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SpaceX is the first of three sci-fi IPOs with truly insane maths

SpaceX is the first of three sci-fi IPOs with truly insane maths

Elon Musk has shot for the stars with the first of three huge AI-based floats that ask investors to believe the companies can boldly go where no one...

13.06.2026 20

Financial Review

Paul Smith

Sacking staff for AI is losing its stigma. What is our plan?

A sector long viewed as a future-proof career option has been the first to publicly blame the technology for big redundancy rounds.

26.03.2026 30

Financial Review

Paul Smith

‘Unfair and absurd’: AI boss says tech giants should pay to train

In a rare moment of unity, Australian AI entrepreneurs, researchers and media companies say allowing tech giants to scrape content without paying...

08.08.2025 40

Financial Review

Paul Smith

YouTube exemption exposes teen social media ban as a sham

The government’s preferential treatment of YouTube undermines the purpose of its under-16s social media ban, and is unfair to the other tech...

17.04.2025 20

Financial Review

Paul Smith