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Here's a look at how the Asia tech selloff unfolded following investor jitters over circular deals by Nvidia and other firms, as well as a report of a Chinese state-backed company mass producing key chipmaking machines.

Bloomberg Intelligence expects stronger copper and aluminum prices to support earnings for Australia's biggest miners, while resilient iron ore markets continue to underpin the sector. Mining & Commodities Analyst Grant Sporre and Bloomberg News reporter Paul-Alain Hunt discuss the outlook for the industry on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade."

Vysarn (ASX:VYS) executed an agreement to acquire Welltech Total Water Management for $60 million.

Korvest (ASX:KOV) reported full-year trading revenue of $129.54 million for the period ended June 30.

Barton Gold (ASX:BGD) reported progress across its South Australian assets during the June quarter.

Auric Mining (ASX:AWJ) executed an update to its Munda Project resource estimate, lifting the total figure by 32% to 192,000 ounces of gold.

The Little Tech Association, which represents nearly 200 startups, discusses the importance of access to open-weight models. Executive Director Harry Godfrey speaks on "Bloomberg: The China Show" after Silicon Valley leaders, including Anthropic and Nvidia, echoed the group's open letter warning against a broad government crackdown in response to a breakthrough Chinese AI model that has challenged US leadership in the technology.

Austral Resources Australia (ASX:AR1) confirmed it remains fully funded through to the recommencement of its Rocklands Copper Project.

The Federal Court fined Harvey Norman (ASX:HVN) and Latitude Group Holdings (ASX:LFS) $55 million over undisclosed mandatory fees.

Duratec (ASX:DUR) has secured four new contracts with a combined value of approximately $70 million.

Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) confirmed that a recent cyber incident accessed personal data from approximately 900,000 current and former customers.

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) has received A$23.2 million in contracts from reseller COBBS BELUX BV for vehicle‑mountable counter‑drone systems for a European military customer, launched its RfAI‑3 RF detection engine, and issued a trading update for 1H 2026.