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🇦🇺 Local (10)

The great moth revival: how bogongs have bounced back
Bogong moths are back in huge numbers on Australia's east coast. People in Sydney, Melbourne and other eastern areas have seen them swarm around streetlights th
5h ago · News Source
Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election
Female MPs in Victoria say they fear for their safety before next month's state election. Upper house MP Georgie Purcell posted support for Helen Haines after M
5h ago · News Source
‘I can’t sleep at night’: international students forced to navigate the impact of Labor’s sudden visa changes
Fatima Bonna, 27, came from Bangladesh to study in Adelaide. She learned her visa rules by heart. Then the student visa changes started this month. Her visa end
5h ago · News Source
Alan Jones on trial: Alleged victim’s mother 'trusted' Jones | Week 11 - podcast
Week 11 of Alan Jones's trial centred on the mother of the youngest complainant. She wept in the witness box when shown a note her son had written. In it, he sa
5h ago · News Source
Alan Jones on Trial: Alleged victim’s mother ‘trusted’ Jones | Week 11 – video
Guardian Australia has released a 14-minute video on week 11 of Alan Jones's trial. It shows the moment the mother of the youngest complainant wept in the stand
5h ago · News Source
Alan Jones on Trial: Alleged victim’s mother “trusted” Jones | Week 11 - podcast
This week's Full Story episode looks at the mother of the youngest complainant in the Alan Jones trial. She cried on the stand after being shown a note written
5h ago · News Source
Man charged after allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks
A 56-year-old Perth man has been charged after an incident at Hannah Beazley's electorate office. Staff at the Victoria Park office called police on Wednesday a
13h ago · News Source
Helen Haines vigil sparks calls for greater safety for women in politics – video
Hundreds of people gathered in Wodonga on Wednesday night to support Helen Haines. The independent MP for Indi was badly hurt in an alleged attack outside her W
13h ago · News Source
I spent a week watching Helen Haines in action in Canberra. It was the most inspiring week of my life | Tim Berenyi
Tim Berenyi wrote in the Guardian about a week he spent with Helen Haines in Canberra. In May he joined her volunteer program during budget week. He watched her
19h ago · News Source
Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs afraid at home and work after alleged attack on Helen Haines
Federal police and Asio briefed MPs on Wednesday about safety. Ten MPs told Guardian Australia that their homes and offices were their main worry. Many have spe
20h ago · News Source

🌍 World (15)

US-sanctioned ICC wins top EU human rights award
The European Union has given the International Criminal Court its top human rights award. The decision came two weeks after US President Donald Trump promised t
1h ago · News Source
Foreign national beaten to death by a mob in South Africa
A crowd has beaten a foreign national to death during a protest in Durban, a port city in South Africa. Police said the group walked up to the man as he stood b
1h ago · News Source
Albanian lawmakers scuffle in parliament as street protests continue
Albanian lawmakers fought each other inside parliament on Thursday. They threw objects across the room and tore microphones off their desks. Video of the chaos
2h ago · News Source
Two Syrian security officers killed in raid on ISIL cell near Damascus
Two members of Syria's internal security forces were killed in a raid near Damascus. Five more were wounded. The Interior Ministry said the target was a suspect
2h ago · News Source
Israeli attacks kill four as famine risk looms in Gaza
Israeli attacks across Gaza killed four Palestinians in 24 hours, including a child. A young girl was shot dead in the north near the Jabalia refugee camp, the
3h ago · News Source
Italy and Spain lift border controls after months of tension over Ceuta
Italy and Spain have agreed to drop border checks on each other's citizens. The move ends a three-month standoff that started after a large number of migrants a
3h ago · News Source
From the streets to the ballot box: Serbia’s students hope for election win
A student-led movement has become the strongest challenger to Serbia's long-ruling Progressive Party and its leader, Aleksandar Vucic. The country votes in a sn
3h ago · News Source
Ilhan Omar home raid, Haines attack: Inside rise in violence on officials
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has moved out of her home in Washington, DC because of safety concerns. Last week, federal agents searched the house with a warrant.
4h ago · News Source
International arrivals at Cambodia’s Techo airport fall by 11%
International visitor arrivals at Cambodia's Techo International Airport fell 11 percent in a year. The airport handled 4.55 million visitors from September 202
16h ago · News Source
Newborn twins fight for survival as conflict fuels Yemen's hunger crisis
Raghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.
3h ago · BBC World
Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.
1h ago · BBC World
Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.
1h ago · BBC World
Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africa
The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.
2h ago · BBC World
Germany target of 'intensive' espionage, Merz says after suspected Russian spy arrest
A Ukrainian man was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia - one of several such cases in Germany this year.
2h ago · BBC World
At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France
The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.
7h ago · BBC World

