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Google Hit With A$1.6 Billion Fine Over Search And Play Store

Joe Gallop July 24, 2026 No Comments

Google has been fined €890 million (A$1.6 billion) by European regulators for favouring its own services in search results and restricting app developers from directing users to cheaper offers outside…

EXCLUSIVE: Grundig Could Be Set For Australian Comeback As Changhong Takes Control Of Iconic German Brand

David Richards July 24, 2026 No Comments

One of Europe’s best-known consumer electronics brands could be back on Australian shelves in the future, after Chinese manufacturing giant Changhong, the owner of the CHiQ brand, secured a sweeping…

Google Faces Publisher Backlash As AI Search Overviews Threaten Digital Revenue Model

Emma Wheaton July 23, 2026 No Comments

Publishers are reportedly considering blocking Google’s AI systems over growing concerns that AI-generated search summaries are reducing website traffic and advertising revenue. According to reports, Reddit is reviewing its relationship…

Apple Readies Major Mac Overhaul As AI Demand Accelerates

Joe Gallop July 23, 2026 No Comments

Apple is preparing to refresh every Mac it sells as growing demand for AI-capable computers drives renewed interest in its laptops and desktops. The rollout will begin later this year…

Alphabet Raises Spending Outlook To Meet AI Ambitions

Emma Wheaton July 23, 2026 No Comments

Alphabet is ramping up its AI investment, increasing its spending outlook as Google accelerates efforts to build the infrastructure needed to compete in the global AI race. The Google parent…

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Leading Edge Group Collapses Into Administration Owing Millions

David Richards July 23, 2026 No Comments

Struggling buying group Leading Edge has been placed into administration, with suppliers notified by letter earlier today, ChannelNews can exclusively reveal. According to the correspondence, the Board of Leading Edge…

Samsung Takes On Meta With Gemini-Powered Smart Glasses

Joe Gallop July 23, 2026 No Comments

Samsung has unveiled its first AI-powered smart glasses, marking a major expansion of the Galaxy ecosystem and a direct challenge to Meta’s dominant Ray-Ban smart eyewear range. Introduced at Galaxy…

Paramount’s US$110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover Cleared By EU

Emma Wheaton July 23, 2026 No Comments

Paramount has cleared a major hurdle in its proposed US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after receiving conditional approval from the European Commission. If completed, it would be one…

Disney Swings Axe Again As Layoffs Hit Pixar, ESPN, National Geographic

Emma Wheaton July 23, 2026 No Comments

The Walt Disney Company has launched another round of job cuts across its entertainment operations, with animation studio Pixar among the businesses hardest hit. Under new CEO Josh D’Amaro, the…

Samsung Moves To Cut Off Apple Foldable Threat We Talk to Local Management

David Richards July 23, 2026 No Comments

The Australian foldable market is set to get brutally competitive after Samsung overnight rolled out three new foldable models, including an all-new Fold that, while being labelled an “Entertainment” device,…