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🇦🇺 Local (10)

Can the Greens beat Labor? – Back to Back Barries podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly talked about the Greens leadership change in this week's Back to Back Barries podcast. Senator David Shoebridge won a rare contest
1h ago · News Source
Sir William Heseltine obituary
Sir William Heseltine, the Australian who served as Queen Elizabeth II's private secretary, has died at 96. He worked at the palace for 27 years and rose to bec
2h ago · News Source
Inside the group chats of the trash-talking NSW young Liberals who dreamed big – then imploded
Leaked messages show how a group of young NSW Liberal members called the Reformers tried to push their party to the right. Formed around 2018, the group celebra
5h ago · News Source
An 'onslaught of punches': is this week the cost-of-living tipping point for many Australian households?
The Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.6% this week, the highest since 2011. That means bigger repayments for people with mortgages. At the same time, fuel
5h ago · News Source
OpenAI's Medicare attack has exposed Australia's 'tech debt'. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
OpenAI revealed that one of its AI agents reached a non-public Medicare statistics portal during a training task. The agent could run commands and read internal
5h ago · News Source
Back to Back Barries: Can the Greens beat Labor? – podcast
In this Full Story podcast, Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly break down the Greens leadership change. Senator David Shoebridge won a rare contested vote, beating t
5h ago · News Source
Hip-pocket politics is Labor's greatest vulnerability – and red-hot anger over the latest rate rise isn't helping | Tom McIlroy
This opinion piece says the economy will decide the next federal election. Labor had a hard week after the Reserve Bank lifted interest rates to 4.6%, a 15-year
5h ago · News Source
Shoebridge pledges Greens members will 'have a say' in next leader – as it happened
This live blog followed Friday's news across Australia. The Greens' new leader, David Shoebridge, promised party members would get a say in future leadership ch
12h ago · News Source
Labor targets 'visa hopping' international students in crackdown on 'permanently temporary' migration
The federal government announced new rules to stop international students from 'visa hopping.' Students will soon need a separate visa to change courses. This a
18h ago · News Source
AI threatens to destroy so much of our culture. Our greatest loss might be our ability to listen | Shirleene Robinson
This opinion piece argues that AI threatens more than our writing. It threatens our ability to listen. Writer Shirleene Robinson says Australians are talking le
5h ago · News Source

🌍 World (17)

Israel’s Supreme Court overturns election panel ban on Arab parties
Israel’s top court reversed a decision by the Central Elections Committee that had barred two Arab-majority parties from running in the October 27 Knesset elect
1h ago · News Source
Three in four households go hungry in parts of Yemen amid fighting: UN
The UN World Food Programme said 74 percent of households in government-held parts of Yemen cannot meet their basic food needs. That is a record for this year.
4h ago · News Source
Spain’s parliament rejects gov’t housing decrees amid mass protests
Spain’s lower house of parliament rejected two government decrees meant to ease the housing crisis. The first would have made it harder to evict vulnerable peop
5h ago · News Source
Ethiopia, Eritrea break ties: Does the conflict risk becoming regional war?
Eritrea cut off diplomatic relations with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa said it would close its embassy in Asmara and expel 10 Eritrean diplomats. Eritrea’s foreig
6h ago · News Source
Can India’s ‘cockroach’ movement oust Modi’s election chief?
Protesters filled central Delhi on Friday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. Police detained hundreds of people a
6h ago · News Source
Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as DR Congo struggles to suppress outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, making it the worst in the country’s history. Government data released on F
7h ago · News Source
Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France
Thousands of students demonstrated across France on Friday over a lack of teachers, crowded classrooms and run-down buildings. Riot police clashed with proteste
2h ago · News Source
'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
Capt Smit Machchhar, the pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, described being stabbed by his co-pilot in mid-air. The plane plunged more than 17,0
11h ago · News Source
Woman at centre of Cornell rape inquiry was 'failed' by officials, says New York governor
The woman, known as Jane Doe, alleges she was raped by seven students at a fraternity house at the university in 2024.
2h ago · BBC World
Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor
Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.
4h ago · BBC World
Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87
The defeat raises pressure on Sánchez to call a snap election, after a series of scandals affecting his party and allies.
4h ago · BBC World
I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's
Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.
6h ago · BBC World
Cambodia-Japan-ASEAN Cooperation Should Expand Choices, Avoid Blocs, Kin Phea Says
Cambodia-Japan-ASEAN cooperation should expand strategic choices rather than create geopolitical blocs, with Cambodia pursuing diversified partnerships, stronge
8h ago · Khmer Times
Cambodia moves to advance circular‑economy drive from policy to practice
As the three‑day Cambodia Circular Economy Forum 2026 concluded today, the country seeks to advance its circular‑economy goals by turning existing policies and
9h ago · Khmer Times
Weekly Roundup 02 October 2026
Weekly Roundup 02 October 2026 The post Weekly Roundup 02 October 2026 appeared first on Khmer Times.
9h ago · Khmer Times
Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol meets JICA Senior Vice-President Yuho Hayakawa
Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) First Vice-Chairman Sun Chanthol today received a courtesy call and held a working meeting with Japan Internationa
9h ago · Khmer Times
Cambodia Calls for Collective Action Against Online Scams, Rejects Blame Game: Kin Phea
Cambodia needs stronger regional and international cooperation to combat online scams rather than a blame-based approach, as the transnational crime crosses bor
9h ago · Khmer Times

🤖 AI & Tech (14)

Affected by layoffs? Don’t miss this $75 deal for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass
TechCrunch is offering people who have been laid off an Expo+ Pass to its Disrupt 2026 conference for just $75. The offer is limited to the first 100 people who
53m ago · News Source
Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
Apple said it is adding new controls to a macOS setting called Full Disk Access, which lets an app read files, mail, messages and even browsing history. Apple s
1h ago · News Source
It’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House)
The White House gathered nearly every major tech CEO in one room, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, to sign an AI s
2h ago · News Source
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Blackstone’s Jas Khaira on building the next generation of AI giants
Jas Khaira, global head of Blackstone N1, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on the Builders Stage. His talk is called “Building the Next Generation of AI Gi
2h ago · News Source
Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (and you)
Circuit Breaker Labs, a TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 finalist, is working to make AI safer across languages and cultures. Founders Shirali and Arul Nigam,
3h ago · News Source
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to become Skydance
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will operate as Skydance once their merger closes, Paramount CEO David Ellison announced Friday. The roughly $110 billion d
4h ago · News Source
Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art
Pope Leo XIV criticised AI-generated art in a post on X, saying there is a deep difference between human art and what machines produce. He said algorithms “lack
4h ago · News Source
Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes
Sling TV is ending its Sling Pass feature, which let people buy just a day, weekend or week of cable channels. The passes offered channels like ESPN and CNN wit
8m ago · News Source
OpenAI's Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
OpenAI has launched Dots, a new AI agent aimed at businesses. It can do work tasks like building websites, rescheduling calls and making slide decks. A basic pl
2h ago · News Source
Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do
Shivon Zilis announced on X that she and Elon Musk had broken up. She did so by replying to a post from an account that tracks who follows and unfollows people.
2h ago · News Source
Rivian's sales pop as the company's big R2 bet starts to pay off
Electric car maker Rivian reported a 45% jump in sales and an 85% rise in production for the third quarter. The growth came as its new, cheaper R2 vehicle start
2h ago · News Source
Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase
Beehiiv, a platform for newsletter creators, is raising its prices by at least $10 a month. Many users are unhappy with the change. CEO Tyler Denk said the inc
3h ago · News Source
Nacon's new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console
Nacon announced a new PlayStation 5 controller called the Revolution 5 Unlimited. It is the first officially licensed PS5 controller with a built-in screen. Th
3h ago · News Source
Dots get up in Muse's business
On The Vergecast, the team discussed OpenAI's new agent assistant, Dots. They said it looks like a business version of a rival product called Muse. Dots costs a
4h ago · News Source

🎮 Gaming (7)

30 Years Later, Nintendo's Forgotten N64 Racing Game Deserves a Switch 2 Rebirth
Polygon looks back at Wave Race 64, the water-racing game Nintendo released for the Nintendo 64 about a month after the console launched in North America in Sep
8m ago · News Source
8 New TV Shows To Watch This Weekend on Netflix, HBO, and Disney (October 2-4)
Polygon rounds up eight new shows and movies to watch over the weekend of October 2–4. Highlights include HBO’s legal drama “War,” starring Dominic West and Sie
8m ago · News Source
DC Studios' Fate Under Paramount-Warner Bros. Officially Revealed
After Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to merge under the name Skydance, Deadline reported that DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran will ke
1h ago · News Source
Nintendo Switch 2 Just Got 2 of the Last Decade's Best RPGs
Two of Square Enix’s best role-playing games of the past decade, Dragon Quest 11S and Octopath Traveler 2, arrived on Nintendo Switch 2 in the last two weeks. A
1h ago · News Source
12 Replay Ideas That Make Zelda: TOTK Feel Like a Brand-New Game
Polygon shares 12 replay ideas to make The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom feel new again. Suggestions include ditching fast travel and playing without a
1h ago · News Source
76 Years Ago, 'Peanuts' Shockingly with a Delightfully Cruel First Comic
The first Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz ran on October 2, 1950. Its punchline was surprisingly cruel: as Charlie Brown walks by, a character named Sherm
1h ago · News Source
10 Now-Classic Video Game Series That Originally Started On the SNES
To mark the Super Nintendo’s 35th birthday, Polygon lists 10 classic game series that began on the console. The SNES launched in North America on August 23, 199
1h ago · News Source

🎬 Entertainment (6)

Kennedy Center Honors To Move To Capital One Arena Amid Closure Of Arts Complex
The Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on December 7. It is the first time in the event's history it will be held at a
1h ago · News Source
Jack Reynor, John Magaro & Natalia Dyer Latest To Join HBO's 'The Trial Of Louise Woodward'
HBO's upcoming series 'The Trial of Louise Woodward' has added three new cast members. Jack Reynor, John Magaro and Natalia Dyer will join the show. Reynor pla
2h ago · News Source
Miranda Otto Series 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' Lands At The Network Alongside Scandi Drama 'The Trio'
The free streaming service The Network has bought U.S. rights to two international dramas. One is 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' starring Miranda Otto, which launches
2h ago · News Source
'Baywatch' Unveils Four New Teasers With Stephen Amell, Jessica Belkin, Livvy Dunne, Brooks Nader & More
Fox released four new teaser promos for its reboot of Baywatch. The clips feature Stephen Amell, Jessica Belkin, Shay Mitchell, Brooks Nader, Livvy Dunne and ot
2h ago · News Source
French Culture Wars Erupt Over Municipal Cinema As Right-Wing Mayor Removes Name Commemorating Anti-Colonial Director
A right-wing mayor in the French town of Elne renamed the local cinema, which had been named after anti-colonial film director Rene Vautier. Mayor Steve Fortel
2h ago · News Source
Rhys Ifans, Lily Rabe & Sarah Catherine Hook Dramedy 'Capsized' Boarded By The Yellow Affair Ahead Of U.S. Festival Bow
The Yellow Affair has taken on world sales for the film 'Capsized,' directed by Lindsey Ryan. It stars Rhys Ifans, Lily Rabe, Sarah Catherine Hook and Griffin G
2h ago · News Source

▶️ Video (10)

