An army of good-guy artificial intelligence bots is being used to trick scammers on phone calls as telecom groups try to stop Australians getting ripped off.

The telco’s $700 million partnership with the consulting group to develop artificial intelligence is no ordinary joint venture.

One of the world’s most respected maritime analytics firms says global container volumes will fall this year for only the third time in almost five decades.

The challenger telco will use cheap plans to lure Telstra customers as it plots its most ambitious move into the $20 billion mobile market.

The claim, filed with the Federal Court, has been brought against the insurance giant by German investors owed money by Lex Greensill’s failed financial group.

Companies chasing billions of dollars argue a recently appointed Federal Court judge might be seen to be biased because he once acted for one of the parties.

The massive cost blowout of Australia’s largest energy transmission project will come at the expense of energy consumers.

The toll road giant is one of the few infrastructure plays remaining on the ASX. A lacklustre share price could change that.

A new generation of providers with low orbiting networks could transform phone use and challenge major telecoms groups like Telstra and Optus within two years.

Destroying a nexus is hard, but he’s trying.