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America's biggest cable merger in nearly a decade has cleared the FCC, combining Charter and Cox into a 38-million-subscriber behemoth. Whether consumers actually win is another question.
Darren Ong 
Salesforce delivered its fastest quarterly growth in two years, but a colourful earnings call and softer-than-expected forward metrics sent shares lower after hours.
Darren Ong Nvidia earned $120bn in profit for fiscal 2026 and is forecasting $78bn in Q1 revenue — without counting a single dollar from China.
Sarah Cheng AMD has committed up to $250 million to cloud infrastructure firm Nutanix, buying stock and funding joint AI engineering work as Nvidia's grip on enterprise compute faces its most serious challenge yet.
Jimmy O'Brien Block, owner of Square and Afterpay, is cutting 40% of its workforce — around 4,000 people — blaming AI tools. Its stock jumped 23% on the news.
Sarah Cheng The world's eight biggest cloud operators will collectively outspend Ireland's entire GDP on AI infrastructure in 2026, signalling both opportunity and risk for Australian businesses.
Mitchell Tan French outsourcer Sopra Steria has launched legal action against the UK government, claiming a £958.7M contract awarded to Capita breached procurement rules.
Kate Morrison Japan's Rapidus has closed a ¥267.6bn funding round to chase 2nm chip mass production by 2027, with Tokyo becoming its largest shareholder.
Daniel Kovac 
Paramount Plus quietly raised prices across all Australian plans in late 2025, with Premium subscribers paying up to $48 more per year. Here's what consumers need to know.
Yuki Tamura 
A fictional AI doomsday scenario by Citrini Research sent global markets reeling this week, revealing how poorly investors understand what's actually coming.
Oliver Pemberton 
David and Larry Ellison have sealed a $110bn deal for Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a media colossus that could reshape what Australians watch and how they watch it.
Sophia Vargas 
Asia's electric scooter market is accelerating fast. Australian regulators and commuters are now caught between opportunity and a patchwork of state rules.
Mitchell Tan 
HelloFresh's budget subsidiary EveryPlate is drawing praise for its surprisingly solid vegetarian meal kit options at a lower price point.
Yuki Tamura Netflix reportedly abandoned a deal to acquire Warner Bros. after its co-CEO cited advice from Donald Trump. Here's what the collapse means for Australian media markets.
Mitchell Tan Polymarket is defending its decision to host betting markets on US strikes against Iran, calling them 'invaluable' even as casualties mount and critics question the ethics.
Mitchell Tan 
A Gold Coast woman's diamond cleaning product saw sales surge 3000% in a week after Hailey Bieber was spotted using it — without a formal endorsement deal.
James Callahan 
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery lost a combined $6.8 billion in 2024. Can merging fix what years of decline couldn't?
Sarah Cheng 
Cards Against Humanity has pledged to refund customers 100% of tariff-related overcharges after the US Supreme Court ruled Trump's sweeping tariffs illegal.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Key figures across Australia's retirement system have changed or are about to. Here's what you need to know about super, pensions, and your savings.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Frequent flyer status tiers are being restructured across major carriers. Here's what Australian travellers need to know before their next booking.
Mitchell Tan