US authorises Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
The Trump administration has given the green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a rule that will likely kickstart shipments of the…
Netflix could amend Warner Bros bid to make it all cash
Netflix is working on revised terms for Warner Bros Discovery and has discussed making its offer all cash for the company’s studios and streaming businesses, Bloomberg News has reported, citing…
US posts record $145b budget deficit for December
The US government has posted a $US145 billion ($A217 billion) budget deficit for December, up 67 per cent or $US58 billion ($A87 billion) from a year earlier due to record…
Next US ambassador will have ‘no simple task’
Australia’s future ambassador to the US will not have an easy gig managing a relationship with Donald Trump and then a change in president, an expert says, as leading contenders…
High school costs forcing indebted parents to work more
Australian families are reconsidering whether to have more children and are relying on others for help to pay for education fees as the cost of schooling accumulates. For a child…
High cash rates no barrier to housing boom, data shows
Three Reserve Bank interest rate cuts were widely credited with accelerating growth in property values last year, but historical data shows the most drastic price surges aren’t always due to…
‘Words matter’: spy chief talks up ban on hate groups
A bid to ban extremist groups following the Bondi massacre will be good for Australia, the nation’s spy chief says, as he warns there is “permission” for politically motivated violence…
Cycling’s Flying Burrito aims for more Paralympic gold
In the rich, fast-food tradition of the KFC Kid, Australian track cycling now has the Flying Burrito. And just as Ryan Bayley was a lot more than his love of…
Lobby pressure in spotlight after festival capitulates
A prominent Jewish author says the stifling of criticism of Israel is increasing levels of anti-Semitism, as a major national festival “capitulates” and cancels its event. Adelaide Festival has canned…
Central bankers defend Fed’s Powell after Trump threat
The chiefs of many of the world’s major central banks have issued a joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell , after the Trump administration threatened him…