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AEO

Best AEO agencies in Australia for 2026: we asked four AI engines who they cite

When asked who the best AEO agencies in Australia are, four major AI engines named 24 different firms and agreed on almost none. That market fragmentation is the story. Below: the raw AI-engine outputs, a transparent weighted ranking that puts Bushnote first on integrated AEO + SEO capability,
8 min read 20 days ago
Best AEO agencies in Australia for 2026: we asked four AI engines who they cite
Business

Guzman y Gomez shares surge 20% on US exit, ASX higher

Guzman y Gomez shares jumped as much as 20 per cent after the Mexican fast-food chain said it will exit the US market and refocus on Australia, in a move analysts called an A$40 million retreat.
4 min read a month ago
Guzman y Gomez shares surge 20% on US exit, ASX higher
News

Rex axes 26 weekly flights in Victoria and Tasmania as fuel costs bite

Rex Airlines has cut 26 weekly services across its Victoria and Tasmania network, including reducing Mildura-Melbourne from 24 to 19 services a week. The airline cited soaring jet fuel costs and weak bookings; Sharp Airlines and Qantas have pulled regional routes earlier this year.
6 min read a month ago
Rex axes 26 weekly flights in Victoria and Tasmania as fuel costs bite
Iran-war

Iran's Guard Threatens Apple, Google, and Microsoft in the Gulf

The IRGC named 18 companies as legitimate military targets, citing AI surveillance and battlefield data systems used against Iran
6 min read 2 months ago
Iran's Guard Threatens Apple, Google, and Microsoft in the Gulf
Technology

Google Says Encryption Breaks Within Years. Migrate by 2029.

New research slashes the qubit threshold for cracking today's encryption by 95 per cent. Banks, crypto networks, and every organisation running elliptic curve cryptography are on notice.
6 min read 2 months ago
Google Says Encryption Breaks Within Years. Migrate by 2029.
World

Trump Threatened Nuclear Strikes on Iran, Then Offered a Two-Week Ceasefire

Trump said he had a plan to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran. Twelve hours later, he announced a ceasefire. Analysts are asking whether the pattern has a name.
9 min read 2 months ago
Trump Threatened Nuclear Strikes on Iran, Then Offered a Two-Week Ceasefire
Science

Artemis II Crew Passes 250,000 Miles From Earth, Breaking Apollo 13's Deep Space Record

The Artemis II crew passed 252,756 miles from Earth on April 6, surpassing a distance record that had stood since the Apollo 13 emergency in 1970.
6 min read 2 months ago
Artemis II Crew Passes 250,000 Miles From Earth, Breaking Apollo 13's Deep Space Record
Iran-war

Iran Rejects Ceasefire as Trump's Hormuz Deadline Hits Tuesday

Iran has rejected a Pakistan-brokered 45-day ceasefire proposal and President Trump's Tuesday night deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, insisting any agreement must be permanent. Trump called the proposal 'not good enough' and threatened to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if the strait re
5 min read 2 months ago
Iran Rejects Ceasefire as Trump's Hormuz Deadline Hits Tuesday
Tech

OpenAI Paid Hundreds of Millions for a Talk Show

OpenAI acquired TBPN, Technology Business Programming Network, on April 2 for a price the Wall Street Journal reported as 'low hundreds of millions.' Hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays built a daily streaming show that became required viewing for Silicon Valley executives. OpenAI's stated rationale is
5 min read 2 months ago
OpenAI Paid Hundreds of Millions for a Talk Show
Culture

Restoration Breathing New Life Into Paris Catacombs

Curators are preserving and modernizing the tunnels while maintaining the macabre ambience of the city's home for the dead.
4 min read 2 months ago
Restoration Breathing New Life Into Paris Catacombs
Iran

Tehran Strikes Hit Sharif University, Prompting International Academic Protest

By Grant Whitfield ยท 2026-04-07 TLDR US and Israeli coalition air strikes hit Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April
6 min read 2 months ago
Tehran Strikes Hit Sharif University, Prompting International Academic Protest
Property

Sydney and Melbourne House Prices Are Falling

Sydney house values dropped 0.6% and Melbourne 0.9% in the first quarter of 2026, according to Cotality data. RBA rate hikes in February and March, combined with the economic fallout from the Iran conflict and rising fuel prices, have spooked buyers who were already stretched. The falls are modest s
6 min read 2 months ago
Sydney and Melbourne House Prices Are Falling