Retail Media & Franchising: Vinyl Group is buying Time Out Australia and taking over the Time Out franchise there, with a five-year term and royalties/minimum guarantees—another step in Australia’s push to scale local media brands through global partnerships. Food & Sports Advertising: Uber Eats launches its FIFA World Cup campaign globally (including Australia) with Gordon Ramsay in a “kitchen chaos” concept across CTV, social, digital and OOH for five weeks. Defence Tech & MarCom: Boeing unveils MQ-28 Ghost Bat upgrades at ILA Berlin—bigger wings, more fuel/payload, beyond-line-of-sight and internal weapons stations—positioning the drone for broader global missions. Online Safety Policy: The Dutch government moves to treat child influencers as child labour, aiming to fine parents and restrict commercial activity for under-16s, echoing Australia’s approach and feeding the wider debate on platform responsibility. Media Scrutiny: Bill Gates faces House Oversight questioning over Jeffrey Epstein contacts, with Gates calling the relationship a “grave error in judgment” and denying wrongdoing—another high-profile test for trust in tech leadership. Travel & Audience Impact: WTTC warns Europe’s Entry/Exit System delays could put up to 41m visitor arrivals and $45.4b spending at risk, underlining how queue management can make or break destination marketing. Global Discovery Science (Australia angle): Chinese researchers report the world’s largest whale graveyard off Australia, with nearly 500 skeletons dating back 5.3m years—fuel for science storytelling and documentary-style content.