Today
Has Qantas really changed?; Perpetual’s fall from grace; AI’s big energy problem
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony look at Qantas’ $120 million settlement, extract lessons from the demise of funds management giant Perpetual, reveal why everyone is talking about data centres and energy.
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- Exclusive
- Luxury property
AI pioneers pay $12.45m for harbourside penthouse
Appen founders Chris and Julie Vonwiller have joined a trend of “discerning down-sizers” seeking large apartments.
- Bonnie Campbell
Yesterday
Why everyone’s mad at Apple’s new iPad ad
Apple’s crushing of human creativity has sparked backlash, but its new iPad Pro ad has also inspired some surprising video responses.
- Will Oremus
Why this executive uses generative AI every second hour
Microsoft says workers who use AI can be divided into four camps: sceptics, novices, explorers and power users, who get back more than 30 minutes a day in time saved.
- Euan Black
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How Goodman Group’s data centre dream could be super-sized
The next generation of data centres will require even more land. That’s something Greg Goodman says his group can provide.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Blackstone’s Jon Gray reveals ‘defining theme for the next decade’
The Wall Street titan says three megatrends that have driven Blackstone to $1.9 trillion in assets under management are now combining in a unique way.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Will Apple’s new iPad Pro finally replace your laptop?
Apple says its new M4 iPad Pros will have better AI, better performance and better battery life than laptops. But don’t throw away your laptop just yet.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘I’m not Buffett’: Druckenmiller on Nvidia, Trump and the Fed’s error
Wall Street legend Stan Druckenmiller has profited from the Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot, though he says it could get harder for investors to time AI’s boom.
- James Thomson
Apple plays up AI potential in new iPads
The tech company unveiled a bevy of new iPads including two versions of the iPad Pro sporting its M4 chipset and a redesigned iPad Air model in two sizes.
- Chris Velazco
ANZ reveals $2b buyback; Macquarie bets on AI; Bonza backers’ plot
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Analysis
- Microsoft
AI start-ups face a rough financial reality check
The AI revolution, it is becoming clear in Silicon Valley, is going to come with a very big price tag.
- Cade Metz, Karen Weise and Tripp Mickle
Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election
Indian police arrested at least nine people, including six members of Congress’ social media teams, in the states of Assam, Gujarat, Telangana and New Delhi.
- Munsif Vengattil, Saurabh Sharma and Rishika Sadam
Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society
The billionaire investing guru predicted scammers would seize on the technology, and may do more harm with it than all the good already realised or envisioned.
- Josh Funk
- Opinion
- Digital Life
Why Apple’s earnings call gives us hope for more exciting new devices
Announcing iPad and iPhone sales that were lower than last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook says something that could make us all want to upgrade … and of course, it involved AI.
- John Davidson
Don’t swat fruit flies – they’re smarter than you probably think
Researchers say many species, from insects to invertebrates, have consciousness. It turns out humans aren’t so special, after all.
- Ed Cumming
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Beware big tech’s AI profit gap
Amazon’s stellar earnings underscore big tech’s profit challenge: cost-cutting is done, and the payoff from AI investments are still some way off.
- James Thomson
Amazon posts strong cloud unit sales on rising AI demand
The e-commerce company’s operating income more than tripled as Amazon Web Services and adverts provided a boost.
- Camilla Hodgson
April
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How under the radar I-MED is fighting fit after 20-year PE job
Tucked away in private equity, it is easy to forget about Australia’s biggest imaging company I-MED. But it is worth watching this year; it has a few ideas on the boil.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Scott Farquhar departs with Atlassian at a crucial point
Atlassian’s unique two-CEO model is ending at a fascinating time for the company, as its shares lag the broader tech sector.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Alphabet surges past $3 trillion, announces first-ever dividend
Google’s parent company rose nearly 16 per cent after first-quarter earnings beat expectations and a $US70 billion stock buyback was approved.
- Greg Bensinger and Akash Sriram
