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Big Tech
Australia vows to hold big tech companies to account on social media — with $78.6 million fines
By The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2026
Canva’s productivity push is starting to gain traction—and in Southeast Asia, it’s happening on phones
Startups & Venture
Canva’s productivity push is starting to gain traction—and in Southeast Asia, it’s happening on phones
By Nicholas GordonSeptember 3, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz crisis threatened Asia’s oil and gas lifeline. Here’s how the region is rewriting its energy playbook
Asia
The Strait of Hormuz crisis threatened Asia’s oil and gas lifeline. Here’s how the region is rewriting its energy playbook
By Katie SilverAugust 28, 2026
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AI
Australia bans AI-generated music—only ‘substantially human made’ music is eligible to make the charts
By The Associated Press and Rod McGuirkAugust 25, 2026
Airwallex expands from cross-border payments to autonomous finance—though president Lucy Liu says it’s still ‘not the best time’ for an IPO
Asia
Airwallex expands from cross-border payments to autonomous finance—though president Lucy Liu says it’s still ‘not the best time’ for an IPO
By Nicholas GordonAugust 20, 2026
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Success
Married 69 years, this philanthropic couple died 8 days apart—after giving away more than $20 million from a hotel-and-property fortune
By Sydney LakeAugust 18, 2026
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Politics
Lawmakers say they’re protecting kids—but their age checks are quietly building an ID requirement for the entire internet
By Catherina GioinoJuly 21, 2026
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Newsletters
Microsoft’s Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs and divest five studios
By Andrew NuscaJuly 7, 2026
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Law
Australia’s under-16 social media ban is failing, so the government is (literally) doubling down
By Rod McGuirk and The Associated PressJune 29, 2026
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Newsletters
Google: Thank you Meta! But your AI capacity is in another data center!
By Andrew NuscaJune 29, 2026
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North America
Australia scores its largest defense export ever with a $1.75 billion long-range radar deal with Canada
By The Associated Press and Rod McGuirkJune 22, 2026
Australia sues 3M for more than $1.4 billion over alleged ‘forever chemical’ contamination
Law
Australia sues 3M for more than $1.4 billion over alleged ‘forever chemical’ contamination
By The Associated Press and Rod McGuirkMay 28, 2026
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Law
Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents’ IDs
By Sasha RogelbergApril 25, 2026
Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services
AI
Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services
By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026
Asian markets drop after Trump signals he’ll bomb Iran ‘back to the stone ages,’ tells other countries to ‘take the lead’ in reopening Hormuz
Asia
Asian markets drop after Trump signals he’ll bomb Iran ‘back to the stone ages,’ tells other countries to ‘take the lead’ in reopening Hormuz
By Nicholas GordonApril 2, 2026
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Success
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Big Tech
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