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FortifAI (ASX:FTI) has secured $5 million through a strategic placement to a leading Australian institutional fund manager.

MyState (ASX:MYS) has signaled a triumphant period of growth, reporting a substantial rise in its first-half financial results.

Iron Road (ASX:IRD) announced it will recognise a substantial non-cash impairment charge of $96.5 million in its upcoming interim report for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2025.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has named former Google executive Samantha Yorke as its first-ever Chief AI Officer.

Recharge Metals (ASX:REC) announced a move into the Eastern Goldfields with the strategic acquisition of the Sunset Well Gold Project.

Matt Alt, author of "Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World" discusses why the popularity of Japanese IP and products have surged as the country's pop-culture economy has become its second most valuable export. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Avril Hong on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade.

For the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:IMB) delivered a underlying EBITDA of $19.2 million.

Ivana Bartoletti, Global Chief Privacy and AI Governance Officer at Wipro, says agentic AI has brought new complexities to AI ethics and security. She speaks on "Bloomberg: The China Show" from the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

Latitude Group (ASX:LFS) has delivered a standout financial performance for the 2025 fiscal year, reporting a massive 59% growth in cash NPAT to $105.1 million.

President Donald Trump said he is directing federal agencies to release government documents that discuss extraterrestrial life and unexplained aerial phenomenon.

Latin America could benefit from President Donald Trump's renewed focus on the region under his interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said. "Trump came with a different approach. Much faster in deciding on things and paying a lot of attention to the Western hemisphere," Peña said in an interview in Washington.

Energy giant Santos (ASX:STO) has signed a binding term sheet with the State Government to supply 200 petajoules of natural gas over a decade.