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From cosmic orange to coffee brown? Brown, purple and burgundy will be the available colors for the iPhone 18 Pro next September, if a leak out of China proves true.
Depending on your language translator, brown could mean simply “brown” or “coffee…
Giannis Antetokounmpo stays in the 3rd spot in back-to-back weeks.
Week 2 of the new NBA season brought us our first full week of games and a noteworthy return to action by the top player in our rankings this week, who picked up right where he…
Morning everyone. Households could begin receiving free solar power for a few hours each day, even if they don’t have panels installed, under a new federal government plan.
Plus: Sussan Ley has no good choices in the net zero stoush, a Queensland professor wins the prime minister’s science prize for her work on Covid, Melbourne Cup punts remain popular, and Jennifer Lawrence reveals why she’s not going to “fuel the fire” over Donald Trump.
Australia
Prof Lidia Morawska has won the $250,000 prime minister’s prize for science. Photograph: The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
‘Pioneering’ | Prof Lidia Morawska, an expert in air quality and health at Queensland University of Technology, has won the top $250,000 prime minister’s science prize for her “pioneering research” that helped change the way the world treated the Covid pandemic.
Free power | Australian households in three states will get access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government has announced.
Coalition crunch | Sussan Ley is under intense pressure to drop Liberal party support for net zero targets after the Nationals came out against the idea, threatening the Coalition partnership.There are no good options for Ley, according to our political editor, who writes that she faces either losing voters or losing the backing of many MPs.
Custody death | An inmate who suffered a seizure was put in handcuffs and a spit hood by prison guards who left him naked in an “at-risk cell” before he died two days later, an inquest in Northern Territory has heard.
Sure bet | Australians are still gambling as much as ever on the Melbourne Cup despite polls saying people are losing interest in the famous race. But betting patterns are changing.
World
Jennifer Lawrence says she no longer wants to comment on the Trump administration. Photograph: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
‘Fuel to a fire’ | Jennifer Lawrence has said she no longer feels it appropriate to speak out against the Trump administration, lest she exacerbate unhelpful debate and further divisions. Follow developments in the US here.
‘Such a huge crime’ | Navi Pillay, the South African judge who was the chair of the UN inquiiry into Gaza, tells Guardian Australia why her panel concluded that Israeli action in Gaza was genocide and why the world must fight Israel’s actions in the same way as it took on apartheid. A UN security council resolution mandating the introduction of an international stabilisation force into Gaza is likely to be ready within two weeks but faces delays over its makeup.
Rome collapse | A medieval tower in central Rome has partly collapsed twice during renovations, trapping one worker on an upper floor and injuring another. Watch the dramatic footage here.
Stabbing charge | A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after Saturday’s mass stabbing on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire in which 10 people were injured. He was also charged with a separate incident earlier in the day that left another person hurt.
Step by step | Even modest amounts of daily exercise such as 3,000 steps a day may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older people who are at risk of developing the condition, researchers have said.
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The rising resistance to Pine Gap
Nour Haydar speaks to senior reporter Ben Doherty about the rising resistance to Pine Gap, and the questions the spy base raises about Australia’s complicity in alleged crimes abroad.
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In-depth
A shipwreck of a timber-built sailing vessel at Point Lonsdale, Victoria. Photograph: Rodney Nicholson
The discovery of pieces of wood sticking up from the sand on a beach on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula sparked much excitement as it emerged that it was a shipwreck buried under the shifting sands for at least 75 years. Stephanie Convery reports on the marine archaeologists trying to solve the mystery of what vessel it was and how it got there.
Not the news
The cover of Thai: Anywhere and Everywhere by Nat Thaipun. Photograph: Hardie Grant
A bumper crop of Australian books hit the stores this month led by the intriguing collaboration between Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein on The Mushroom Tapes, Kate Mildenhall’s rural crime thriller and a Thai cookbook by MasterChef Australia 2024 winner Nat Thaipun.
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Sport
The Kangaroos are favourites for the AFLW title. Illustration: Guardian Design
AFLW | North Melbourne are the hot favourites to win back-to-back flags as the finals start this week. Can anyone stop them?
Concussion | The NRL confirmed last night it is assessing whether there was a failure in the application of rugby league’s concussion protocols following Eli Katoa undergoing emergency surgery for a head injury at the weekend.
Cricket | Mark Wood says England are confident as they go into the Ashes and believe they have an Australia-style blueprint to put pressure on the home batting lineup.
Andrew Hastie would run for the Liberal leadership if Sussan Ley is ousted amid an internal Coalition battle over net zero, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. If you’re going to the Melbourne Cup today you’d better pack a poncho, the Herald Sun advises, with inclement weather on the way. Broncos legend Gorden Tallis has joined forces with Matthew Johns in an effort to revitalise the embattled NRL club Gold Coast Titans, the Bulletin reports,
What’s happening today
Racing | Nup to the Melbourne Cup protests in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane and Perth.
Economy | Reserve Bank chiefs reveal their latest judgment on interest rates at 2.30pm.
