The car might be – but the business case for Musk’s Cybertruck isn’t bulletproof
Dubious environmental benefits aside, billionaire Elon Musk’s polarising Cybertruck may be a strategic misfire given its price, big R&D costs and murky sales outlook.
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Meta launches end-to-end encryption for messages on Facebook and Messenger
The major privacy update means Meta will no longer be able to see the contents of messages and brings Facebook and Messenger in line with the company’s other platform, WhatsApp.
700 million images: Aussie GenAI startup banks $47m to ‘democratise creativity’
An Australian generative AI content production platform, Leonardo.Ai, has already amassed 7 million global users – who are creating 4.5 million images each day on its platform. Now, it’s raised $47 million to keep users creating.
Google just launched its AI answer to ChatGPT – Gemini
A pared-down version of Gemini is available in Google’s AI chatbot Bard.
Apple taking a bite out of Aus IT as iOS jobs surge 81% in 6 years
A report from PPI reveals that the local iOS ecosystem has grown 27% over the last two years and now employs 174,000 Australians.
Pendula, the freaky engagement platform making a bid for ailing Whispir
Even before generative AI, Pendula was doing freaky things upselling everything from insurance to phone plans. Now it’s even more personal.
Russian hackers’ lawsuit reveals weaknesses in Apple’s iOS 16
A Moscow legal battle strongly indicates that phone forensics tools used by both the FBI and FSB are exploiting security loopholes in Apple’s operating system.
Harvard expert’s research on Facebook was shuttered after $500 million Zuckerberg pledge to university, whistleblower claims
Disinformation Expert Joan Donovan claims that Harvard University dismantled her team of online disinformation experts after receiving a $500 million pledge from a foundation run by Mark Zuckerburg.
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels’ tech predictions for 2024
Werner Vogels has a front-row seat on how technology is changing the world. Here are his predictions for 2024
EV hype subdues as hybrids take centre stage overseas – but what’s happening Down Under?
New research finds used electric vehicle prices are down more than a third, with Teslas suffering some of the largest price drops – but hybrids are selling like hotcakes.