Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns

National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A major US trade body has rubbished the Albanese g

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SYDNEY, Aug 3 : The Australian government has hiked a planned levy that will force tech giants to pay multimillion-dollar charges if they fail to strike commercial deals with local media outlets for news on their platforms.• The government said on Monday it increased the levy for its planned News Bargaining Incentive t

As AI agents break free, tech giants are racing to turn cybersecurity into a core feature of their businesses.

InterviewProjects include tech innovation in nuclear fusion and quantum computingThe U.S. Department of Energy's Dario Gil, under secretary for science, spoke with Nikkei about collaborative efforts under the Genesis Mission. (Photo by Dai Kuwamura)DAI KUWAMURA and RYOHEI YASOSHIMAAugust 1, 2026 01:08 JSTWASHINGTON --