Plus: Linktree CEO orders staff to AI up; US inflation rises as jobless claims hit 4-year high; UK ambassador to US fired over Epstein 10-page note calling him 'best pal'.
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Plus: Macquarie, Nvidia in Quantum’s Series E $1.5b raise; Poland shoots down Russian drones in NATO-backed defence; Nampijinpa Price dumped from shadow cabinet.
Plus: US jobs data revised down by 911,000 in historic correction; Apple, Nvidia launch next-gen devices; Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Doha during ceasefire talks.
Plus: France faces fourth PM change in 20 months; SpaceX buys $25.8b in spectrum from EchoStar; Databricks posts USD4b run rate after new funding.
Plus: Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba resigns; South Korea secures release of citizens detained in largest ever US immigration raid; OPEC+ lifts output despite weak outlook.
Plus: Atlassian buys The Browser Company for $937m; Macquarie urges RBA to slash credit card fees and curb big bank gouging; BCA modelling says 50% 2035 emissions cut could cost at least $210b.
Plus: Airwallex targets Stripe and Recurly with OpenPay acquisition; Google expands AI chip strategy to compete with Nvidia-backed firms; US economy seen stalling as job openings drop.
Plus: Klarna in second Wall Street IPO attempt, CBA set for windfall; Nuno Matos rebuilding ANZ’s regulatory credibility with risk restructure; AustralianSuper to pledge $40b local investment.
Plus: Revolut launches secondary sale at $114.5b valuation; CoStar CEO targets Murdoch’s REA with three Australian launches; Trump family gains $9.2b paper wealth from WLFI debut.
Plus: Trump tariffs tanked by US courts, for now; Modi and Xi say India and China are partners not rivals; Watt defends $400 million deal to deport former detainees to Nauru.
Plus: CBA and Canberra sealed the deal on OpenAI’s Sydney move; S&P 500 hits another record as US economy surprises, ahead of inflation test; Trump administration pushes GDP data to the blockchain.
Plus: US intel freeze alarms Canberra ahead of key meetings; Linda Reynolds wins defamation case against Higgins; OpenAI employee share sale could swell to US$8b: The Information.
Plus: Google and Microsoft push Australia to weaken copyright rules for AI; Trump administration weighing stakes in Lockheed, Boeing and Palantir; Betr increases PointsBet offer after MIXI bid.
Plus: Aussie AI pioneer backs Farquhar’s call to relax copyright laws; Trump raises prospect of Kim Jong Un summit while hosting SK president; AirTrunk secures record green APAC $16b refi.
Plus: Copyright reform debate heats up as AI lobby presses Canberra; Labor to fast-track housing approvals with AI and code freeze; HSBC culls risky clients amid regulator scrutiny.
Plus: US-EU finalise trade pact covering tariffs; NY court throws out Trump’s US$464m fraud penalty, upholds fraud finding; DOJ official urges Fed’s Powell to remove governor Cook.
Plus: Inflation fears fuel tech rout; Israel approves E1 settlement and calls up 60,000 reservists; Citigroup probes wealth star boss Andy Sieg following MD complaints: Bloomberg.
Plus: CBA tries to rally banks against RBA overhaul; SunCable says still committed to Singapore exports; Netanyahu attacks Albanese as “weak” over Israel stance.
Plus: Labor’s envoy courts OpenAI, tech giants for local AI centres; Citi takes ten senior JPMorgan bankers in global talent spree; Trump administration in talks to take 10% stake in Intel: Bloomberg.
Plus: Trump uncertainty forces one-in-five Aussie companies to pause M&A; Trump to push Ukraine peace deal tied to security guarantees; Eyes on Powell at Jackson Hole for rate cut signals.
Plus: Trump puts 25% failure odds on Alaska talks, Putin eyes economic incentives; BCA urges deregulation to cut compliance cost; Paramount advances talks for new A-Leagues broadcast rights deal.
Plus: Bessent says Nvidia’s 15% chip deal could be model for others; Peter Thiel-backed Bullish rockets in debut after US$1.1b IPO; Paramount Skydance jumps 60% in meme-style rally.
Plus: Perplexity makes $52.8b bid for Google’s Chrome; ASIC backs cautious but light-touch approach to AI regulation; Aussie court rules Apple, Google misused market power.
Plus: Trump extends China tariff truce to 9 November; Meta dismisses whistleblower leak on alleged scraping of Aussie news sites as ‘bogus’; US stocks edge lower ahead of inflation data, China trade news.
Plus: Former OpenAI researcher raises US$1.5b AI HF with 45% first-half gain; Chinese state media warns Nvidia’s H20 chips pose security risks; Foxtel keeps major US sports in Australia with ESPN deal.
Plus: Trump demands Intel CEO resign over links to China; Firefly Aerospace jumps in Nasdaq debut after oversubscribed IPO; OpenAI releases GPT-5 with PhD smarts for all users.
Plus: Apple boosts US footprint with extra US$100b pledge; Airtree secures $650m fund with global institutional support; ASIC nears decision to end ASX monopoly.
Plus: JPMorgan and BofA face scrutiny in Trump’s anti-debanking push; US services sector effectively stagnated in July; Swiss President rushes uninvited to Washington over tariff threat.
Plus: Wall Street strategists warn of stock correction as valuations peak; HSBC launches innovation bank down under for startups and VCs; Google agrees to cut AI power use during US grid surges.
Plus: Oil cartel reverses cuts to win back market share; BlueScope joins global consortium to bid for Whyalla: AFR; Palantir hires local lobbyist CMAX Advisory.
Plus: Trump to announce new tariffs as Australia braces for 15% rate; Microsoft hits US$4 trillion as AI momentum builds; Google loses Epic Games appeal over app store restrictions.
Plus: Trump slaps 25% tariff on Indian imports, warns of penalties over Russian ties; Copper prices plummet 19% after key exclusion from tariff list; Wall Street slips ahead of Big Tech earnings.
Plus: UK sets deadline to recognise Palestine at UN; US and China agree to seek tariff truce extension, no breakthrough; Figma’s oversubscribed float signals IPO market comeback.
Plus: Trump demands Murdoch be deposed within 15 days; Dollar surges as markets digest US-EU tariff deal; Trump says Gaza children are starving, contradicting Netanyahu.
Plus: China and US set to extend tariff truce 90 days: SCMP; Google threatens Albanese government over YouTube ban; Gilbert + Tobin says using AI like choosing Excel over Word tables.
Plus: Tesla shares dive as Musk flags tough quarters ahead; Thai-Cambodian conflict escalates with air strikes; ECB holds rates steady for first time in over a year.
Plus: Wall Street extends record-breaking rally ahead of Alphabet, Tesla earnings; Trump administration unveils AI plan, targets ‘biased’ models; Known SharePoint breach count surges past 400 organisations.
Plus: Meme mania returns ahead of big tech earnings; ASIC chief to warn banks and boards over risky AI use; Microsoft names China-backed hackers behind SharePoint attacks.
Plus: Trump ally refers Fed’s Powell to DOJ for criminal investigation; Property lobby sidelined from Chalmers’ reform summit; S&P 500 hits new highs ahead of tech earnings.
Plus: Labor divides crypto duties among ministers; Metrics says it’s unaware of ASIC probe; Brussels plots response to Trump’s tariff threat.