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Electric cars outsell petrol again in Australian showrooms
Petrol car sales fell more than a third from a year earlier, with fuel above $2.30 a litre adding pressure on drivers.
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Marketing
ChatGPT will test ads beside the pictures people make
OpenAI is adding outside measurement and brand-safety checks after advertisers kept spending at test levels amid gaps in tracking campaign results.
Technology
DeepSeek nears a cash haul bigger than OpenAI's Microsoft round
Sources put Tencent and battery maker CATL among the largest backers. The comparison is with OpenAI's 2023 round; DeepSeek has not confirmed the deal.
Cybersecurity
JPMorgan boss warns AI multiplies global cyber risk tenfold
Researchers say Anthropic's published claims lack independent reproduction, while financial services firm FIS uses the restricted model for defence.
Technology
France's Mistral claims the most powerful open AI model outside China
Mistral claims Large 4 leads open-weight rivals outside China, but its benchmark results need independent scrutiny. Developers can currently test only the hosted preview.
Finance
Households greet rate rise with recession-era gloom
The overall index fell to a six-month low, with households reporting sharply worse family finances.
Business
Small businesses fight for time before tax office bans credit cards
The Tax Commissioner called a snap meeting with more than 20 business groups after the ATO blamed its decision on almost $200m in annual fees.
Technology
Meta's AI builds files on people who never signed up
Internal instructions also tell the assistant to stay quiet about messages users believe they deleted but which may remain. Meta did not dispute the findings.
Legal
Retired teachers win High Court fight over coal mine expansion
The ruling binds every NSW planning authority to consider local harm from burning exported coal, while the expansion approval returns to court.
Media
Hollywood's new giant puts CNN and CBS News under one owner
The combined company plans to merge HBO Max and Paramount+ into one streaming app, but has not set a price or launch date.
Technology
Google will lock Gemini's smarter AI behind a paywall
Existing AI Plus subscribers will also lose Pro access, while ChatGPT and Claude keep broader free options when the changes begin on 9 October.
Health
Kenya isolates flight contacts after first Ebola patient dies
The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment, leaving health teams dependent on isolation and contact tracing to prevent further spread.
News
US death row woman speaks after surviving botched execution
Christa Pike, convicted of murdering classmate Colleen Slemmer, remains in critical care, her lawyers say. A federal court has blocked another execution attempt.
Politics
Trump calls attacks on California cities 'a small price to pay'
Governor Gavin Newsom called the remarks 'deranged and dangerous', while San Diego's mayor said his city was 'not expendable' amid the US campaign against Iran.
Finance
AI company locks in Australia's biggest float since Telstra
Firmus is raising $7.1 billion. Two conflicting valuations remain unresolved, while a Sydney fund manager has declined to invest over concerns about construction timelines.