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Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has rejected claims by Usman Khawaja that the entire Australian test team knew about ball tampering plot in 2018

Former Australia batter Usman Khawaja says the entire Australia Test team knew about the plot to tamper with the ball with sandpaper in Cape Town back in 2018.

In this episode:
Cricket Australia won't reopen its investigation

Some former members of the Australian side say Usman's claims are wrong

Vice captain David Warner has supported him

Pat Cummins says Khawaja is 100% wrong

After a crushing Republican midterm defeat, Democrats are preparing to turn their attention to the Trump administration, vowing investigations into alleged corruption and misconduct while increasing scrutiny of the President's inner circle.

What do the results of the US midterm elections mean for the MAGA agenda, the promotion of immigration hardliner Stephen Miller, and the political future of Donald Trump himself?

Plus, Climate experts weigh in on whether COP31 still has any real influence as pressure mounts for stronger global action, while Israel's complex coalition negotiations raise questions about whether a change in government would bring about a meaningful change in policy.

Also in this episode:
Does COP process still have the authority to drive change?
The fallout from Israel's election
Finland's embassy in Canberra becomes an unlikely social media sensation
Hosts: Abbie O’Brien, Ali Cheevers

Guests: Dr Lily O'Neill, Senior Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures; Steven Hendrix, Former senior US diplomat

Producers: Nick Ludlam, Billy Dahlenburg, Greer Chester

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Nvidia shares tumble amid reports its board is considering Jensen Huang's future. What does it mean for investors?

Nvidia shares have tumbled amid fresh allegations involving CEO Jensen Huang, raising questions about the company's leadership and the broader AI investment boom. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with market analyst Evan Lucas about the fallout and investor sentiment while Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy discusses the company's latest profit result, the outlook for small businesses and the growing role of artificial intelligence.

In this episode

Why Nvidia shares have plunged and what uncertainty over CEO Jensen Huang's future could mean for investors and the AI boom.

How rising global interest rates and easing oil prices are influencing sharemarkets.

Why Xero's profit has slumped despite surging revenue, and what its $1 billion share buyback signals to investors.

What small businesses are experiencing ahead of Christmas, and how AI could reshape workplaces, productivity and jobs.

As this year's Black Friday and Christmas sales periods approach, businesses are hoping consumers will spend big.

With high cost of living, inflation pressure and rate hikes making shoppers nervous to spend money, the Australian retail sector is still hopeful of a bounce back.

And its not just in Australia that hopes exist of a surge in Black Friday and Christmas sales.

In this episode:

An increasingly tough environment for businesses
Cost of living hitting consumption habits hard
The surge in online shopping is proving to be a fertile hunting ground for scammers

Disclaimer: This story was recorded before Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia’s CEO

Nvidia's Jensen Huang faces new scrutiny surrounding his alleged affair with a woman accused by US intelligence of being a Chinese spy

He's the billionaire founder of Nvidia - the company whose chips are powering the AI revolution.

But now, chief executive Jensen Huang is at the centre of a controversy involving alleged affairs, suspected Chinese espionage and questions about US national security.

So how did a personal scandal involving one of the world's most influential technology executives become an international security concern?

In this episode:

Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang is facing allegations of suspected Chinese espionage

Questions have been raised about US national security

Nvida's board has launched an investigation into reports of his involvement to foreign intelligence operation

Reports have emerged that US intelligence was probing Alice Huang for facilitating shipments of Nvidia chips to Chinese firms

Nvidia is at the centre of a geopolitical tech race between the US and China