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Losses growing, staff cut: Atlassian’s billionaire boss faces his AI test
Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian’s total workforce over email on Thursday, amounting to 480 jobs in Australia.
- David Swan
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Tsunami of disruption: Why this Aussie tech giant is swinging the axe
The world’s most feared and revered technology, artificial intelligence, has become Atlassian’s nemesis and its enabler.
- Elizabeth Knight
Tech reporter David Swan on Atlassian job cuts
Billionaire chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian’s total headcount over email on Thursday
Apple unveils its cheapest-ever laptop
Apple has made its biggest push yet into low-end laptops, aiming to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks for budget-minded shoppers.
- Tim Biggs
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ASX rallies to record as Woolies, WiseTech surge, BHP hits all-time high
Australia’s sharemarket gained more than $30 billion in value, tracking gains on Wall Street and buoyed by a flurry of corporate news that excited investors.
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‘People doing dumb things’: Wall Street boss Jamie Dimon warns of AI frenzy
The JPMorgan Chase CEO thinks the impact of artificial intelligence on software companies might be the trigger for a wave of loan defaults, and sees parallels to the GFC.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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The looming D-Day that has sent shivers through Wall Street
It is becoming apparent that a critical moment for markets may not be too far away.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
AI is eating software, and it’s cost Atlassian duo $34.6 billion
Investors have finally woken up to the risk that artificial intelligence won’t just kill white-collar jobs, it also threatens tech success stories.
- Colin Kruger
‘No consistency’: The out-of-pocket cost hitting WA’s public school teachers
As West Australian children head off to school for 2026, the new year has sparked fresh calls for equal access to technology – and not just for students.
- Holly Thompson
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‘Fresh face’: WiseTech backs scandal-hit Grok Academy with $8.7m
Both organisations are attempting to move past turmoil that has engulfed them over the past 18 months.
- David Swan