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Sunday 4 October 2026 — every story from this day
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🇦🇺 Local (10)
Is now a good time to switch banks for a better home loan rate? Here’s what to know after the latest RBA hike
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its key interest rate again. It is now at the highest level in 15 years. Home loan rates are rising as a result.
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Hegseth calls US-built nuclear submarines the ‘apex predator’ of the seas. But are they right for Australia?
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth praised Virginia-class nuclear submarines at a shipyard in Virginia. He called them the apex predator of the undersea domain a
Labor may be on the nose in inner Melbourne over public housing – but it’s taking the fight to the Greens
Victoria's Labor government is replacing old public housing towers with new mixed housing. Residents like 76-year-old Pauline have been told to move out of her
John Makai was unresponsive when dragged from a Victoria police van. Just one of many ‘shortcomings’ inquest has heard so far
John Makai, a 58-year-old father of 10, died in September 2023 after being held in a Melbourne police cell. He was found unresponsive and taken to hospital, whe
Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propellor strikes
New photos show humpback whales with deep cuts and damaged tails along Australia's east coast. The injuries come from boat and propeller strikes.
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High winds sweep away tables and chairs outside New South Wales cafe – video
Strong winds blew tables and chairs away outside a cafe in Ulladulla, on the New South Wales south coast. Video shows the furniture sliding across the street.
Australia’s wealth gap is growing and so is the anger over it. How do we fix this absolutely hopeless state of affairs? | Zoe Daniel
In an opinion piece, MP Zoe Daniel says Australia's wealth gap is growing and people are angry about it. She points to rising prices, higher interest rates and
The interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis
Economist Yanis Varoufakis has criticised the Reserve Bank of Australia for raising interest rates. He calls the move the wrong medicine.
He says the recent in
'We’re biscuity people': The traditions being kept alive in Australia’s suburbs
A growing number of Australians are selling homemade cultural food from their home kitchens. They use social media to reach families who miss the taste of home.
Flydubai co-pilot used axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', senior UAE official says
The United Arab Emirates says a flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out a terrorist attack during a flight bound for Israel. The plane was flight FZ1073.
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🌍 World (19)
Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says
Algeria's president says his country sent fighter jets to Niger in late August. Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the planes helped stop a coup attempt in Niger's capit
Somalia won’t accept Israeli presence ‘under any circumstances’: President
Somalia's president says his country will not accept any Israeli presence. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Al Jazeera that Israel plans a naval base and airport use
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
A Flydubai co-pilot is accused of attacking a captain on a flight, UAE officials say. The prosecutor general called it an attempted "terrorist" attack. News rep
Israeli reporters’ ‘verbal attack’ cuts short Ireland press conference
A press conference before an Ireland-Israel football match was cut short. Israeli journalists argued with Irish media officials, Al Jazeera reports. The match w
What we know about the co-pilot accused in Flydubai attack
The co-pilot accused of attacking a Flydubai captain has been named in reports. He is Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, Al Jazeera says. He had reportedly be
Tens of thousands protest in Spain after failed housing reforms
Tens of thousands of people protested across Spain on Saturday. They want cheaper housing and action to stop evictions. Rallies were held in Madrid and about 50
At least 17 people, mostly pilgrims, killed in Kenya road crash
At least 17 people died in a road crash in Kenya on Saturday. Most were Catholic pilgrims heading to a prayer site. The crash happened near Salama, about 90 kil
What to know about Brazil’s 2026 presidential election
Brazil will hold a presidential election in 2026. Voters again face a choice between the left and the Bolsonaro family. Current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Si
Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.
Russia hits second major bridge in Ukraine's capital Kyiv
The strike on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge comes after repeat attacks on another major bridge in Ukraine's capital.
'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis
More than 50 protests are taking place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.
