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Airtasker launches ChatGPT plugin, allowing users to post and accept gigs in-chat

Airtasker has launched a new ChatGPT plugin allowing users to create, list, and assign jobs entirely within the AI chat experience. The post Airtasker launches ChatGPT plugin, allowing users to post and accept gigs in-chat appeared first on SmartCompany.

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Hapag-Lloyd hit by $600m cost headwind from Iran war

Pramod Kumar14 August 2026

Adnoc investment arm XRG enters Venezuela gas sector

Pramod Kumar14 August 2026

JPMorgan shuttered its banking relationship with predictions platform Polymarket: FT

Omkar Godbole14 August 2026

SMIC weighs more capacity as AI-related chip demand exceeds forecasts

Howard Liu14 August 2026

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US plans tougher Iran sanctions as more UAE tankers attacked

Oil prices slipped further on Friday morning as the US planned to impose an “indefinite” naval blockade and launch new economic sanctions against Iran by next week. Brent futures declined 0.5 percent to $86.68 a barrel by 02:30 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures slipped 0.5 percent to $80.90 a barrel. Both benchmarks […]

Pramod Kumar14 August 2026

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OpenGov Asia

Vietnam Advances Energy Efficiency Policies and Digital Energy Management

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade convened the National Conference on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy 2026 to review progress under the country’s energy efficiency programme and discuss priorities for the next phase. The conference brought together government agencies, local authorities, financial institutions, researchers and businesses to examine policy implementation, financing mechanisms and the […]

OpenGov AI14 August 2026

10 Landmark books that document India's tech evolution

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YourStory

10 Landmark books that document India's tech evolution

Explore ten landmark books that document India's technological evolution, innovation ecosystem, and rise as a global technology powerhouse.

14 August 2026

Chinese central bank’s 15th five-year plan

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Chinese central bank’s 15th five-year plan

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), released its first stand-alone five-year plan in at least a decade on Monday, focusing on measures to build the country into a financial powerhouse. These are its key points: 1. Optimise monetary policy architecture Refine market-driven interest rate and exchange rate mechanisms Keep the yuan exchange rate basically stable Proactively mitigate financial risks in key sectors 2. Boost financial support for the real economy Target...

Haining Gao14 August 2026

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The Conversation AU

Worried your toddler isn’t getting enough iron? Here’s what parents need to know

Drinking a lot of cow’s milk can increase your child’s risk of low iron. Here’s what to look out for.

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Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland14 August 2026

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The Conversation AU

‘A costly mistake’: new review finds giving WA billions in extra GST was unfair to other states

The 2018 “reforms” were bad policy. The sooner they are unwound the better.

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Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University14 August 2026

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The Conversation AU

Crocodiles can’t fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why

New research suggests crocodiles used to have hot blood and fast metabolisms, but gave it all up to lurk underwater waiting for prey.

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Roger S. Seymour, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Adelaide University14 August 2026

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Airtasker launches ChatGPT plugin, allowing users to post and accept gigs in-chat

Hapag-Lloyd hit by $600m cost headwind from Iran war

Adnoc investment arm XRG enters Venezuela gas sector

JPMorgan shuttered its banking relationship with predictions platform Polymarket: FT

SMIC weighs more capacity as AI-related chip demand exceeds forecasts

US plans tougher Iran sanctions as more UAE tankers attacked

Vietnam Advances Energy Efficiency Policies and Digital Energy Management

10 Landmark books that document India's tech evolution

Chinese central bank’s 15th five-year plan

Worried your toddler isn’t getting enough iron? Here’s what parents need to know

‘A costly mistake’: new review finds giving WA billions in extra GST was unfair to other states

Crocodiles can’t fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why

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US plans tougher Iran sanctions as more UAE tankers attacked

Vietnam Advances Energy Efficiency Policies and Digital Energy Management

10 Landmark books that document India's tech evolution

Chinese central bank’s 15th five-year plan

Worried your toddler isn’t getting enough iron? Here’s what parents need to know