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Five Key Australian SME Grant Deadlines Closing This October To Unlock Up To $800K In Non-Dilutive Funding

Australian SMEs in defence, creative industries, music and regional tourism can apply for government grants of up to $800,000, with several programmes closing in October.

ASX 200 Rises for Third Day as Property Stocks Rebound Despite Consumer Sentiment Plunge After RBA Hike

Chipotle Shares Slide Nearly 4 Percent To $31.08 As A Target Cut And Unconfirmed Deal Talk Weigh On The Stock
Chipotle shares fell nearly 4% after JPMorgan lowered its price target and an unconfirmed deal rumour surfaced, with investors focused on weak traffic, margins and the upcoming earnings report.
Rising LinkedIn Recruitment Scams Target Australian Job Seekers, Exposing Corporate Brand Impersonation Risks
Fraudsters are impersonating Australian companies and recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms, using fake interviews and job offers to obtain personal data or upfront payments from applicants.
KPMG Australia Considers $100M Emergency Global Loan Amid Client Losses And Fallout From Whistleblower Scandal
KPMG Australia is considering a $100 million credit facility from KPMG International as client losses, regulatory scrutiny and restructuring pressures intensify after a whistleblower scandal.
Japan's Nikkei Climbs 2.4 Percent To 69,947 As Softer US Jobs Data Eases Rate Fears And Lifts AI Shares
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 2.4% and briefly topped 70,000 as weaker US jobs data eased Federal Reserve rate-rise expectations and lifted semiconductor and AI-related shares.

Australia Moves To Legislate Mandatory AI Infrastructure Standards, Enforcing Net-Generator Rules On Data Centres

The Australian Government has begun consultations on mandatory AI infrastructure standards covering data centre power use, water efficiency, grid impacts and frontier model safety.

Coleman Wong Crushes Cruz Hewitt In Shanghai Masters Qualifying As Lleyton Hewitt's Son Falls In Debut

Coleman Wong beat Australian teenager Cruz Hewitt 6-4, 6-1 in Shanghai Masters qualifying, ending Hewitt's Masters 1000 debut and moving Wong within one win of the main draw.

Economy in Focus

EQ Resources Shares Tumble 11% Despite Record Tungsten Revenue As Investors Lock In Gains After Huge Rally
EQ Resources shares fell 11% despite record quarterly revenue, production and cash, as investors took profits after a rally of more than 500% this year.
Inter & Co Shares Surge 26 Percent To $6.89, Gapping Higher On Heavy Volume Without A New Company Statement
ChipMOS Closes Up Nearly 10 Percent At A Fresh 52-Week High As Memory Packaging Demand Drives Taiwan Shares

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New Supercomputer Runs Suggest The Early Milky Way Was Thousands Of Smaller Galaxies, Some Of Them Starless
The MEGATRON simulations model how thousands of early galaxies, including starless gas systems, merged and evolved into a Milky Way-like galaxy after the Big Bang.
Holland Cooper's Founder Says Kate's First Outfit Brought 200 Missed Calls And She Thought Someone Died
Holland Cooper founder Jade Holland Cooper recalls the global reaction after Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore the British label in Scotland in 2021.

Nvidia Raises The Seven-Year-Old Shield TV Pro By $100 To $299, Blaming Industrywide Surge In Memory Costs

Nvidia has increased the Shield TV Pro's price to $299.99, citing higher memory and component costs, despite the seven-year-old streaming box receiving no hardware refresh.

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Putin Warns Russia Could Use 'All Weapons' If Kaliningrad Is Attacked, Admits Ukraine Strikes Cost 1% Of GDP

Vladimir Putin warned that Russia could use all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear arms, if Kaliningrad were attacked, while claiming Ukrainian strikes have cost 1% of GDP.