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- Opinion
- AI
Are bots coming for tech jobs, or is it ‘AI-washing’?
Some of Australia’s biggest tech success stories including Atlassian, Afterpay’s owner, and WiseTech have given their employees a bitter taste of AI reality.
- Colin Kruger
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- Exclusive
- AI
Afterpay billionaire rejects ‘AI-washing’ claim as thousands are fired
Half of the “buy now, pay later” company’s jobs in Australia have been cut, but co-founder Nick Molnar insists the business has never been stronger.
- David Swan
The week AI came for Australian jobs
There’s no doubt the new tech will reshape workforces, the question is how the transition will be managed and who bears the cost.
- David Swan
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Why the trade truce just failed to rock our world
So much for Australia’s sharemarket Trump bump. For local investors it was more a case of Trump glump.
- Elizabeth Knight
Afterpay billionaires say Australia is well on its way to a cashless future
Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen built an empire by detecting and responding to major shifts in financial behaviour. So their views on the immediate future carry weight.
- Clancy Yeates
Afterpay co-founder points to Gen Z, Millennials’ growing economic clout
The cost-of-living crisis has fuelled greater demand for buy now, pay later products – especially from younger Australians – says Block executive Nick Molnar.
- Clancy Yeates
AI is having a Google moment: Square boss
The US fintech giant is an example of how artificial intelligence is already being incorporated into financial services products today.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- BNPL
How the buy now, pay later changes could affect you
The government will regulate Afterpay and its rivals as credit, closing a gaping loophole – but there’s a twist.
- Clancy Yeates
Can Jack Dorsey’s fintech Block beat the short-sellers?
It’s been a rocky ride for investors since Afterpay’s owner, US fintech giant Block, arrived on Australia’s sharemarket via a dual-listing last year.
- Clancy Yeates
Lithium in short sellers’ sights as Hindenburg blows up tech stock
As Block fends off explosive allegations from short sellers Hindenburg Research, data illustrates how some sectors are attracting the interest of investors who are shorting.
- Clancy Yeates