10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

How Bill Gates nearly became the US vice president. There are places where it's a crime to carry a Galaxy Note 7. Hungry Jack's now has its own e-tag. And Queen rock even harder.

Tatts and Tabcorp go ahead with a $11 billion merger

Tabcorp and Tatts are merging to create diversified gambling entertainment group valued at $11.3 billion and with combined revenue of more than $5 billion.

6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning

Stocks in the US were higher last night as US earnings season continues to provide positive surprises.

Apple will announce new Macs at an event next week

The date would confirm previous suspicions that arose after Apple moved its upcoming Q4 earnings report from October 27 to October 25 due to a "scheduling conflict."

Trump says he doesn't 'believe the polls anymore'

As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has consistently declined in the polls, he's decided that the numbers don't matter anymore.

A ghost pepper challenge nearly killed a man by tearing a hole in his esophagus

Our competitive nature may be the thing that pushes us to achieve things never before accomplished and to test the limits of human potential, but that nature can also easily backfire -- sometimes with dangerous or deadly consequences.

Yahoo reports Q3 earnings

Yahoo's beat Wall Street earnings estimates even as its revenue in the third quarter, a period in which the internet company revealed it was the victime of a massive hack that could threaten its plans to sell itself to Verizon.