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Perplexity's Comet browser goes mainstream: what Australians should know
Perplexity opened its Comet AI browser to everyone, free, on every major platform. Its rival, OpenAI's Atlas, has since been discontinued. Here's what Australians should know — and why we'd hold off on letting it touch your inbox.
Australia's new AI decision-making transparency rule — what it means when you buy AI tools
From 10 December 2026, organisations covered by the Privacy Act must spell out in their privacy policy how automated systems make decisions about people. If you're buying AI that decides things — hiring, credit, pricing — here's what to check.
NotebookLM's June upgrade: agentic research, code-running notebooks, and what it means for Australians
Google rebuilt NotebookLM on 8 June 2026 — agentic research, code-running notebooks and new export formats. The catch for Australians is the paywall: the best of it sits behind Google AI Ultra. Here's what's worth knowing.
Google Retires Gemini CLI's Free Tier for Antigravity — What It Means for Australians
Google has gutted the free tier of its most popular open-source coding agent, moving free and Pro/Ultra users onto a new Antigravity CLI with roughly 98% fewer requests. Here's what changed and what Australian developers should do.
Google Firebase Studio, explained: the agentic app builder is winding down — and what that means for Australians
Firebase Studio looked like Google's answer to prompt-to-app builders. Google has now closed new sign-ups and set a March 2027 shutdown — but the underlying Firebase services, and their genuine Sydney-region edge for Australians, carry on.
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.