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South Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to develop artificial intelligence skills and research.

Westpac (ASX:WBC) announced an unaudited statutory net profit of $1.8 billion for the third fiscal quarter.

Qantas (ASX:QAN) subsidiary Jetstar and a Qatar Airways aircraft halted on the tarmac to prevent a two-plane collision.

More than 120 employees walked off the job at BHP (ASX:BHP) port facilities during a collective agreement dispute.

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) was trading near US$1.04 following a sharp contraction in XRP Ledger payment volume, which fell approximately 90% from its 7 August 2026 peak of around 614.9 million XRP to levels closer to its recent baseline.

Prediction market platform Polymarket currently assigns a 31% probability to Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) reaching US$70,000 during August 2026, according to the platform's live market data.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed a cloture motion on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act at 4:52 a.m. ET on Saturday, establishing a procedural vote for 15 September 2026 following an extended overnight legislative session.

Fintech company AI Financial Corp (NASDAQ:AIFC), formerly known as ALT5 Sigma, has sold its Canadian subsidiary ALT5 Sigma Canada to New York-based PrimeDelta Corp, according to a filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.

Ripple, the payments technology company behind the XRP Ledger, holds more than 50 money transmitter licences across the United States, surpassing the requirements set out in the proposed Payment Access to Cryptocurrency Entities (PACE) Act, according to crypto researcher SMQKE.

• Coles Group confirmed plans to shift up to 1,000 back-office roles to India through a multi-year partnership with Accenture.
• Corporate overhead costs and multi-million-dollar technology investments are driving major ASX-listed firms to target lower international labour expenses.
• Offshoring strategies face rising competition from global digital platforms like Amazon alongside public backlash over local job losses.