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Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers
A Mexican judge has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for killing two Australian brothers and their American friend. Jake and Call
Mimicking populists will not ease cost of living or boost productivity, Mathias Cormann warns
Mathias Cormann has warned Australian politicians not to copy populist policies to win votes over the cost of living. Cormann is a former finance minister and n
Mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Is yours among them?
New analysis shows mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Guardian Australia looked at Cotality data on rents and home prices
Cloudy with a chance of moths: bogong swarms are bamboozling weather radars across NSW
Weather radars across eastern New South Wales are showing widespread rain on many nights when no rain is falling. The likely cause is huge swarms of bogong moth
The Australia-first program removing a key stress for voters
Victoria will become the first Australian state to run low-sensory voting centres in every lower-house district. All 88 centres will open on Tuesday 17 November
Parents of slain Australian surfers 'take some comfort' in killers' 158-year jail sentence
The parents of Jake and Callum Robinson say they take some comfort from knowing their sons' killers will be removed from society. A Mexican judge sentenced thre
'They just kept kicking me and kicking me': Journalist injured in West Bank settler attack
About 80 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers who were picking olives in the occupied West Bank. The settlers wore black clothes and masks and came d
'Shelter in place' warning as Australians told not to travel to Middle East hub
The Australian government has told people not to travel to Saudi Arabia and to avoid Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. Smartraveller raised the warnin
How are Yemen's Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia so effectively?
Houthi fighters have hit Saudi Arabia's main airport in Riyadh and the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company. The attacks show how expos
'It was an honour': Katie Zacharia breaks silence after White House firing
Katie Zacharia has spoken for the first time since losing her job as White House press secretary after less than a week. In a post on X, she said it was an hono
🌍 World (20)
Is the US Embassy in Jerusalem for Israel or America?
A New York Times investigation says a US embassy aide in Jerusalem blocked a report on the deaths of nine Americans in the occupied West Bank since 2022. The re
Israeli drone attacks kill six Palestinians across Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’
Israeli drone attacks killed at least six Palestinians across Gaza on Saturday, medical workers said. The strikes hit northern, central and southern parts of th
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli settlers attack farmers and journalists
Israeli settlers beat and badly wounded Palestinian farmers and a Washington Post journalist in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Al Jazeera's Mohammad Saleh re
Thousands rally for biggest protest in years against Tunisia’s Saied
Thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied. They also demonstrated against rising prices and limits
Tens of thousands protest for reforms in France amid tear gas and unrest
Tens of thousands of people protested across France on Saturday, most of them young. Police fired tear gas at Place de la Republique in Paris as clashes broke o
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats during West Bank olive harvest
Israeli settlers attacked a group of European diplomats visiting Palestinian olive farmers near the village of Taybeh on Saturday. Belgium's consul general, Fre
Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms
Brazil's government says deforestation in the Amazon fell by 41.8 percent in the year to July 2026. Satellite data shows it is the biggest drop since records be
A thousand slogans echoed here - but it could be the end for iconic Delhi protest site
Delhi Police says Jantar Mantar, a road in central Delhi used for protests for over 30 years, will no longer be a designated protest site. It sits about 3 km fr
Human Rights Watch urges Vietnam to free activists who disappeared in Cambodia
Human Rights Watch has called on Vietnam to free three democracy activists who disappeared in Cambodia and were later held by Vietnamese authorities. The group
Cambodia faces fresh scrutiny over scam compounds despite crackdown
Cambodia is facing new questions about its fight against online scams. An Al Jazeera investigation, broadcast on 10 October, says a coastal resort was still bei
Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
The US president temporarily ends many restrictions on Moscow recently passed by Congress over "national security" concerns.
Teacher fought US school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'
The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.
Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico
Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.
Nursery owner in China jailed for life after hundreds of children poisoned
She and five staff members were found to have used the inedible paint in meals to make them look more appealing.
Rare pink diamond goes on display in France 100 years after amateur heist
The French royal jewel will be on public display for the first time since it was found hidden in an apple after a 1926 theft.
