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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.
Claude Opus 4.8 lands: sharper judgement, an effort slider, and a cheaper fast mode
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 brings better judgement, an effort slider and a fast mode that's roughly 3x cheaper. Here's the Australian read.
Canva goes big on AI — and makes Affinity free
Canva launched an agentic Canva AI 2.0 and made the Affinity professional design suite free for everyone — a real cost win for Australian SMBs, with one caveat.
Anthropic lands in Australia: a Sydney office, onshore Claude, and a Xero deal
Anthropic has opened a Sydney office, can now run Claude inference in the AWS Sydney region, and built Claude into Xero's JAX. For Australian businesses weighing data residency, that's a real shift.
'Australian data residency' doesn't mean what you think — where the big AI assistants really stand
Vendors are racing to claim 'Australian data residency,' but the phrase hides a crucial distinction — where your data is stored versus where it's processed. Here's what it means, and where the big three assistants actually stand.
DALL-E 3 is retired — what replaced it, and what Australians should use instead
OpenAI has switched off DALL-E 3. It left the API on 12 May 2026 and stopped being ChatGPT's image generator back in March 2025. Here's what replaced it and where Australians should go now.
Can Australian businesses safely use AI-generated music in 2026?
AI song generators like Suno and Udio are cheap, fast and genuinely good. They're also at the centre of the biggest copyright fight in music. Here's what an Australian business actually needs to know before putting AI music in an ad, a video, or a product.
Linear Launches Asks Agent in 2026 — Natural-Language Q&A Across Your Workspace
Linear's Asks Agent brings natural-language Q&A across your workspace and connected sources. Here's the Australian read on what it does and what to check first.