VIDEO: Nearly 3,000 apply as Cambodia begins conscription law implementation
Nearly 3,000 people have applied to join the armed forces as Cambodia begins implementing its conscription law, with Prime Minister Hun Manet describing the two
Maybank highlights exclusive healthcare and travel offers
Speaking at MH WellFest Cambodia 2026 today, Maybank Head of Wealth Department Kuch Bopha highlighted a range of exclusive offers and benefits available to Mayb
Prum Sokha shares 45 years of public service lessons in ‘The Covid Minister’
Senior Minister Prum Sokha has shared insights from his book, “The Covid Minister”, documenting his life and more than four decades of public service, including
Japan Provides $164,269 Grant to Support Cashew Cooperatives in Kratie
The Government of Japan has provided a $164,269 grant to support three agricultural cooperatives in Kratie province, with the funding to improve post-harvest pr
Maybank Cambodia and MHTC partner to boost regional health tourism at MH WellFest 2026
Maybank Cambodia and the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council organized MH WellFest Cambodia 2026 at Borey Peng Huoth Eco Park in Phnom Penh today and tomorrow.
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🤖 AI & Tech (14)
Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
A federal judge ruled this week that a Tulsa, Oklahoma sheriff's deputy broke a woman's rights by searching a Flock database. The deputy looked up her licence p
Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman says the company no longer uses NDAs with government agencies. He wrote this in a blog post defending data centres. Garman s
OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’
A long-time OpenAI safety worker has quit, saying the company's culture is broken. David Robinson wrote about it in The Atlantic. He led the writing of safety r
Jack Dorsey's Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order
Jack Dorsey's messaging app Bitchat has vanished from app stores in India. Dorsey says the government ordered Apple to remove it. The order came under a law tha
Vessev built an electric ferry that almost flies
A startup called Vessev has built an electric ferry that skims above the water. The company showed off its VS-9 boat in New York. A reporter rode it from Brookl
All the AI agents that can live in your text messages
A growing number of AI helpers now live in your text messages. You can text them like a normal person and ask them to do tasks. They can book appointments, plan
Spotify billionaire’s body scan startup has come to America
A body-scan company co-founded by a Spotify billionaire has opened in the United States. Neko Health started in Sweden and has now landed in New York. It says i
Capcom is preparing for a ‘future where we create games together with AI’
Capcom says it is preparing for a future where games are made together with AI. The company shared its plans during a presentation about its RE Engine game tool
The best early October Prime Day deals happening now
Amazon is offering early Prime Big Deal Day discounts before its October Prime Day sale. The sale is still a few days away.
The Verge is rounding up the best d
Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava thinks AI emails are killing conversations
Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava says AI-written emails are killing real conversations. She leads Splice, a company that makes tools for music makers.
In an intervi
An OpenAI safety employee has quit and is sounding the alarm
David Robinson has resigned from his job at OpenAI. He used to write the safety reports that came with each big model release.
He is now speaking out in an art
3D movies are finally worth watching
A Verge writer says 3D movies are finally worth watching after years of poor quality. The change comes from new headsets and glasses.
Devices like Xreal and Me
Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
Meta has shared free code that lets people build their own gadgets using its new Muse AI agent. Muse is Meta's AI helper.
The company suggests projects like pu
Netflix is pivoting away from prestige
Netflix seems to be moving away from big prestige projects. Several famous directors have left deals with the streaming company.
A Verge report says the exits
🎮 Gaming (7)
A RuneScape Animated Show Is Coming With a World-Famous Content Creator Attached
RuneScape is getting an animated show. The news came out of RuneFest, the game's big fan event. It will be made by Lyrical Animation, part of Lyrical Media.
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Metroid Meets Dead Cells In October's Coolest New Action Game
A new Castlevania game is coming in October. It is called Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. Critics who tried a short demo say it looks excellent.
The game mixes c
RuneScape 4 Officially Revealed by Jagex
Jagex has revealed that RuneScape 4 is in development. The studio announced it at RuneFest in Birmingham. The new game will be another online MMO in the RuneSca
Amazon's New 8-Episode Action Spinoff Dethrones Reacher to Become No. 1 Streaming Series
Amazon's new Reacher spinoff has become its top streaming show. The eight-episode series is called Neagley. All episodes arrived at once in mid-September.
