‘What happens in Vegas’:How Google spent 15 years creating a culture of concealment

‘What happens in Vegas’:How Google spent 15 years creating a culture of concealment

As the internet giant stored the world’s information,it created an office culture that tried to minimise its legal footprint,telling employees to destroy messages and copy in the lawyers as often as possible.

  • byDavid Streitfeld

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Big Tech didn’t like Biden. Trump won’t be any better for Google&Co
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Big Tech didn’t like Biden. Trump won’t be any better for Google&Co

The Biden administration has used antitrust legislation to target the technology giants,even seeking to break up Google. Trump’s nominees to key posts overseeing the tech sector won’t be much friendlier.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The clause in your job contract that costs you $500 a year – and Australia $7 billion

The clause in your job contract that costs you $500 a year – and Australia $7 billion

It’s not just chief executives. Almost half of Australian workers have signed contracts that restrict their ability to move jobs. New research shows the drag on the economy.

  • byShane Wright
Finding it hard to stomach higher prices? Something seedy is going on
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Opinion

Finding it hard to stomach higher prices? Something seedy is going on

It’s not just supermarkets that are likely to be pushing prices higher. Some of us are getting squeezed from more angles than one.

  • byMillie Muroi
Forget the ‘Yes’ slogan,Optus. It’s a big ‘No’ from the ACCC
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Opinion

Forget the ‘Yes’ slogan,Optus. It’s a big ‘No’ from the ACCC

The telco has joined the ignominious list of companies doing the wrong thing in their treatment of Indigenous Australians.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Can Google’s search dominance be broken by its break-up?
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Google

Can Google’s search dominance be broken by its break-up?

The tech giant could be broken up if the US Department of Justice has its way - but it could take years to get to that point.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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US weighs Google breakup in historic Big Tech antitrust case

US weighs Google breakup in historic Big Tech antitrust case

The effort is the most significant move to rein in a major tech company over illegal monopolisation since Washington unsuccessfully sought to break up Microsoft two decades ago.

  • byLeah Nylen
Chalmers’ merger shake-up slams brakes on supermarket takeovers

Chalmers’ merger shake-up slams brakes on supermarket takeovers

The biggest change to the nation’s merger laws will target the supermarket sector with any takeover plan likely to face the ire of the competition regulator.

  • byShane Wright
Could limiting our number of cafes prevent the dreaded $7 latte?
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Opinion

Could limiting our number of cafes prevent the dreaded $7 latte?

A suggestion to put a lid on the number of cafes in the country is unlikely to keep costs low,amid the soaring prices of arabica beans.

  • byWilliam Bennett
Queensland floats ‘state interest’ for supermarket sector competition
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Queensland floats ‘state interest’ for supermarket sector competition

In one of its last acts before the October election,the government will launch consultation on ideas to “drive down” grocery prices with planning changes.

  • byMatt Dennien
Stranded passengers promised better deal under aviation revamp

Stranded passengers promised better deal under aviation revamp

Passengers forced to wait for non-existent flights or told their plane is not arriving have been promised their own charter of rights under a government plan.

  • byShane Wright