Geopolitics

The ACCC says average diesel hit 303.5 cents a litre. Unleaded is 252.2 cents. Some stations in Sydney and Melbourne are charging $3.15.

Agent Smith automates coding tasks and works in the background while employees use their phones. Sergey Brin told staff that AI agents will be a 'big focus' for Google this year.

The PayPal Mafia veteran's 130-day stint as Trump's crypto and AI czar is over. He moves to PCAST, an advisory body stacked with Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Sergey Brin. He'll advise on policy. He won't make it.

The Handala Hack Team published personal photos of Kash Patel and over 300 emails. The FBI says no government data was involved. It's the latest escalation in Iran's cyber campaign against US officials.

Reserve Bank expects underlying inflation to reach 3.7% and headline 4.2% mid-year, with return to 2-3% target band not expected until mid-2028.

Dealers report buyers walking in ready to purchase as petrol hits $2.50 a litre and diesel approaches $3. Even self-described car enthusiasts are making the switch.

A California jury awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that Instagram and YouTube's design features caused mental health harm, opening social media companies to a new category of product liability claims.

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are on track to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure by the end of 2026. Investors are starting to ask where the return is.