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Deloitte Australia has to refund part of a $290K contract after its government report was found full of AI hallucinations.

Stanford says 40% of employees now deal with “workslop”, sloppy AI-generated work.

So here’s the question: Who’s accountable when AI work goes wrong: the tool, the user, or the CFO signing the check?

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PwC unveiled its “AI-integrated, end-to-end audit platform,” rolling out tools to automate assurance globally.

Big promise: faster, smarter, more consistent audits. Big risk: same price tag, new hype.

Will AI finally fix audit pain points, or just rebrand them?

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A startup called Personal AI is building “digital twins”, AI teammates that mirror your mind, memory, and answers.

Imagine your CFO clone attending meetings while you sleep. Cool or creepy?

Would you trust your AI twin to make decisions in your name?

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The U.S. is collecting $556M a day in tariffs under emergency powers.

That’s real cash flow, but it also means rising import costs and tighter margins downstream.

So… is this a hidden tax on business, or a smart trade lever?

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McDonald’s says low-income traffic is down double digits.

Spending fatigue is hitting even the cheap seats.

If that’s happening to the world’s biggest fast-food chain… what does Q4 look like for the rest of us?

Where are you seeing the first cracks in consumer demand?

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