ASX Energy & Markets: Wall Street weakness and higher oil prices are set to weigh on the ASX open, with investors also digesting a busy run of earnings and watching US bond yields for direction. Origin Energy Cyber Fallout: Origin says the July breach affected about 900,000 customers, with bank account details and concession scheme numbers among what was accessed, and it has restricted staff access while its review is substantially completed. Grid & Batteries: New South Wales and South Australia keep pushing battery and rooftop solar rules—SA Power Networks is testing emergency solar shutdown capability, while the NEM continues shifting toward renewables-and-storage operation as batteries discharge more often and help flatten the “duck curve.” Long-Duration Storage Push: Allegro Energy is partnering with Jena Batteries and Suqian Time Energy to scale microemulsion flow battery manufacturing, with pilot systems planned in Australia. Home Solar Hardware: Growatt has launched a modular hybrid solar-and-battery system for Australian homes, aiming to make backup and monitoring simpler for households. Critical Minerals & Helium: Noble Helium is buying Earth Source Hydrogen to add large helium acreage in WA’s Southern Carnarvon Basin, while graphite processing funding also moves forward via a placement. Policy & Environment: Australia’s first environmental standards are out, tightening how developers must avoid, mitigate and repair damage and raising questions from both green and development groups. AI Infrastructure Listing: SCX.ai begins trading on the ASX after a $40m IPO, reporting accelerating contracted revenue and paying customers—another sign of Australia’s data-centre and energy-demand build-out.