🤖 AI & Tech (14)

Canva releases its first image generation model
Canva has released its first image generation model. It is called Canva Craft and was built by Canva's own research team. The company wants it to compete with i
8m ago · News Source
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft says its AI system beat general doctors at solving hard medical cases. The results were published Thursday in the journal Science. The system is calle
24m ago · News Source
Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots
Kevin Weil, who used to lead science work at OpenAI, has started a new company called Warp Sciences. It uses robots to do lab work for drug discovery. The star
29m ago · News Source
Elon Musk made a $1 billion investment in Skydance, report says
Elon Musk has put about $1 billion into Skydance, the new media company formed after Paramount bought Warner Bros. Discovery. The report comes from Semafor. Th
1h ago · News Source
Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
Hackers linked to China broke into ConnectWise, a company many businesses use to manage their computers and remote access. Microsoft researchers say the hackers
2h ago · News Source
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
TechCrunch held its Startup Battlefield contest at Disrupt 2026. Out of thousands of applications, 200 startups were picked to show their ideas. They pitched l
3h ago · News Source
Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
Uber is giving ChatGPT Work to its whole global workforce of about 30,000 people. The company announced the move with OpenAI on Thursday. ChatGPT Work came out
3h ago · News Source
Discord now formats Markdown previews right
Discord released a new update on October 22 that fixes how Markdown files look when you upload them. Before, shared .md files showed up as a wall of symbols. No
9m ago · News Source
The new Fire TV Stick 4K is already half off
Amazon and Best Buy are selling the newest Fire TV Stick 4K for $29.99. That is half off the normal $60 price and the lowest price it has ever had. The device w
24m ago · News Source
Refurbished PS5 consoles include second controller for an extra $18
Sony is selling refurbished PlayStation 5 consoles with a big discount on a second controller. A refurbished digital console costs $499, and the disc version co
29m ago · News Source
Delta can turn the iPhone Duo into your favorite folding handheld
The Delta game emulator released version 2.0 with support for Apple's folding iPhone Duo. The app can now run Nintendo DS games on the foldable screen. Folding
38m ago · News Source
In Meta’s version of the future, I’ll have my Muse call your Muse
Meta held its third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors he sees a future where billions of people use Muse, Meta's personal A
53m ago · News Source
Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks following BioWare shutdown
EA shut down BioWare and canceled its new Mass Effect game on Wednesday. On Thursday, a trailer for a game called Mass Effect: Universe appeared on Reddit. A no
53m ago · News Source
Tesla driver using Full Self-Driving struck and killed a man crossing I-80
A 71-year-old man was hit and killed by a Tesla in Full Self-Driving mode while crossing Interstate 80 in Vallejo, California. The crash happened around 2:30 AM
1h ago · News Source

🎮 Gaming (7)

Jenna Ortega's New Sci-Fi Movie Turns Compelling AI Drama Into One Big Joke
Klara and the Sun is a new sci-fi film from director Taika Waititi. It is based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro. Jenna Ortega plays Klara, a r
7m ago · News Source
Lego Confirms Incredible Daft Punk Set for Official Release
Lego announced Thursday that it is teaming up with Daft Punk. The two brands plan new products, content and brand experiences. The first big item is an official
12m ago · News Source
You Can Try World of Warcraft: Forever for Free, but There’s a Catch
Blizzard opened World of Warcraft: Forever to everyone for free on Oct. 22. The event is a limited-time server stress test. Anyone with a WoW account can join w
21m ago · News Source
Forgotten Pokémon Card Collection Goes for $2 Million
A retired decorator from Woking, England, sold a Pokémon card collection for £1.56 million, about $2 million. The cards had been sitting forgotten in his attic.
1h ago · News Source
Blood of Dawnwalker’s Massive Update Is Finally Here and the Full List of Changes Is Wild
Developer Rebel Wolves released update 1.1 for The Blood of Dawnwalker. The studio had said a big patch was coming, but it dropped without warning. It is out no
1h ago · News Source
'The Walking Dead' Star’s Resident Evil Fan Film Sets a Surprising Record
A fan-made Resident Evil short film is outrating the official big-budget movie. The short is called Biohazard and comes from Chandler Riggs, known for playing C
1h ago · News Source
'Marvel’s Wolverine' Soars on PS5 Sales Charts Despite Negative Buzz
Marvel's Wolverine was the best-selling game in the United States in September. The data comes from industry analyst group Circana and covers both physical and
2h ago · News Source

🎬 Entertainment (6)

