AI & Tech Adoption: Australian AI is moving from experiments into everyday operations, with investors watching how machine learning is reshaping recruitment, accounting and automotive marketplaces. Cyber & Credentials: Bitwarden has teamed with Leader Cloud to expand credential security through 16,000+ Australian reseller partners, targeting SMBs and enterprise/government. Search & Marketing Shift: SEOOnly launches as a specialist firm focused on how AI assistants and conversational search change how customers discover businesses. Social Media Rules Impact: COSBOA warns the “My Feed, My Way” opt-out plan could hit small business visibility and customer acquisition, even if the goal is safer online feeds. Digital Duty of Care Tension: The Trump administration says it will confront Australia over its algorithm opt-out and harmful-content takedown approach. Cyber Wardens Wind-Down: The free Cyber Wardens small business cyber training program is set to close this week, urging users to download certificates/resources. Energy Costs & Reliability: New analysis says delaying Victoria’s transmission projects could cost households and businesses billions and raise power bills, while Yallourn’s retirement readiness is questioned. SMB Cost Pressure: A report highlights “cost creep” squeezing small businesses and pushing some toward closure. Retail Experience: Eva opens its largest Melbourne showroom, designed to slow purchases and help customers visualise products at home.