Microsoft’s Bing ready to step in if Google pulls search from Australia, minister says

Paul Fletcher plays down Google threat and says government will not back down on news media code

YouTube says music artists’ income could fall if it must pay more for streams

Platform claims proposed legislation could be so difficult to adhere to that it may have to block music content

Treasurer says Facebook founder had not managed to convince federal government to back down

Explainer: the tech giants are far from happy with a new Australian code that could cost them when it comes to news content

New smart TV gadget is step up from basic Chromecast with new interface, apps and voice remote

The search giant’s experiments see sources of questionable quality being promoted over mainstream websites in some cases

Report by ACCC says tech company has ‘ability and incentive’ to favour own business interests

Social media platforms have become information monopolies with runaway scale, an ideal place for conspiracy theories to fester

Tech company is ‘not evil, it’s just too big’ and strong regulation is needed due to monopoly on internet search

Company attempts to chart middle ground between Apple’s privacy-first approach and the needs of advertisers

Malcolm Turnbull also argues News Corp poses greater menace than Google’s threat to pull search functionality

Josh Frydenberg says tech companies’ threats to pull services out of Australia did them a ‘big disservice’

Some see huge benefits in virtual learning but others fear the impact on disadvantaged children and privatisation by stealth

Analysis: tech firm’s refusal to pay news publishers comes as it agrees to do exactly that in France

Google and Facebook are fighting legislation that would force them to enter into negotiations with news media companies for payment for content