top of page
Square dropped its first Australian brand campaign and it has Naomi Watts, Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Fanning spruiking your local corner store
Square's first Australian brand campaign puts Naomi Watts, Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Fanning next to local sellers to sell community, not payments tech.
Cristiano Ronaldo's last World Cup ended in a 1-0 loss to Spain, and it felt like the end of an era
Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup ended in a 1-0 stoppage time loss to Spain, closing out a 27-appearance career one trophy short of completion overall.
The UN just held its first ever global summit on AI governance and 169 countries turned up
The UN's first Global Dialogue on AI Governance opened in Geneva warning against letting AI vibe-code humanity's future, though the rules stay non-binding.
Melbourne's biggest train station hid a ballroom above 100,000 daily commuters for 35 years
Every day, around 100,000 people move through Flinders Street Station without ever knowing what's directly above their heads. On the third floor of the station's western end sits a ballroom that hasn't hosted a proper dance since 10 September 1983. The Victorian Railways Institute built the space as a concert hall in 1910, then converted it into a dance hall in the early 1930s, and it became one of Melbourne's most popular ballrooms through the decades that followed, complete
X just rolled out a new video editor with green screen recording built in
X has rolled out a new video editor with green screen recording and multi language captions, part of a push to turn reactions into real content on iOS.
Trump defended FIFA overturning a red card right before USA played Belgium, and football fans have thoughts
Trump personally called FIFA to lift Folarin Balogun's red card ban before USA played Belgium, and UEFA says the governing body has crossed a red line.
YouTube is testing videos exclusively for your most obsessed fans
YouTube is quietly testing Top Fans, a feature that hides videos from everyone except your most loyal 1% of viewers. Here's what it means for creators.
Coles and Woolworths are officially banned from price gouging, and the fines are eye-watering
Coles and Woolworths now face $10 million fines for price gouging under Australia's world-first supermarket law, but nobody has defined excessive pricing.
Meta is quietly capping how many links Facebook Pages can post each month
Meta is quietly capping how many links Facebook Pages can post each month, pushing non-verified brands toward paid Meta Verified or native content instead.
Big Tech has spent $452 billion on AI in 2026 and investors are now loudly asking what they are actually getting
Big Tech's $452 billion AI spending spree in 2026 has investors spooked, as the Nasdaq drops and cheaper AI models are now matching the priciest ones.
Kevin Spacey says Hollywood is ready to take him back. Here is why that conversation is not simple.
Kevin Spacey says Hollywood is welcoming him back after years of allegations and legal battles. Here's why the conversation deserves more than a headline.
The Australian government has warned content creators about AI-generated social media posts and the brief is worth unpacking
The Australian government warned against AI content on social media. Here's what that actually means for creators and brands in the Australian market.
James Bond auditions have officially started, Denis Villeneuve is directing, and the shortlist is very good
James Bond auditions are officially underway, with Denis Villeneuve directing, Nina Gold casting and Callum Turner the bookies' favourite to land 007.
OpenAI filed its IPO paperwork and is already having second thoughts about going public
OpenAI filed confidential S-1 paperwork for a $1 trillion IPO, then reportedly got cold feet, with Sam Altman now weighing a delay into early 2027.
The man who co-wrote the paper behind every AI model just left Google to join OpenAI
Noam Shazeer, co-author of the paper behind every major AI model, has left Google DeepMind again, this time defecting to OpenAI after two years back home.
The ABC is getting $50 million to make more Australian content and streaming services now have to carry it
The ABC is getting a $50 million funding boost for Australian content, as new laws now force streaming giants to carry more local drama and kids' shows.
Meta is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce and calling it an AI pivot
Meta's AI pivot means 8,000 jobs cut, 7,000 staff reassigned and 2026 AI spending pushed to $145 billion. Here's what it means for brands on Instagram.
Kmart just opened a standalone home store and it genuinely doesn't look like a Kmart
Kmart's new K Home store in Box Hill South drops red and blue for orange, and makes a genuinely serious case against Freedom, Adairs, Fantastic and IKEA.
Three Australian retail brands closed in a single week and the pattern is bigger than cost-of-living pressure
Glue Store, Barbeques Galore and Lincraft shut in one week. An RMIT expert on why these Australian retail closures are about more than cost of living.
Australia's new age verification rules for search engines are already live and most people have no idea
Australia's age verification rules for search engines kicked in on June 27. Here's what they actually mean for Google, Bing and everyday users.
bottom of page