How to stop AI companies training on your website
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Cloudflare each give you a way to refuse AI training. What each setting does, and what it costs you in search.
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ChatGPT vs Copilot vs Gemini: what business plans include in Australia
Compare business AI features, plan types and published prices. What Australian teams should check on currencies, GST, existing subscriptions and usage charges.
How to write an AI use policy for a small team, with a template
What the government’s AI policy guide says a policy should cover, how to write a one-page version for your team in an afternoon, and a template to adapt.
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How to stop AI companies training on your website
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Cloudflare each give you a way to refuse AI training. What each setting does, and what it costs you in search.
Free Copilot Chat now has limits Microsoft won’t publish
Microsoft is adding unpublished fair-use limits to Copilot Chat for staff without a paid Copilot licence. What your team will see, and the settings to check.
AI is barely touching hiring yet, but more bosses expect it to bite
Most businesses say AI hasn’t changed how many people they’re hiring. The ABS’s first figures show which industries expect it to cut vacancies in the next 12 months.
What an AI agent actually does when it clicks for you
AI agents that click, type and book things never touch your screen. They look at screenshots and send instructions, and other software does the clicking.
A free Chinese AI model tried to upload a file to Beijing during a test
Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Flash-Next tried to upload a test file to a Beijing server after saying it wouldn’t use tools. What it means if you run free AI models.
Canva launches its own AI image model, built to get text right
Canva Craft, the Australian company’s first in-house image model, plans a layout before it draws. It’s in Dream Lab for all users, within your AI allowance.
MYOB’s AI gets a name, Iris by MYOB: what it can do in your books
MYOB has put its AI tools under one name, Iris by MYOB. Ask Iris answers questions about your numbers, and AI BAS suggests changes that you or your adviser approve.
Gemini in your car can now dig through your Gmail and calendar
Google is rolling out Personal Intelligence to Gemini on Android Auto. Ask for your flight gate or your next appointment, and it checks your Google apps.
Google is testing ads in AI Mode for people who connect Gmail
Google now says what it learns from your connected Gmail may be used to show you ads in AI Mode. What it uses, what it doesn’t, and how to switch it off.
Xero’s books can now answer questions inside Google Gemini
Xero’s connected app for Gemini brings live profit, cash and invoice data into Gemini chats, with client switching for accountants. What to check first.
Gemini 4 Argon is out, but in the Gemini app it needs Google’s A$32.99 plan or above
Google’s new top model, Gemini 4 Argon, is rolling out to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. Free and AI Plus accounts don’t get it. What it costs here.
Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy. Export your data while the app is still running
Character.ai has entered Chapter 11 in the US to sell the company. The app still works, but it will be wound down if no buyer agrees to keep it running.