‘I’m ready today’: Zuckerberg challenges Musk to set a date for cage fight
Elon Musk says the fight will be streamed on X, with all proceeds to go to charity. His proposed opponent is ramping up the trash talk.
- by Jackie Davalos
Latest
Meta fined $20m over misleading data protection claims
Meta used information for advertising and marketing activities from the free mobile app Onavo Protect that claimed to “keep you and your data safe online”.
- by Kat Wong
Opinion
Social media
Elon Musk just doubled down on his deluded plan for world domination
Elon Musk’s eccentric, erratic and impulsive behaviour has helped make Twitter a disaster on many fronts. His latest gamble is part of a bigger plan.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
AI
The world is scrambling to take back control of a risky technology
The sheer speed at which artificial intelligence has advanced has governments around the world scrambling to regulate a technology that carries as many risks to society as it does opportunities.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
The Australian social media stars winning famous friends and influencing millions
Melbourne brothers Luke and Scott O’Halloran – known as Luke and Sassy Scott – are among the millions of Australians riding the lucrative social media wave.
- by Luke Dennehy and Calum Jaspan
Opinion
Social media
How’s my social media life? Complicated, but I’m picking up the Threads
I was so proud of myself when I quit Twitter. But now, irrationally, I’ve signed up to Mark Zuckerberg’s rival version. What’s wrong with me?
- by Jan Fran
Tech giants warn new ‘fake news’ rules could limit free speech
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says it has concerns new legislation designed to limit the spread of online misinformation could be abused.
- by Matthew Knott
What Threads is missing as it tears down Twitter
Millions have signed up for Meta’s Twitter alternative, but it’s clear Threads will need to change a lot over the coming months.
- by Tim Biggs
Threads becomes most rapidly downloaded app, raising Twitter’s ire
Threads is a surprise hit for social media giant Meta, which has been badly in need of a win after being scrutinised for spreading misinformation and other toxic content.
- by Mike Isaac
Meta launches rival app Threads – how does it stack up against Twitter?
The arrival of a new social media app has set the internet atwitter, and with more than a billion Instagram users already set up to use it, Threads could pose a serious threat to Twitter.
- by Tim Biggs
Barrister Sue Chrysanthou reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct
The top silk has been reprimanded by the bar council over accepting a brief for former attorney-general Christian Porter.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell