Election Wash-Up, Meta’s Infinite Creative & Apple’s Tariff Trouble

This week, Mal recaps the political mood post-election and what it really means for ecommerce (spoiler: not much), before diving headfirst into a tidal wave of AI drama, market shifts, and unexpected wins for Aussie brands.Meta’s “infinite creative” vision gets both praise and a hard side-eye, Microsoft leapfrogs Apple in value, and Australia Post drops some juicy news that could reopen the US market for local sellers. Big week? Massive.In this episode:Why the federal election probably won’t move the needle much for retailMicrosoft overtakes Apple—and how tariffs exposed Cupertino’s soft spotMeta’s AI power play: exciting, risky, or both?Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, Copilot wins, and that Zuckerberg vision of the futureAustralia Post’s tariff clarification: huge news for cross-border ecommerceWhy now might be the right time to push back into the US marketA wild week of shifts, shocks, and sausage rolls. Buckle up.Follow MalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malchia/Website: malchia.comFollow Ecom NationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecom-nation/Website: ecomnation.com.au