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Sacked Canva software engineer drops coercion claim from Fair Work suit
Employment 2025-11-19 4:30 pm By Sam Matthews

Design tech giant Canva has succeeded in opposing a former software engineer’s claim of coercion in an employment suit over his sacking.

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From trickle to steady stream, how GenAI and ‘fake law’ are impacting courts
AI 2025-11-18 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The use of generative AI in litigation is on the rise in Australia, according to a new report, and one expert says he hopes that increasing awareness of the risks of using generative AI means lawyers will be smart about its use in the future. 

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NVIDIA-backed Firmus raises $500M for AI infrastructure project
AI 2025-11-14 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NVIDIA-backed start-up Firmus has raised $500 million to drive the next stage of its $6 billion nationwide green AI infrastructure project, Project Southgate.

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Microsoft offers refund to customers ACCC claims were duped into taking AI product
AI 2025-11-06 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Microsoft has offered to refund millions of customers who the consumer cop says unwittingly subscribed to its AI assistant Copilot without being told a cheaper AI-free option was available. 

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Reddit, Kick to be included in kids social media ban
Social Media 2025-11-05 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The world-first ban on kids accessing social media will extend to online discussion platform Reddit and live-streaming service Kick, and more platforms could be added to the “dynamic” list, which is subject to review by the eSafety commissioner.

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Meta wins opposition to ‘Reelstar’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-11-04 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Meta has successfully opposed an Australian start-up’s ‘Reelstar’ trade mark, with a delegate finding it was too similar to the social media company’s mark for its short-form video brand Reel.

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Isuzu’s appeal falls short in trade secrets spat with Directed Electronics
Intellectual Property 2025-11-03 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Isuzu has lost an appeal bid to shut down a lawsuit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over alleged trade secrets theft, after an earlier case left it with a $169 million damages bill.

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WiseTech office raided in probe of Richard White share trades
Investigation 2025-10-28 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

WiseTech’s Sydney office has been raided by federal police and the corporate regulator as part of an investigation into share trading by its billionaire chairman and founder Richard White and three others.

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Microsoft deliberately concealed AI-free 365 plan, ACCC claims
AI 2025-10-27 11:59 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has taken Microsoft to court, alleging the software giant misled 2.7 million customers of its 365 product suite into believing they had to subscribe to its AI assistant Copilot, knowing they were sceptical of the new product.

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Oracle wins stay of dispute with ATO over royalty tax
Tax 2025-10-21 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Software giant Oracle has won its bid to stay a $252 million fight with ATO over royalties, with the Full Federal Court finding the cases would not provide guidance in 15 other software disputes about the operation of the royalty tax. 

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