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Samsung Reponds To TV Threat From Chinese Brands

David Richards January 28, 2025 No Comments

While some people are tipping that the Chinese brands Hisense ad TCL are set to trounce LG and Samsung, in the TV market, it appears that what has slipped through…

Scud Missile Fired At US AI Ambitions Big Tech Stocks Tumble

David Richards January 28, 2025 No Comments

Trillions have been wiped off the value of Nvidia stock overnight after the release of a Chinese artificial intelligence model, that after being tested by US scientists was found to…

BREAKING NEWS:Microsoft Could End Up Owning A Chunk Of Tik Tok

David Richards January 26, 2025 No Comments

Australians Concerned about the future of TikTok could be facing a bigger problem with Microsoft who already has a monopoly on the desktop is negotiating to buy into the Chinese…

Stock Watch: Harvey Norman, Wesfarmers Climb, Kogan Crashes, JB Hi-Fi Up 70%

Varun Godinho January 24, 2025 No Comments

It’s been a big day for retail stocks with Harvey Norman, Premier Investments and Wesfarmers climbing steadily, whereas Kogan slumped sharply. Ironically, JB Hi-Fi is up 70% for the year.…

Android 16 Beta Tells App Makers To Sort Out Their Screen Sizes

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

Google has unleashed the first of four betas for Android 16. One key change from previous Android iterations is the phasing out of the ability for apps to restrict screen…

ChatGPT Back Online After Early Morning Outages

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is back up and running after glitches lead to “elevated error rates” for those using the generative artificial intelligence chatbot. The first OpenAI post came just before 4am…

Hines Completes $900M Acquisition Of Sydney’s Westpoint Shopping Centre

Varun Godinho January 24, 2025 No Comments

In one of Australia’s biggest standalone retail property transactions, global real estate investment manager Hines has completed its acquisition of Sydney’s Westpoint shopping centre. In a deal valued at around…

Google Adds Biometric Security Layer To Pixel, Samsung Devices

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

Google has started rolling out Android theft protection feature Identity Check on Pixel and Samsung One UI 7 devices. Identity Check is the latest in Android’s suite of security measures,…

DAZN Secures Financing For Foxtel Acquisition

Varun Godinho January 24, 2025 No Comments

British sports streaming platform DAZN Group has lined up a A$1.8 billion loan to pay for its acquisition of Foxtel Group. Nine banks including Commonwealth Bank, Societe Generale and Citigroup…

Ruslan Kogan Wanted To Buy Catch Before Wesfarmers Shut It Down

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

Ruslan Kogan says his company “reached out to Wesfarmers multiple times to try and acquire and rescue Catch”, but that “they chose to shut it down”. Wesfarmers announced three days…