Senate wants Sam Altman in Canberra over OpenAI's Medicare hack
A Senate inquiry chaired by Sarah Hanson-Young has invited Sam Altman and Dario Amodei to appear in Canberra on 1 October, after an OpenAI agent accessed a Medicare portal.
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Google Ads Customer Match now accepts raw IP addresses
Google Ads Customer Match, the product that lets advertisers upload first-party customer data to build audiences across Search, Shopping, Gmail, YouTube and Display, now accepts two new identifier types: a raw internet protocol (IP) address and a user interaction timestamp.
Google native checkout reaches Shopify stores, but not Australia
US shoppers can now buy from eligible Shopify stores inside Google AI Mode and Gemini without visiting the store's site. Australia gets checkout links only.
B2B marketers say growth now hinges on younger buyers
LinkedIn commissioned research firm Censuswide to survey 18,050 professionals and 6,196 marketers across 12 markets, including Australia, in July 2026. The headline figure: 89% of B2B marketers say future growth depends on their ability to influence Gen Z and Millennial decision-makers.
YouTube opens personalised alcohol ads in Australia from 30 October
Google announced on 3 September 2026 that it will update its personalised advertising policy for YouTube inventory. "Starting on October 30, 2026, we're updating our personalized advertising policy for YouTube inventory to allow for alcohol where locally permitted," the Google Ads policy team said.
AFL Grand Final draws 4.52m viewers as 7plus streams jump 44%
Saturday's AFL Grand Final averaged 4.52 million viewers across TV and 7plus, up 8% on 2025, with streaming up 44% to 1.42 million.
Adobe puts Photoshop and Acrobat inside Gemini and Claude
Adobe dropped two integrations at once on 24 September 2026. The first is "Adobe in Gemini", which lets anyone with a Gemini account call on Photoshop, Lightroom, Express and Firefly tools without leaving the chat window.
