Beijing is now able to stop Chinese technology firms from moving their offices, tech, data or staff to other countries.
04 Jun 2026
Australia news LIVE: Pocock calls for Senate to split tax bill; Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire, US says, boosting hopes for Iran deal
Greens back medical defence road reforms in NSW By Emily Kaine Greens senator David Shoebridge said this morning it was “about time” road laws were reformed to account for drivers with medicinal cannabis prescriptions, following a major change that will see NSW introduce a medical defence model.
03 Jun 2026
‘Indefensible’: Meta declares war on Australia’s plan to make it pay for news
Meta has launched a scorching attack on the Albanese government’s plan to force the world’s largest technology companies to fund Australian journalism, branding the proposed regime a “discriminatory tax built on a false premise” that will leave the media industry hooked on government handouts.
31 May 2026
Silicon Valley giant Meta slashes even more jobs as AI boom sparks bloodbath
The AI bloodbath continues in tech as Meta cuts thousands of jobs in Silicon Valley. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, laid off 2,212 people at its Menlo Park headquarters and an additional 213 workers were cut at the Sunnyvale office, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN filings that were released on Thursday show.
30 May 2026
Vanishing jobs
IF you’re not paying attention, you should; you really, really should. What is happening in the US — the epicentre of AI transformation — will soon happen everywhere else as well, and the consequences will leave no one untouched.
29 May 2026
Meta lays off more than 2,000 from Menlo Park headquarters
A visitor stands by a sign in front of Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images New records show thousands of Bay Area employees are on Meta’s chopping block, all part of a 10% layoff announced last week expected to affect 8,000 worldwide.
29 May 2026
Colorado candidates for governor share policy plans to address the youth mental health crisis
Three candidates for Colorado’s highest elected office laid out their plans to address the state’s youth mental health crisis on Thursday during a forum hosted by Mind Our Future Colorado. Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, and Republican State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer fielded questions about expanding access to mental health care for children, addressing the…
28 May 2026
What’s rarer than a unicorn? Anthropic is almost the first $1 trillion private company in history
Two weeks ago, defense startup Anduril raised a Series H round—$5 billion at a $61 billion valuation, shocking the defense world as the largest defense-tech round in history. On Thursday, Anthropic had its own Series H, but one from a different planet.
