Innovation

Affinity, formerly Serif, will join Canva’s growing product suite in a deal reportedly worth US$380 million (AU$1.35 billion).

The federal government asked Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.

The suit is the latest in the federal government’s crackdown on big tech companies.

Varda Space Industries successfully manufactured a sample of HIV medication on board its spacecraft and returned it safely to Earth.

The Inevitable Games Fund (IGF) is the first-of-its-kind ecosystem-agnostic fund, with a view to identify high growth opportunities for investors.

Toyota announced its Woven City project in 2020. In 2021, it broke ground on construction at a site close to the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji. Three years later, Woven City says Phase 1 of the development will be complete by the end of the year and trials will start in 2025.

After raising $1.3 billion last year, Inflection is pivoting to focus on business-to-business APIs, as Suleyman jumps to lead consumer AI at Microsoft.

If a deal happens, it could provide a major boost to Gemini, as it battles with rival AI services from the likes of OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic.

They say that when the US sneezes, Australia catches a cold. But when it comes to ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok, Australia is blazing its own trail.

“Top-rated sellers” on eBay are selling thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega.