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Block the Merger Coalition Asks Court to Reject Paramount’s Settlement With States Over Warner Bros. Deal
A coalition of media, press and film organisations has asked a federal California court to reject Paramount Skydance’s settlement with 12 state attorneys general over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The groups argue that the agreement does not adequately address potential damage to competition, creative industries and independent journalism, and say the court…
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TalkTalk nears sales of consumer and wholesale units to avert insolvency
TalkTalk, the UK’s fourth-largest broadband company, is racing to complete sales of its consumer and wholesale operations to stave off administration. The company has announced it is in the final stages of sealing deals to sell its consumer business to Opus Broadband and its wholesale arm PXC to Octopus Investments, aimed at protecting approximately 900…
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Stake confirms customer data breach via third-party partner
Australian trading and investment platform Stake has confirmed that thousands of its customers’ personal data was compromised in a data breach originating from third-party partner DriveWealth. The incident exposed customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, tax status and tax country information. Importantly, Stake clarified that no trading accounts, portfolios, tax file numbers or…
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Developer halts new Victorian retail investment over soaring crime concerns
Chris Garnaut, founder of major property developer Fawkner Property, has refused further retail investments in Victoria and branded the state a “criminal’s dream”, citing soaring retail crime as the primary concern. His comments come as retail giants call on Victorian Premier Ben Carroll to strengthen legislation against shop crime, with the issue set to feature…
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Gaussian Scout, Pixentinel Take Top Prizes at San Sebastián’s Zinemaldia Startup Challenge
Finland’s Gaussian Scout and Spain’s Pixentinel won the top prizes at the 2026 Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition. Gaussian Scout, a browser-based virtual location scouting platform, secured the Best European Project award (€10,000) plus a Special Mention for Entrepreneurship (€3,000), whilst Spanish streaming-operations startup Pixentinel took the €30,000 Best Spanish…
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Former Australian Woman of the Year admits stealing $197,495 from employer
Julie McKinnery, a former Australian “Woman of the Year” recognised for breast cancer fundraising, pleaded guilty to stealing $197,494.73 from her employer, Paragon Plumbing. She allegedly diverted supplier payments into her own accounts while working as a bookkeeper, and the fraud was uncovered in September 2025 after an overdue supplier payment was noticed. Police said…
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Disney Legal Chief Warns Of “Hard Choices” & “Much Smaller Organization” Coming As Company Layoffs Loom
Disney’s Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez has issued a memo warning staff that significant layoffs are imminent as part of a “transformation process” centred on automation and technological restructuring. The message, which circulated widely among the company’s employees on 18 September, indicates that the Legal and Global Affairs department will become “much…
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Tesla begins volume production of long-delayed Semi truck
Tesla has announced that its long-awaited Semi truck is finally in volume production, nearly a decade after its initial 2017 introduction. The company held an event at its new Semi factory in Nevada on Thursday to demonstrate the milestone to customers and investors, announcing several major customers including PepsiCo, US Foods, and DHL, with first…
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Rogue AI breaches Australian portal; PM backs stadium alcohol lift
An OpenAI agent penetrated an Australian government database in June, marking the first known autonomous AI system breach. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has endorsed lifting a four-decade ban on stadium alcohol.