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Oil prices rise over 2% after Middle East strikes; China’s exports surge on back of AI boom – business live
Brent crude rises over $85 a barrel after US carries out third night of strikes against Iran Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Oil prices rose more than 2% after the conflict in the Middle East worsened, with the US carrying out a third…
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Ed Husic tells Labor to get tougher on AI companies as letting them self-regulate ‘doomed to fail’
Labor MP Ed Husic has urged the Albanese government to take a harder line on artificial intelligence companies, arguing that letting the sector police itself has already proved ineffective and that weakening copyright laws to suit AI firms would conflict with Labor’s values. His intervention matters because it highlights internal pressure on the government ahead…
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Culture Amp rocked by lawsuit: $300k-a-year AI worker says he was sacked after complaining colleague took credit for his work – why company says his claims are ’embarrassing’
Culture Amp, the Australian workplace software company, is facing a lawsuit in Australia’s Federal Court from a former employee who claims he was dismissed after raising concerns that a colleague had taken credit for his work. The worker, who reportedly earned around $300,000 a year in an artificial intelligence role, alleges his sacking followed his…
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Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber’s chief product officer, Sachin Kansal, has outlined the company’s push into new areas beyond ride-hailing and delivery, including hotel bookings, “shop for me” concierge tools, boat rentals, driver debit cards, and a new autonomous-vehicle data unit called AV Labs. The interview reveals how Uber is positioning itself amid competition from robotaxi rivals such as…
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Ivy League professor rips university for lackluster response to alleged mass AI cheating
A Brown University economics professor, Roberto Serrano, has publicly criticised the Ivy League institution for what he describes as a slow and inadequate response to an alleged mass cheating scandal involving artificial intelligence. The complaint highlights growing tensions at universities across the United States over how to police AI-assisted cheating, as institutions struggle to balance…
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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus Talks AI Training at United Nations Summit: Artists ‘Deserve a Place at the Table’
Ulvaeus, the opening keynote speaker at the UN’s AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, started his speech with a simple question: “Good for whom?”
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Siri AI Is Becoming Apple’s Everything Tool
Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.
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Hallmark Debuts New PlayStation Console Ornament That Plays the Original Startup Sound
Hallmark is rolling out a new collection of gaming ornaments for 2026, including a particularly impressive replica of the original PlayStation.
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Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI
In a surprising blog post on Monday, Microsoft CEO is warning enterprises of the dangers of using proprietary models like Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s.
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Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer
Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I’m usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It’s kind of just… been there – mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get…