Plus: eSafety confirms probe into deepfake images from Grok; US seizes Russian-flagged tanker as part of Venezuela oil control; Trump vows to stop big investors buying US homes.
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Plus: Inside the $51m cult-like healthtech betting doctors are obsolete; Canva’s IPO is Australia’s moment of truth, writes Carta's Vashi; Accenture buys UK AI firm Faculty.
Plus: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court after Caracas raid; Wall Street rallies as oil executives told to fund Venezuela comeback; Denmark warns US attack on Greenland would end NATO.
Plus: Australia calls for a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela; OPEC+ keeps oil production unchanged despite political crises among members; North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles.
Plus: Nine drugmakers ink deal with Trump to lower prices; EU pledges EUR90 billion loan to Ukraine; Oracles pushes AI stocks toward stronger footing.
Plus: Trump Media ties up with Google-backed fusion firm TAE Technologies; US stocks rise after US CPI fall despite data concerns; Politico Europe visits Australia amid expansion talk.
Plus: Blue Owl drops out of Oracle’s USD10b AI data centre deal; Warner slams Paramount bid as risky, weak; Medline soars in Nasdaq debut after biggest 2025 IPO.
Plus: Trump chief of staff says president has ‘alcoholic’s personality’, blasts inner circle; Ivanhoe Atlantic delays ASX listing; Brandon Capital reveals executive relationship, staff departure.
Hollywood director’s son suspected of killing both parents in LA; Singapore and China sign deals to deepen financial and trade ties; US markets edge lower ahead of key data.
Plus: Teen ban lobby used government logo to pitch for sponsorships; Woolies, Coles face new law targeting high prices; SpaceX confirms insider share sale, valuation tops OpenAI.
Plus: Stocks slump as investors flee AI trade; Oracle denies delay to OpenAI data centres; Russia launches lawsuit over frozen assets.
Plus: OpenAI gets Disney characters for Sora in billion-dollar deal; Mass ANZ redundancies trigger pay errors, bonus delays; Airwallex commits USD590m to UK.
Plus: Nvidia says no evidence DeepSeek smuggled Blackwell chip; PEXA takes NSW to court over $1 transaction fee; Third US judge orders release of sealed Epstein grand jury records.
Plus: Wall Street edges lower ahead of Fed rate cut; Wells referral clouds launch of world-first under-16s social media ban; KWM split from China paves way for 2026 Mallesons rebrand.
Plus: Reddit to challenge Australian social media age ban in High Court: AFR; Airwallex cashes in despite China heat; IBM drops USD11b on AI move for Confluent Inc.
Plus: ANZ’s head of housing strategy to exit as bank continues ESG cuts; LinkedIn flagged for media code inclusion; Netflix-Warner deal draws scrutiny, potential counterbid from Paramount.
Plus: SpaceX launches USD800b share sale; Questions linger over NextDC-OpenAI energy supply; X slapped with EUR120m fine by EU.
Plus: OpenAI to anchor NextDC’s $7b data centre in Sydney; Sources reveal Airwallex’s China compliance backstory; Meta climbs on reports of major metaverse spending cuts.
Plus: Australia to send $95m more to Ukraine, expand Russian sanctions; Real-world tests reveal major gaps in EV battery claims; Microsoft disputes report of reduced AI sales targets.
Plus: OpenAI push with free credits for VC-backed start-ups: AFR; Dells pledge USD6b to fund Trump’s accounts invest program for kids; Sam Altman declares “code red” as rivals close in.
Plus: ASX under pressure after another major platform failure; Nvidia takes USD2b stake in Synopsys; McKinsey, BCG and Big Four freeze graduate pay for third year: FT
Plus: Netanyahu asks Israeli president for pardon in corruption trial; UK probes Corporate Travel Management over overcharging; Australian home prices climb 1% in November.
Plus: Zelensky’s top aide resigns amid corruption probe; Wall Street defies CME outage, thin volumes; Microsoft fosters Aussie data centre lobby.
Plus: Turnbull to Albo: don’t fold to Trump on quotas; SEC investigates Jefferies over First Brands exposure transparency; Death toll hits 83 in Hong Kong blaze.
Plus: NAB and Westpac consider tighter lending rules on trusts; Teens file constitutional case over social media ban; US pressures Canada on streaming quotas as Australia advances similar law.
Plus: Trump administration escalates scrutiny of Australian streaming quotas; US retail and jobs data sharpen Fed rate cut case; Webjet pushes for takeover decision before Christmas.
Plus: Blackbird’s Canva is IPO-ready as Culture Amp, SafetyCulture downgraded; US says EU must ease digital rules to unlock tariff deal; Macquarie under pressure over trust-based lending practices.
Plus: Burke races to pass streaming quotas; CBA follows Macquarie in crackdown on trust lending; Europe pushes back on US-led peace proposal for Ukraine.
Plus: US mulls selling Nvidia chips to China; Analysts divided on a December rate cut by US Fed; Mayne shareholders in disbelief over Chalmers’ deal veto.
Plus: US jobs rise, jobless rate climbs and Fed left guessing amid patchy data; US warns Australia over streaming content law; Walmart dumps NYSE in move to Nasdaq, raises outlook.
Plus: Brookfield launches USD10b global AI infra fund backed by Nvidia; Meta to purge Aussie under-16 accounts from 4 December; Musk’s xAI and Nvidia to build AI megacentre in Saudi Arabia.
Plus: Microsoft and Nvidia in USD30 billion circular tie up with Anthropic; Meta wins US antitrust case over Instagram, WhatsApp buys; CSL to invest $2.3b in expanding US plasma therapy production.
Plus: APRA to expose liquidity risks in super funds and banks; Bitcoin falls below USD93,000 as US tech stocks retreat; Peter Thiel’s hedge fund exits Nvidia.
Plus: Private credit use by large corporate surges, exclusive survey shows; Labor finally opens consultation on news media funding scheme; Trump buys corporate bonds tied to his policies.
Plus: Tech stocks recover ground after volatile week; McKinsey savages ANZ in ‘root cause analysis’; BHP found liable over Brazil dam collapse.
Plus: Epstein emails hit Trump and Summers, name Keating, Clinton; AI startup Cursor jumps to USD29b valuation; SQM case sends shock through fund ratings sector.
Plus: Dow hits record as Congress nears vote to end shutdown; Liberals edge towards dumping net zero target; EU probing Google on news rankings, says FT.
Plus: US markets rise on shutdown deal; Comyn says rivals ‘replicating CBA’ as profit miss triggers plunge; Morgan Stanley joins rivals with new private company research push.
Plus: ANZ boss Matos focused on transformation, not online backlash; US regulator call tipped Pfizer’s USD10b Metsera win: Bloomberg; Trump threatens USD1b lawsuit over BBC’s Panorama edit.
Plus: Cosette-Mayne deal hangs on Adelaide factory interest; Women-led groups dumped from $5m FemTech over pay row; ABC staff threaten strike over pay, job security.
