4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (328+ words) The news: MediaTek and TSMC both reported a surge in monthly sales on Thursday as Taiwanese chipmakers grapple with strong demand for AI semiconductors. TSMC, the world’s largest chipmaker, reported a 53.3% increase in monthly sales in August, lifting revenue to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (299+ words) Forgive me my pedantry, but if Australia is going to regulate social media algorithms, we should be precise about what an algorithm actually is. Discussion of the Albanese government’s proposed digital duty of care has been framed in the media…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (346+ words) The news: The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher despite Wall Street slipping overnight as oil prices approached USD100 ($138) a barrel briefly ‌amid escalating Middle East tensions, fuelling concerns over renewed inflationary pressures. The context: All three major US indices…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (293+ words) Even after a better-than-expected earnings season and the benchmark ASX 200 index resetting a record high last month, many active fund managers were caught on the wrong side of a trend building beneath the surface of the market last financial year....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (309+ words) Live now: On The Call. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → Labor’s crackdown on social media is set to go well beyond keeping…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (295+ words) In the past week, the federal government launched a new financial innovation strategy, the Reserve Bank called for submissions on tokenisation and most of the big banks urged regulators to act early on AI and autonomous commerce. The industry’s increasingly…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (257+ words) The news: Deloitte Australia has posted revenue of $2.55 billion for FY26, up 8.5% from the previous year. The numbers: Deloitte’s revenue growth was off the back of an 8.3% decline in FY25. In FY24 the firm recorded $2.78 billion in revenue. The context: The big four…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (605+ words) Live now: On The Call. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → The news: The federal government has today announced a new Financial Innovation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) Online consulting platform Expert360 is in the final stages of a sale to IPO hopeful Swipejobs in a deal that appears to leave its earliest investors and employees and even its founder Bridget Loudon with nothing. Two separate documents viewed by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) The news: Chevron plans to significantly scale up its oil operations in Venezuela as the US government expands its influence in the country. The oil giant said on Wednesday it would invest more than USD7 billion over the next five years…...