Security | Asio chief Mike Burgess delivers the 2025 Lowy lecture at Sydney Town Hall this evening.
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With an investment of over $1 billion, Deloitte’s unified delivery platform integrates specialized agents and AI- powered tools and proprietary data into client-project workflows, accelerating time to value
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Deloitte announced today updates and new features to its agentic AI-infused delivery platform, Ascend™. The platform enhancements will improve how Deloitte executes and orchestrates work and supports its software, solutions and products for our clients, with a common engineering foundation.
With Deloitte’s continued investment of over $1 billion across agentic and Generative AI capabilities, these new features and capabilities will allow a single-entry point for Deloitte professionals to access this tested, end-to-end delivery method for serving our clients. These enhancements will make it faster and easier for professionals to access Deloitte’s collective intelligence to tailor specific solutions and drive stronger client outcomes.
“With the rapid rise of Generative and agentic AI, our clients want to know that we’re applying the best tools and technology to drive trustworthy results more quickly,” said Jason Salzetti, CEO and chair, Deloitte Consulting LLP. “Ascend enables human and AI collaboration to increase that speed-to-market while also maintaining transparency and security across client deliverables and solutions. With Ascend, we are making it easier for our professionals to apply our insights, agents and workflows to advance our clients’ specific mission and business goals.”
How Ascend Delivers Secure Solutions, Easier Access to GenAI tools
Deloitte’s long history of delivering impactful, trustworthy solutions is the foundation of the Ascend platform. Ascend turns complexity into clarity by equipping teams with the right tools, agents and technologies precisely when needed for maximum impact, enhanced outcomes and minimal friction. Benefits include:
Flexibility across the delivery lifecycle: Ascend codifies the “Deloitte Way” of successful client delivery in a single platform to drive improved project outcomes that apply Deloitte tools, solutions, or approaches for clearly defined project workflows.
Rapid use case development: Ascend works with clients’ existing infrastructure and Deloitte’s vast network of alliance relationships to fit the specific needs of each enterprise. For example, in the platform’s GenAI Lab, professionals can experiment and prototype with the latest GenAI tools.
Built-in security and trust: Ascend was built with Deloitte’s Trustworthy AI™ Framework to help organizations mitigate risks such as bias and improper training to assist clients in scaling their AI deployments with confidence.
Client portal and access: Ascend enables ease of access for clients to the delivery of work through a digital channel and engagement features.
“Ascend provides us with a strong client-centric, market-ready engineering foundation, to modernize the delivery of our services and capabilities while positioning us to respond with speed in this rapidly changing marketplace, using the latest GenAI tools and tech,” said Sundhar Sekhar, national managing principal for offerings and solutions, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
How Ascend enabled a new testing management capability, powered by UiPath
Deloitte clients are already experiencing the benefits of Ascend as a common engineering and project delivery platform as Deloitte teams use this dynamic platform to create smarter, faster and more consistent outcomes.
For example, Deloitte and UiPath, a global leader in agentic automation, collaborated to enhance Ascend by developing a testing management capability, which accelerates activities in the testing lifecycle for large-scale enterprise modernization programs. It combines Deloitte’s proprietary knowledge base with GenAI and agentic automation.
“Deloitte’s testing management capability, built on Ascend and powered by the enterprise-ready agentic testing capabilities of UiPath Test Cloud, delivers broader test coverage, faster time to value, and reduced business disruption. It can help organizations achieve a significant reduction in their overall test lifecycle efforts,” said Gerd Weishaar, general manager and senior vice president of product management, UiPath Test Cloud.
“What makes this collaboration so compelling is the vision: bringing agentic testing to life, where AI agents work hand-in-hand with testers to drive speed, resilience, and innovation at scale. Together with Deloitte, we’re helping enterprises set a new standard for how testing is done in the AI era.”
Deloitte has been at the forefront of AI innovation for over a decade, expanding its offerings through its Generative AI practice, including Converge™ by Deloitte, a leading suite of AI-driven industry solutions and Zora AI™ by Deloitte, an agentic product platform offering a suite of ready-to-deploy digital workers. With its Deloitte Ascend™ delivery platform, Deloitte technologists, developers and engineers build and deliver new AI solutions, agents and tools for its clients and people. Deloitte aims to transform and modernize its services and future offerings – all based on its deep industry knowledge and specialized experience across domains. Deloitte integrates AI following its Trustworthy AI™ framework to manage industry and sector-specific risks. Additionally, Deloitte enhances AI fluency, investing in global learning and trainings through the Deloitte AI Academy™.
About Deloitte Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands, including nearly 90% of the Fortune 500® and more than 8,500 U.S.-based private companies. At Deloitte, we strive to live our purpose of making an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. We bring together distinct talents, technologies, disciplines, and an ecosystem of alliances to help tackle today’s most complex business challenges and drive long-term progress. Deloitte is proud to be part of the largest global professional services network serving our clients in the markets that are most important to them. Bringing more than 180 years of service, our network of member firms spans more than 150 countries and territories. Learn how Deloitte’s approximately 470,000 people worldwide connect for impact at www.deloitte.com.
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