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OpenAI signs deal with Commonwealth Bank
The multi-year deal makes CommBank OpenAI’s first Australian banking partner, with plans to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise, boost scam detection, and upskill staff in AI.
AI firm Perplexity makes $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser
The offer comes as a judge, who concluded this year that Google held a search market monopoly, considers forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser.
Cadbury recalls Marvellous Creations over plastic contamination
Cadbury Australia has recalled its Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy Beanies 160g share bag after plastic was found in the product, with consumers advised not to eat it.
Dana White on how UFC landed its blockbuster $7.7 billion streaming deal with Paramount
UFC’s CEO reveals why he wanted David Ellison’s muscle behind his MMA giant, why pay-per-view events no longer work, and what a potential UFC fight at the White House would look like on CBS.
Syenta raises $8.8m to solve one of AI’s ‘biggest bottlenecks’
The Sydney-headquartered startup led by Dr Jekaterina Viktorova was spun out of ANU in 2022. Its proprietary chip packaging breakthrough could unlock the next generation of AI and quantum computing.
Australia to recognise Palestinian State, Albanese says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will back recognition at the 80th UN General Assembly next month, positioning the move as support for a two-state solution and a Gaza ceasefire.
Australian billionaire David Teoh’s Simba Telecom to buy Singapore’s M1 in deal valued at $1.1 billion
Simba Telecom—a unit of billionaire David Teoh’s Australia-listed Tuas Ltd.—is buying M1 in a deal valuing the Singapore-based mobile carrier at S$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion).
Apple iPhone 17 Air: All the super-slim iPhone leaks
When Apple reveals the iPhone 17 series, it looks like one mainstay, the Plus version of the regular phone, will have been canceled and replaced with something completely different, as Monty Python used to say. This super-slim addition, nicknamed iPhone 17 Air, has raised the most excitement. Here’s what we know so far. iPhone 17 […]
I tried ChatGPT-5 to make money online. This is what happened
If you’re launching or growing a business online in 2025, AI tools like ChatGPT are your ultimate unfair advantage.