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The 7 Best Games Like Hollow Knight: Silksong to Speed Up the Wait for Sea of Sorrows
A round-up looks at seven games for fans waiting on a new Hollow Knight: Silksong expansion. The DLC is called Sea of Sorrows. It was announced for 2026 but sti
Overwatch's Most Radical Hero Rework in Years is Coming Soon
Overwatch is giving the hero Sombra its biggest rework in years. In season 5 she moves from the damage role to support. That means she will help heal her team.
'Futurama' Series Finales Ranked: All 6 of Them, From Worst to Best
Futurama has said goodbye several times, and a new ranking puts its six finales in order. The latest is "Final Ending: The Last Conclusion". The show has ended
🎬 Entertainment (6)
'X-Men's Christopher Abbott Admits He "Hasn't Read Anything" Yet But "Can't Wait" To Play Professor X
Christopher Abbott has been cast as Professor X in Marvel's new X-Men movie. He says he is excited but has not read a script yet.
He told Entertainment Tonight
Brilliance Of The Who’s Leader Shines In ‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,’ Screening At Hamptons & Mill Valley
A new documentary about Pete Townshend of The Who is screening at film festivals. It is called Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes.
The film looks at his songwrit
'Barbershop' Teaser: Jermaine Fowler Struggles To Win Over Calvin's New Barbers In Prime Series — Watch
Prime Video has shared the first teaser for a new Barbershop TV series. It is based on the comedy films that began in 2002.
Jermaine Fowler plays Travis Porter
Jerry Golod Dies: 'Tales from the Darkside' EP Was 87
TV producer Jerry Golod has died at the age of 87. He died at his home in Rancho Mirage after a short battle with cancer.
His daughter announced the news. Golo
Guillermo Del Toro Buries 'Digger' In Praise, Slams "Petty" Review: "Decidedly A Theatrical Experience"
Director Guillermo del Toro has praised the new film Digger on social media. The film is a satire directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu and stars Tom Cruise.
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'Verity' Solid $33M+ Start; 'Digger' At $8M Is Tom Cruise's Lowest Opening In 19 Years; Both Pics Get C+ CinemaScores – Box Office Update
Two new films opened in US cinemas over the weekend. Verity, based on a Colleen Hoover novel, took in about $33.6 million.
Tom Cruise's Digger opened to about
▶️ 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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
📌 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.
Big Four Banks Raise Variable Mortgage Rates Following RBA
CBA, Westpac, NAB and ANZ pass on rate changes to variable mortgage customers.
ASX 200 Hits New All-Time High on Mining and Energy Rally
Australian shares reach record levels driven by resources sector strength.
Australian Dollar Falls to Multi-Year Low Against US Dollar
AUD slides past $0.65 USD as commodity prices soften and rate differential widens.
Superannuation Balances Grow 12% Annually on Strong Investment Returns
Australian retirement savings pushed higher by robust equity and property market performance.
Property Market Shows Signs of Cooling as Auction Clearance Rates Drop
Sydney and Melbourne auction markets soften as affordability constraints bite.
Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals
Sales of nitrite-free bacon are rising fast in the UK as shoppers worry about curing chemicals. Retailers are adding more of these products. Waitrose has double
UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail
The prediction market Polymarket has taken bets on whether big banks will fail. Users have placed about $77,507 on whether HSBC and Lloyds will go under by the
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
BT is being accused of bullying customers over its shift to digital landlines. Campaigners say some broadband was cut off to push people to switch. BT denies th
'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
The Guardian has launched a new podcast called Radical Thinking. The first episode is with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. He speaks with econom
Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman
A Guardian column argues more rules are not the best way to fix public services. It looks at plans from Andy Burnham, who said he wanted to "rewire" the economy
Co-pilot used axe to carry out ‘terrorist act’ on Flydubai flight
A co-pilot used an axe to carry out what officials call a "terrorist act" on a Flydubai flight, the Financial Times reports. The attack targeted the plane's cap