Kelly Reilly Confirms 'Dutton Ranch' Season 2 Filming Dates At Splashy Paramount UK Upfronts Featuring Kenneth Branagh, Peter Sarsgaard, David Glasser
Kelly Reilly made a surprise visit to Paramount's UK showcase in London on Thursday. She told the crowd that Season 2 of Dutton Ranch will start filming in earl
22m ago · News Source
Amazon MGM Studios Picks Up Chris McKay Serial Killer Romance Package 'Butcher & Blackbird'; Emma Laird & Thomas Doherty To Star
Amazon MGM Studios has bought a movie package called Butcher & Blackbird. The film will stream worldwide on Prime Video. Chris McKay will direct, and Emma Laird
23m ago · News Source
'Iron Jane' Adds Rafael Casal, Alexandra Metz, Jesse Garcia, Nicholas Gonzalez & Lenda Murray As Production Wraps; Victoria Alonso To Produce
Filming has finished on Iron Jane, a new movie led by Eiza González and Brandon Sklenar. The shoot took place in Atlanta and Las Vegas. On Thursday, the filmmak
25m ago · News Source
Elon Musk Steps In With $1 Billion Equity Investment For Debt-Laden Skydance — Report
Elon Musk has put $1 billion into Skydance, according to a report from Semafor. Skydance is the company that now owns Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery after
39m ago · News Source
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye & Dr. Mae Jemison Join Broadway's 'Galileo' Musical As Co-Producers
Three well-known science figures are joining the Broadway musical Galileo. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Dr. Mae Jemison will serve as co-producers. The sho
1h ago · News Source
Tom Hanks & Kelli O’Hara Heading To Broadway Next Fall In 'This World Of Tomorrow'
Tom Hanks and Kelli O'Hara will star on Broadway in Fall 2027. The play is called This World of Tomorrow, and Hanks wrote it with James Glossman. Tony winner Ke
1h ago · News Source

▶️ Video (10)

The last real programmers are dying out...
Get real-time search data from a single API. Fireship viewers get 1,000 free searches: https://serpapi.com/fireship Yes the very foundations of the internet are
19h ago · YouTube
ASMR iPhone Duo Unboxing
iPhone duo only comes with 2 things in the box
1d ago · YouTube
iPhone Duo Review: First Generation Fun!
What it's actually like to use the first folding iPhone - Duo Don’t miss Ridge’s friends and family sale at https://ridge.com/MKBHD Protect your iPhone Duo at h
1d ago · YouTube
Did Google just dethrone OpenAI and Anthropic?
Macroscope can auto-approve your team's PRs safely. Try it here: https://macroscope.com/?utm_source=fireship Google’s new model claims to beat GPT-6 and Opus 5.
2d ago · YouTube
0day Hacks NetworkChuck (OSINT)
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2d ago · YouTube
Gemini 4 Argon Is Not What I Expected
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3d ago · YouTube
Flushing the toilet kills our network!
What would you make your AI agents investigate? Go watch the FULL VIDEO here: https://youtu.be/7RVf25Rg0Mc
5d ago · YouTube
The NEW Tesla Roadster: My Honest Reaction
Tesla doesn't do marketing. Until they do. Hagerty video: https://youtu.be/22rvpUecLts?si=z7reGi_rtH9mG3R3 Auto Focus: http://youtube.com/AutoFocus MKBHD Merch:
5d ago · YouTube
The runtime wars are over... and Node won
Every JetBrains account now comes with a free coding model called Junie Lite. Try it: https://jb.gg/JunieLite Cloudflare just acquired Deno and the creator of N
7d ago · YouTube
OpenAI’s lead engineer was secretly a spy...
Run GitHub Actions 2x faster and build with Codesmith at https://www.blacksmith.sh/ An OpenAI engineer built a wiretap with his wife’s ChatGPT account, hid it i
8d 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
Three things the Albanese government could do right now to make people feel better off
Australian households feel worse off even though the economy is still growing. Consumer sentiment fell in October to levels usually seen in a recession. That is
5h ago · News Source
Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises
Every household in Britain is now being told to keep three days of water and food at home. New government guidance says people should store up to nine litres of
57m ago · News Source
US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC
A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his $10bn lawsuit against the BBC. The questioning must happen by 11 December. If he refus
1h ago · News Source
Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime
Nigel Farage's newest billionaire backer was once in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation. Hossein Ghandehari, known as Sasan, gave £50,000 to
2h ago · News Source
‘No indications’ PHP code flaw has led to government systems being hacked, cyber security official says – as it happened
A UK cyber security official says there is no sign that a serious flaw in PHP has let hackers into government systems. The comment came during a politics live b
2h ago · News Source
Meta sell-off drags US tech stocks lower as AI spending fears flare up
Meta shares fell about 6% on Thursday and dragged other US tech stocks down with them. Investors fear that huge spending on artificial intelligence is eating in
52m ago · News Source