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OpenAI Ships GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano: The Architecture of Cheap Intelligence
Two new models bring computer use and coding performance at a fraction of the cost. The real story is the system architecture they enable.
Geopolitics
Apple's iPhone 17e Brings A19 Chip to Budget Buyers Starting at A$999
The budget iPhone gets flagship silicon, MagSafe, and full Apple Intelligence support. Pre-orders opened March 5 with availability from March 11.
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Nvidia Confirms One Million GPU Sale to AWS by 2027
The deal runs through 2027 and includes far more than graphics cards. It's a window into how the hyperscalers are building their AI futures.
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Australians Are Giving Up on Home Ownership and Starting Businesses Instead
New data shows 41% of Australians now see starting a business as their top wealth-building strategy, ahead of saving or seeking a promotion.
Geopolitics
Meta abandons end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs, citing low uptake
The company will remove the privacy feature from Instagram on May 8, opening user messages to potential scanning and third-party access.
Geopolitics
Should tobacconists even exist? Minister poses radical question as illegal sales soar
Assistant minister Julian Hill questions the viability of standalone tobacco shops as organised crime dominates the market and firebombings escalate.
Geopolitics
Cross River Rail boss tells inquiry CFMEU 'purposefully' disrupted $19 billion project
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority CEO Graeme Newton told a Queensland inquiry the CFMEU deliberately disrupted construction on Brisbane's underground rail network to maximise project delays and cost overruns.
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Chalmers vows reform budget on May 12 as inflation hits 4.8 per cent
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver three major reform packages in the May 12 federal budget covering tax changes, spending cuts and productivity measures. The announcement comes as Treasury warns the Middle East war could push inflation above 5 per cent with oil at $100 per barrel.
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Fire ants march on Brisbane: $593M eradication war reaches World Heritage rainforest
Biosecurity zones now expand monthly as the invasive super-pest breaches Lamington National Park, threatening a 2032 deadline that experts say is slipping away.