DeepSeek V4 AI Beats Billion Dollar Systems…For Free
DeepSeek V4 has arrived and it's outperforming systems that cost billions to build — for free. This video breaks down how the open-source model achieves compara
2d ago · YouTube
OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.5 Instant: The Good, The Bad And The Insane
A deep dive into OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.5 Instant — the good improvements, the bad trade-offs, and the insane capabilities that nobody saw coming. The video tests r
2d ago · YouTube
DeepMind's Insane AI Breakthroughs With CEO Demis Hassabis
An exclusive look at DeepMind's latest AI breakthroughs, featuring a conversation with CEO Demis Hassabis. The video covers new developments in protein folding,
2d ago · YouTube
NVIDIA's New AI Turns One Photo Into A World That Never Breaks
NVIDIA's latest AI can take a single photograph and generate an entire explorable 3D world that maintains consistency from every angle. The technology represent
2d ago · YouTube
Google's AI endgame is here… everything you missed at I/O 2026
Google I/O 2026 had massive AI announcements that reshape the entire Google ecosystem. This video cuts through the noise and highlights the key reveals — from G
2d ago · YouTube
Claude just got another superpower...
Anthropic just dropped a major new capability for Claude. Fireship breaks down what changed, how it works under the hood, and why this makes Claude even more us
2d ago · YouTube
A single PR just hijacked the NPM registry...
A single pull request caused chaos in the JavaScript ecosystem by compromising the NPM registry. This video explains the vulnerability, how it was exploited, an
2d ago · YouTube
"The Biggest Android Update Ever"
MKBHD breaks down what Google claims is the biggest Android update ever. From generative AI integration at the OS level to radical UI changes and privacy featur
2d ago · YouTube
Why New Smartphone Cameras Feel Worse
Despite better hardware specs, smartphone photos increasingly look worse than older models. MKBHD investigates the trend toward computational photography over-p
2d ago · YouTube
Claude Code on your Phone is OFFICIAL (it changes everything)
Anthropic officially released Claude Code on mobile, bringing AI-powered coding to your phone. NetworkChuck demonstrates setting up a forever terminal, coding f
2d ago · YouTube

📌 Other (12)

RBA Holds Interest Rate Steady at 4.10% in May Decision
Reserve Bank keeps cash rate unchanged as inflation remains within target band.
· AFR
Big Four Banks Raise Variable Mortgage Rates Following RBA
CBA, Westpac, NAB and ANZ pass on rate changes to variable mortgage customers.
· Banking Day
ASX 200 Hits New All-Time High on Mining and Energy Rally
Australian shares reach record levels driven by resources sector strength.
· Yahoo Finance AU
Australian Dollar Falls to Multi-Year Low Against US Dollar
AUD slides past $0.65 USD as commodity prices soften and rate differential widens.
· AFR
Superannuation Balances Grow 12% Annually on Strong Investment Returns
Australian retirement savings pushed higher by robust equity and property market performance.
· Yahoo Finance AU
Property Market Shows Signs of Cooling as Auction Clearance Rates Drop
Sydney and Melbourne auction markets soften as affordability constraints bite.
· AFR
‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash
Australian company Firmus Technologies is preparing to list on the ASX and could raise $7 billion, which would be the second-biggest share sale in Australian hi
5h ago · News Source
G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves
Leaders of G7 nations agreed to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their emergency reserves. French President Emmanuel Macron, the c
1h ago · News Source
Nasdaq hits record high after weaker-than-expected US jobs report – as it happened
The Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high after a weaker-than-expected US jobs report. The US economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below what econom
4h ago · News Source
Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year
The chief executives of three companies that rent trains to Britain’s railways were paid a combined £3.5 million last year, while the firms paid almost £400 mil
4h ago · News Source
US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below economists’ expectations of about 70,000. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2 percent. Healt
6h ago · News Source
US backs down from fuel export ban threat as G7 agrees to release 100mn barrels
The United States backed away from a threat to ban diesel exports after G7 countries agreed to release 100 million barrels of emergency fuel. The US had pressur
3h ago · News Source