AI

Bumble abandons its signature women-first rule
Bumble is retiring its women-first messaging rule as users push for less pressure, more time and flexibility for dating.
by Natasha Lee – Aug 13, 2026

News Corp says brand equity matters more than prompts in AI search
News Corp says AI is now the first audience for content as marketers battle for citations, not just clicks.
by Natasha Lee – Jul 19, 2026

New study finds AI fiction is easy to detect as it's both crap and boring
Every LLM also comes with its own literary tics.
by Natasha Lee – Jul 13, 2026

The bug, the bestie and the breakup: Inside Apple's war with OpenAI
A software bug, leaked files and a former hardware chief sit at the centre of Apple's trade secrets suit against OpenAI.
by Natasha Lee – Jul 12, 2026

Meta names Alex Schultz Chief Data Officer amid AI push
Denise Moreno will also step up as CMO, as the company scales its AI glasses and LLM ambitions.
by Natasha Lee – Jul 2, 2026
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Aussies are happy to use AI to shop, but not at the checkout
New data has found that only 4% of shoppers want AI involved in the final transaction.
by Nama Winston – Jul 2, 2026

Aussies say yes to AI - but only if it saves them money
New Atomic 212° research finds two-thirds of Australians would switch to AI services - for the right price and performance.
by Mediaweek – Jun 16, 2026

Meliora raises AI fund and builds its own deal-finding tool after just one year
The new fund will back early-stage technology companies building AI-powered products.
by Natasha Lee – Jun 5, 2026

'Receipt for robbery': Farquhar's AI copyright push faces industry backlash
ARIA and APRA AMCOS chiefs say Farquhar's central claims about AI licensing are factually wrong.
by Natasha Lee – Jun 4, 2026

ChatGPT's day in court: Florida goes to war with OpenAI
It's first US state to take legal action against the AI giant, alleging concealed dangers and failures to protect children.
by Natasha Lee – Jun 3, 2026

The analogue backlash: Social Soup exposes brand community fails
The research illustrates a gap between corporate community talk and the real connections Australians crave.
by Duane Hatherly – May 29, 2026

Music built the creator economy. Now it could break it
Mediaweek sat down with lawyer, Monica Allen, to unpack the music copyright risks catching out the creator economy.
by Vihan Mathur – May 26, 2026

Foxcatcher's Atlas AI is coming for the spreadsheet hell inside media agencies
Mediaweek sat down with Foxcatcher's Varun John and Atlas AI's Andrew Molan to learn how agencies can make it work for them.
by Natasha Lee – May 25, 2026

AI hallucinations cost Aussie brands millions in lost sales
Atlas Digital and Ryan McMillan reveal ‘AI reputation breaches’, that cost brands in revenue and stature.
by Duane Hatherly – May 12, 2026

Disney by D'Amaro: Earnings, AI, parks & 88% streaming boom
During his first Disney earnings call, CEO Josh D'Amaro leveraged a streaming profit boom to outline his AI future.
by Duane Hatherly – May 8, 2026

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