Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
The companies announced last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next year
Tech giants face a new levy to pay for Australian news. What is the proposed model and how will it work?
Replacing the Coalition’s news media bargaining code, the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make deals with publishers and help fund journalism
Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse
The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategy
China blocks $2bn Meta takeover of AI agent developer Manus
Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investment
How AI’s threat to entry-level jobs is turning gen Z into ‘Generation Entrepreneur’
As AI erases the bottom rungs of the corporate ladder, some gen Z workers skip the entry level to become their own CEOs
TikTok and Visa launch debit card to speed payouts to UK creators
Creator card is designed for people making money through TikTok Live, some of whom complain of payment delays
A star reborn: ‘America’s sweetheart’ Sandra Bullock returns to the spotlight
After backing out of public sight, the versatile and enduringly bankable actor has turned up on Instagram trading quips with Nicole Kidman as hype begins for Practical Magic 2 this autumn
US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warns
The gambling crisis ‘demands a public health response’ and should be regulated like alcohol or tobacco, expert says
Gen Z to the rescue! Zoomers are ditching doomscrolling and saving cinema
People born after 1997 are now the most frequent cinemagoers, defying fears that digital natives would lose interest in the big screen
Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance
The merger will still require governmental approval and could be delayed by a lawsuit seeking to block it
Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around world
‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record
Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem
Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI
‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities
AI hallucinations found in high-profile Wall Street law firm filing
Sullivan & Cromwell apologises to New York federal judge for string of errors in documents for Prince Group case
UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency
Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidents