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  • 10 TikTok Tips for Creating Content — According to TikTok

    10 TikTok Tips for Creating Content — According to TikTok

    ICYMI: TikTok recently announced the Fall Semester curriculum of its Creative Agency Partnerships University (CAP) program. Launched in April 2022, its goal is to teach creative agencies, freelancers, brands, and even creators “how to strategize and produce TikTok-native content.” From finding your voice to how to film content, we took the classes and have tons…

  • OpenAI’s ChatGPT Update Brings Improved Accuracy

    OpenAI’s ChatGPT Update Brings Improved Accuracy

    OpenAI, the company behind the popular conversational AI model, ChatGPT, has released an update to improve the chatbot’s accuracy. Following an extended period of downtime on Tuesday, ChatGPT is up and running with a new model. This is the first update to ChatGPT this year and the second update to the model since its launch…

  • YouTube’s New Partner Program Terms: What You Need To Know

    YouTube’s New Partner Program Terms: What You Need To Know

    YouTube is rolling out new contract terms for all channels that earn ad revenue, which creators must accept to remain in the YouTube Partner Program. All monetized channels will have six months to review and accept the new terms. However, the sooner you accept the terms, the sooner you can take advantage of YouTube Shorts…

  • McDonald’s Ex-CEO fined for allegedly misleading investors about his firing

    McDonald’s Ex-CEO fined for allegedly misleading investors about his firing

    Disgraced former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook will pay US$400,000 ($578,000) to settle charges that he allegedly misled investors about the circumstances of his 2019 firing following a relationship with an employee. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, McDonald’s fired Easterbrook for “engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a McDonald’s employee in violation…

  • AI software company Complexica secures additional $1.4m from Perennial Partners

    AI software company Complexica secures additional $1.4m from Perennial Partners

    An Adelaide-based AI software company whose platform is used by the likes of Kellogg’s, Pfizer and Endeavour Group (ASX: EDV) to optimise sales and supply chain decisions has secured an additional $1.4 million investment from Perennial Partners. The news comes two months after Complexica received $3 million from the Melbourne-based investment firm, which has also…

  • The Best Sydney Plumbers In 2023

    The Best Sydney Plumbers In 2023

    Having a reliable, friendly and experienced plumber is crucial because you never know when you’ll need their services in your home! From fixing pipes and drains to detecting leaks, there are a whole range of services that plumbers are best equipped and skilled in to service your home. But the best plumbers don’t just complete…

  • Microsoft Reportedly Planning A $10 Billion Investment In OpenAI

    Microsoft Reportedly Planning A $10 Billion Investment In OpenAI

    Microsoft is reportedly making a big step to gain an advantage over its competitors by investing $10 billion in OpenAI, the developers of ChatGPT. OpenAI specializes in creating software that can learn and adapt to various tasks. The company is gaining the attention of casual users and industry experts with its popular app ChatGPT, which…

  • Building approvals and home values falling at a record pace, with more to come

    Building approvals and home values falling at a record pace, with more to come

    Australian building approvals fell for a third straight month at the end of 2022, with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data revealing the number of houses and apartments planned in November were almost half the record achieved in March 2021 at the height of the pandemic. The data release coincides with the latest Corelogic research…

  • The story of an old pool on “unusable” Mosman land that was transformed into Australia’s most spectacular home.

    The story of an old pool on “unusable” Mosman land that was transformed into Australia’s most spectacular home.

    A controversial Mosman home, 15 years in the making, has defied all odds to win a prestigious international property award. Its proud owners, Robert and Leonie Klaric, invited Anna Usher around for a private tour of their very own utopia. It’s one of those perfect Sydney mornings, when I step barefoot, onto the golden sands…

  • David Jones returns to Australian ownership in $250m deal

    David Jones returns to Australian ownership in $250m deal

    After eight years in the hands of South Africa’s Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) which purchased the then-listed company in 2014 for $2.1 billion, iconic department store retailer David Jones is set to return to Australian ownership. Sydney-based Anchorage Capital Partners, which has previously achieved turnarounds with brands such as Burger King NZ and Golden Circle,…

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