Neth Pheaktra Urges Grassroots Authorities to Strengthen Public Services, Respond Promptly to Residents’ Concerns
Senior official of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), Neth Pheaktra, has urged local authorities in Ou Krieng Sen Chey district to improve public servic
Cambodia, Kazakhstan sign seven MoUs to boost bilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Hun Manet and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on October 17 presided over the exchange of seven memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at
NEC records 172,985 new voter registrations in first 10 days
The National Election Committee (NEC) recorded 172,985 new voter registrations during the first 10 days of the 2026 voter list verification and registration pro
Cambodia tyre exports reach $1.72 billion in nine months
Cambodia tyre exports surged 77.4% year-on-year to $1.72 billion in the first nine months of 2026, reflecting rapid expansion in the automotive manufacturing se
Local administrations monitor essential goods prices to ensure market stability
Commerce Minister Cham Nimul and Ministry of Interior Minister Sar Sokha issued inter-ministerial guidelines on October 16, assigning local administrations resp
🤖 AI & Tech (14)
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that his company is no longer working with Anthropic. He said cost, partnership and performance all pl
Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better
Ember released the Mug 3, the third version of its heated smart mug. The biggest change is a button on the bottom that cycles through five heat settings, from 1
Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept
Mark Wahlberg is opening his first Municipal Gym in December outside Las Vegas. The 32,000-square-foot club will offer blood work, recovery gear, compression th
Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis
TechCrunch spent a week in the 2026 Porsche Macan Turbo EV, a two-row crossover with 630 horsepower and a 100-kilowatt-hour battery. It starts at $112,700, but
Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides
Wired's security column Kernel Panic looks at the pressure closing in on encryption, the math that scrambles messages so only the sender and the receiver can re
The Best LED Grow Lights for Houseplants This Winter (2026)
Wired published its 2026 guide to the best LED grow lights for houseplants in winter. The list is meant to help people keep plants alive when days are short and
These 12 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested in 2026
Wired tested 12 automatic cat feeders for 2026 and picked the ones that worked best. These machines drop set amounts of food at set times, so a cat gets fed eve
Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast
Mercedes-AMG has shown the 2028 GT SUV, the first full-size SUV the performance brand has designed fully in-house in its 59-year history. The top GT 63 model ma
Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway
In 2024, Elon Musk promised to give $1 million a day to a randomly picked registered voter in a swing state. Two Arizona residents sued, saying the giveaway was
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
Meta has removed a line from its business terms that said it could use any content from web pages and links to develop, improve and train its products. Experts
Pikmin 4 is $20 off ahead of its $10 Nintendo Switch 2 update
Walmart is selling the digital version of Pikmin 4 for the Switch at $39.88, about $20 below the normal $60 price. The download works right away, with no disc o
Jad Abumrad loves a butterfly knife and a good springy pillow
The Verge runs a weekend questionnaire asking people about the tools and gadgets they use. This week's guest is Jad Abumrad, the creator of Radiolab and host of
SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
SpaceX wants to become a fourth big US mobile carrier. Last week it agreed to buy a large block of low-band spectrum, the old Nextel 800 MHz airwaves, to expand
Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
AI agents from OpenAI, Meta, Google and others are sold as helpers that can book, buy and sort things for you online. Many big sites are blocking them. Yelp onl
🎮 Gaming (7)
Tim Burton's 77-Minute Stop-Motion Masterpiece Is Officially Back on Streaming
Tim Burton's 2005 stop-motion film Corpse Bride is back on HBO Max. The 77-minute movie follows Victor Van Dort, voiced by Johnny Depp, as he prepares to marry
The Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Sounds Meaningfully Better Than the Original
Nintendo's remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrives on Switch 2 next month. Early hands-on previews came out this week, and Polygon's Michael McWh
The 8 Best Castlevania Games, Ranked
Polygon has ranked the eight best Castlevania games, timed to the release of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse on Oct. 15.
Belmont's Curse, made by Dead Cells studi
D&D’s Arcana Unleashed Officially Fixes One of the Game’s Most Frustrating Problems
Dungeons & Dragons has a new book called Arcana Unleashed, and it fixes a problem most players know well.
Heroes get stronger as they level up, but the magic s
True Detective Season 5 to feature the best starring duo since Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas will lead season 5 of True Detective, according to Variety.
Cage plays Henry Logan and Banderas plays Rai García. The season
US Representative Introduces Plan To Preserve Digital Game Ownership
US Representative Ritchie Torres plans to introduce a bill called the Power To The Players Act. It aims to give gamers real ownership of the digital games they
22 Years Ago, One Perfect Twist Changed TV's Greatest Sci-Fi Series Forever
Twenty-two years ago, the fourth episode of Lost aired, and it changed what the show was about.
In Walkabout, John Locke seems like an odd but capable hunter w
🎬 Entertainment (6)
Miley Cyrus Tearfully Remembers Dolly Parton At Hollywood Bowl Concert, Performs 'Jolene'
Miley Cyrus cried on stage at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night as she talked about her godmother, Dolly Parton. She told the crowd she saw Parton sing live on
Harry Styles Pays Tribute To Liam Payne With New Song At Madison Square Garden Concert
Harry Styles played a new, unreleased song called What Is Enough at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. He wrote it for his friend and former One Direction b
Pro Wrestler Benjamin Satterley Cause Of Death Determined
Medical officials in Chicago say professional wrestler Benjamin Satterley died of bronchial asthma. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death na
'Street Fighter' Socks $31M, 'You Can See Everything' Has Lines Around The Block With $12M+ Docu Milestone – Saturday Update
Two new films drew big crowds at the North American box office this weekend. Paramount's Street Fighter opened with about $31 million, with 45 percent of ticket
Michael Forest Dies: Actor In Roger Corman B-Movies, 'Star Trek's Apollo Was 97
Actor Michael Forest died on October 14 at the age of 97. He had been living at an assisted living home in Sparks, Nevada, and his friend James A. Brown announc
Controversial 'Downstate' Again Delays First Broadway Preview Due To Illness
The Broadway play Downstate has delayed its first preview again because someone in the company is ill. The first performance at the Booth Theatre is now set for
▶️ 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.
US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds
US companies and trade groups ran a two-year campaign to weaken the EU's deforestation law, a new report says. The green group Mighty Earth found 24 US firms an
Stinky business: south London bike shop hit by ‘unbearable’ stench from Thames Water sewer
A bike shop in Herne Hill, south London, says a foul smell from a sewer is pushing it towards closure. Staff at Bicyclenation have been working on the pavement
Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
The government plans to make employers pay more to train a worker over 25 than a young apprentice. Training an older worker would cost firms 25% more under the
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Michael Gove is the guest on the latest Radical Thinking podcast with Aditya Chakrabortty. The episode is titled "Austerity is inevitably painful", a line from
Why Britain should reject the lure of cheap – and scary – Chinese AI
Britain should reject cheap AI from China, argues Guardian columnist Phillip Inman. He points to Chinese firms such as DeepSeek and Xiaomi, which release free "
Zelenskyy says Starlink speed limits in Ukraine are a ‘planned operation’
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says Starlink internet in his country is being slowed on purpose. He told reporters on Saturday that terminals cut out