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Cursor adds annual billing tiers: what the new yearly plans mean for Australians
Cursor has added a yearly billing option to its pricing page, lowering the effective monthly rate on paid plans. It's a new billing choice, not a price cut — and for Australians the USD billing and GST treatment haven't changed.
ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI's AI Browser — What It Means for Australians
OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas was a browser with an AI agent built in — and OpenAI discontinued it on 9 August 2026. This June 2026 report is kept as a record, with a follow-up notice and a link to the post-mortem.
AWS Kiro goes paid: what Amazon's spec-driven AI IDE now costs Australians
Amazon's Kiro started as a free preview. It's now a generally available, paid product on a credit model — Free, Pro, Pro+, Pro Max and Power. Here's the AUD reality and the data question for Australians.
Tax time 2026 and AI: what Australians should and shouldn't trust
Tax time opens 1 July 2026, and the ATO has a clear warning: AI chatbots often draw on overseas or outdated sources and can give wrong tax answers. Use AI to organise. Verify the specifics.
OpenAI for Australia, explained: a $7bn Sydney data centre, a A$115bn blueprint, and what it means for local business
OpenAI launched a dedicated Australia initiative in December 2025 — a $7bn sovereign data centre, an economic blueprint, and a skills program for 1.2 million workers. Six months on, here's what it actually changes for Australian businesses.
Google cuts Gemini AI Plus to A$7.99 in Australia — the cheapest paid AI assistant gets cheaper (2026)
Google has dropped Gemini AI Plus in Australia from A$12.49 to A$7.99 a month, split AI Ultra into two cheaper tiers, and moved the free plan to Gemini 3.5 Flash. The cheapest paid AI assistant for Australians just got cheaper.
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5 — free for now, with a data-retention catch
Anthropic's most powerful public model, Fable 5, is free on Claude Pro and Max until 22 June — then it moves to usage credits. Here's the Australian read, including the data-retention catch.
The small-business privacy exemption is ending — what it means if you use AI on customer data
For nearly 40 years, businesses under $3m turnover have been exempt from the Privacy Act. That's on track to change — and if you run customer data through AI tools, this is the regulatory shift to watch.
Notion's AI Residency and Pricing Both Shifted — What It Means for Australian Teams
Notion added Tokyo and Seoul data residency but skipped Sydney, and its Custom Agents now meter credits in USD. Here's the Australian read.
Microsoft 365 Copilot's AU price rises on 1 July — the promo window closes 30 June
Updated 1 Sep: the flagged rise didn't land — Microsoft re-ran the AU$26.91 Copilot Business rate for a new window to 31 December 2026. Original story below.
GitHub Copilot just switched to usage-based billing — what it means for Australian developers
GitHub Copilot's paid plans now meter on tokens, not a flat seat. Code completions stay free, but chat and agents draw down credits. Here's what changed — and the privacy setting Australians should check.
Two-thirds of Aussie SMBs use AI. Only 5% are any good at it
Deloitte's new report finds most Australian SMBs use AI, but almost none use it well. That gap is the whole story.