Billions of dollars, none of it taxed: ATO reveals the tech giants paying zero income tax
Database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons
September 2026
Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
Floodlight
New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators
It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here
Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein
‘RAMageddon’: tech crunch hikes the price of your next iPhone by £100
Economics viewpoint
AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat
Heather Stewart
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Microsoft proposes limits on its AI with code of conduct amid safety debate
‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox
August 2026
Floodlight
One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’
Thermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
Reworked
Will AI give you the job? Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits
A rise in lawsuits over AI use in employment decisions is raising questions about how companies hire and fire
Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
Guardian investigation finds apparent discrepancy between what tech company has said about its AI capacity – and the number of advanced chips it has in operation
July 2026
Tesla stock suffers double-digit drop on carmaker’s worst day in years
Trump administration says 15 agencies will get $5bn in ‘AI for science’ effort
Reworked
How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 review: a quality PC whose trackpad taps you back
Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox in latest wave of mass layoffs
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