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Byron Kaye

Byron Kaye

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Australian bank CEOs say Trump 'tariff madness' may drive up global inflation

A trade war sparked by U.S.

Australian bank CEOs say Trump 'tariff madness' may drive up global inflation
Australia|Business|Technology

Tesla chair exits operating partner role at Australia's biggest VC firm

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has moved out of her role as operating partner at Australia's biggest venture capital fund, Blackbird VC, people familiar

Tesla chair exits operating partner role at Australia's biggest VC firm
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|US

South Korean steelmakers eye US production, higher-value products as Trump tariffs kick in

Two South Korean steelmakers said they were considering new investment options in the United States, while Europe's steel mills warned of a

South Korean steelmakers eye US production, higher-value products as Trump tariffs kick in
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's Star names Salter Brothers as party behind $590 million refinancing play

Australia's No. 2 casino operator Star Entertainment said it has opened its books to investment group Salter Brothers for a debt refinancing proposal

Australia's Star names Salter Brothers as party behind $590 million refinancing play
Australia|Crime|Technology

Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator

Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make

Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Goldman Sachs CEO says Trump tariffs are meant to 'level the playing field'

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Goldman Sachs CEO says Trump tariffs are meant to 'level the playing field'
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Strike, discounting hit H1 profit for Australia's Woolworths

Top Australian supermarket chain Woolworths said first-half profit fell the most in a decade as rising living costs spurred bargain-hunting and a

Strike, discounting hit H1 profit for Australia's Woolworths
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

CoStar makes $1.7 billion play for Australia property classifieds firm Domain

U.S. property data group CoStar made a A$2.65 billion ($1.69 billion) approach for Australian No. 2 real estate classifieds company Domain, swooping on a

CoStar makes $1.7 billion play for Australia property classifieds firm Domain
Australia|Education|Technology|World

Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows

Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by the country's online

Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australia's Wesfarmers sees tariff inflation risk as profit beats forecast

Australia's biggest non-food retailer Wesfarmers said it may raise prices as a soft local dollar drives up supply costs and warned on Thursday that tariffs

Australia's Wesfarmers sees tariff inflation risk as profit beats forecast
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Dexus pitches Australia as safe haven, plans A$2 billion asset sale

Dexus, Australia's largest office landlord, on Tuesday pitched the country as a safe harbour for investors amid geopolitical uncertainty, as it aims to sell

Dexus pitches Australia as safe haven, plans A$2 billion asset sale
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's Treasury Wine drops planned sale of cheaper brands, cuts profit guidance

Penfolds wine producer Treasury Wine Estates pulled the sale of its cheap drinks division after failing to find an attractive offer and cut its prediction

Australia's Treasury Wine drops planned sale of cheaper brands, cuts profit guidance
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's Macquarie sees 'very little' exposure in Trump's green energy war

Top Australian investment bank Macquarie Group on Tuesday downplayed its exposure to the U.S. green energy sector which has been up-ended by executive

Australia's Macquarie sees 'very little' exposure in Trump's green energy war
Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Australian companies facing investor anger over executive pay at near record levels, says study

The number of Australian companies facing investor opposition over remuneration plans held near record levels for a second straight year in 2024, according to a study

Australian companies facing investor anger over executive pay at near record levels, says study
Australia|Education|Entertainment|Health|Political|Technology

Despite Australia's strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks

Australia's government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under 16, but some mental health and extremism

Despite Australia's strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks
Australia|Business|News|Technology

Australia fines Musk's X platform $386,000 over anti-child abuse gaps

An Australian regulator has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X A$610,500 ($386,000) for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices, a

Australia fines Musk's X platform $386,000 over anti-child abuse gaps
Business|Technology

Microsoft to spend $3.2b in Australia as AI regulation looms

Microsoft said it will spend A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing abilities in Australia over two years as part of

Microsoft to spend $3.2b in Australia as AI regulation looms
Business

Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism efforts

An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to social media platforms from YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, demanding they hand over information

Australian regulator demands social media firms disclose anti-terrorism efforts
Australia|Business|Crime|Finance

Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta

Australian prosecutors have discontinued mining magnate Andrew Forrest's criminal prosecution of Meta over what he said were thousands of scam cryptocurrency

Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta
Business|News|Technology

Analysis-When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow

Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks

Analysis-When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow
Business|Finance

Australia's CSL tests 'dynamic pricing' of donor blood amid cost surge

Australia's CSL, the world's largest producer of blood plasma products, is trialling "dynamic pricing" of payments to donors to grow profit margins amid persistently

Australia|News|Technology|US

Musk decision to leave knife attack video on X prompts police terror warning, says Australian senator

An Australian senator said on Wednesday that police feared Elon Musk's decision to ignore a regulator order and leave footage on his social media platform X of a

Musk decision to leave knife attack video on X prompts police terror warning, says Australian senator
News|Videos|World

Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violence

Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as "part of public discussion", rejecting a

Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violence
Australia|Business|Finance

Australia's Qantas to pay $79 million to settle flight cancellation case

Australia's Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already

Australia's Qantas to pay $79 million to settle flight cancellation case
Asia|Australia|News

Meta's oversight board backs takedown of Australian voter fraud posts

Meta's oversight board upheld a decision to remove two Facebook posts calling for Australians to vote multiple times in an indigenous rights referendum, but noted the

Meta's oversight board backs takedown of Australian voter fraud posts

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