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Acquisitive funds manager HMC Capital will launch the country’s first data centre real estate investment trust after locking down the purchase of the local Global Switch business for $1.94bn, betting that it will pick up more work in local hands as the Chinese owners exit.

HMC Capital is also understood to have earlier made attempts to wrestle a stake in the Tilt Renewables business out of the hands of one of its owners as part of its ambitions for its $2bn energy transition fund, say sources.

AI is creeping into the AFL, ingesting real-time data to make decisions that largely replace an assistant coach. Here’s how it’s changing the game.

The Australian's annual tech magazine, The List Top 100 Innovators, celebrating the nation's most innovative entrepreneurs was unveiled on October 18. Find out who's building the future in The List   online at theaustralian.com.au.

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