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Tesla Model Y tops 2026 Drive Car of the Year list

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Tesla's Model Y has been crowned 2026 Drive Car of the Year, lauded for sub-AUD $60,000 pricing and advanced self-driving tech.
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Electric utes surge as Australian EV sales jump 38%

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Electric vehicles raced ahead in Australia in 2025 as sales jumped 38%, led by medium SUVs and a dramatic surge in electric utes.
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Record rise in digital squatting fuels phishing wave

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Record digital squatting surge sees 6,200 disputes in 2025, as lookalike domains drive costly phishing, malware and payment fraud.
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CMC Invest data shows ETFs, Bitcoin lead retail trades

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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CMC Invest data shows Australian retail traders stayed net buyers in 2025, with ETFs dominating turnover and Bitcoin cracking the top 10.
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Software-defined vehicles now top priority for carmakers

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Software-defined vehicles have overtaken EVs and driver-assistance as carmakers' top priority, with zonal designs and cloud-led updates surging.
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Tesla shifts Full Self-Driving to subscription-only model

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Tesla will scrap its USD $8,000 Full Self-Driving buy-out from 14 February, shifting the driver-assist system to USD $99-a-month only.
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Private 5G & LTE spend to surpass USD $7.2bn by 2028

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Private 5G and LTE spend will top USD $7.2bn by 2028, as industries shift from public mobile networks to standalone private deployments.
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xAI raises USD $20 billion to expand Grok AI platform

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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Elon Musk's xAI raises USD $20 billion, turbocharging Grok model training and GPU build-out as rivalry in frontier AI heats up.
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Private 5G network spend to hit USD $7.2bn by 2028

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.
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2026 could be the broadest, most surprising, market rally in a decade

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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After a bruising 2025, falling inflation, rate cuts and small-cap strength are teeing up 2026 as the widest market rally in years.
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Experts weigh in on marketing's redundancy crisis in Age of AI

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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As AI reshapes marketing teams, experts warn of a global redundancy wave-and argue human experience is now the industry's rarest asset.
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Neoen expands Western Downs battery & virtual deals

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Neoen starts Western Downs Battery Stage 3 in Queensland as virtual battery deals grow, pushing its Australian storage fleet past 2 GW.
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AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026

Sat, 6th Dec 2025
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AI supply chains will consolidate by 2026, with tight human oversight, integrated infrastructure and trust becoming key differentiators.
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Why Kiwi investors can't afford to ignore the world beyond our shores

Mon, 20th Oct 2025
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Kiwi investors face rising risks by focusing solely on local markets, as a 10% NZD drop boosts returns for those diversifying into global equities, especially US tech.
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Alloy raises AUD $4.5m to solve data challenges in robotics

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Alloy secures AUD $4.5m pre-seed funding to tackle robotics data challenges, aiding engineers to analyse vast sensor data more efficiently.
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Bitcoin soars above USD$110,724, sets new all-time record

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Bitcoin hits a new record above USD$110,724, boosting its market valuation past USD$2.15 trillion on the 15th anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day.
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Australian investors seize US volatility as trading soars

Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
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Australian investors are capitalising on recent US market volatility, boosting trading volumes via Tiger Brokers amid sharp S&P 500 dips and tariff-driven swings.
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Crypto industry poised for major growth in 2025

Wed, 11th Dec 2024
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Adrian Przelozny forecasts a transformative 2025 for cryptocurrency, buoyed by pro-crypto US policies and growing institutional investment.
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Moomoo Australia partners with GraniteShares for exclusive ETFs

Thu, 28th Nov 2024
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Moomoo Australia has partnered exclusively with GraniteShares to improve access to specialist ETFs, enhancing investment opportunities for Australian investors.
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Zurich Australia & Tesla launch exclusive EV insurance programme

Thu, 8th Aug 2024
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Zurich Australia partners with Tesla to provide exclusive insurance for EV customers via the InsureMyTesla product, integrated directly into the Tesla app.