EU steel tariff hike threatens ‘biggest ever crisis’ for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets. ⌘ Read more
New TAG Heuer Smartwatches Now ‘Made for iPhone’
TAG Heuer today announced the Connected Calibre E5 smartwatch, now featuring “Made for iPhone” certification as the watchmaker abandons Google’s Wear OS.
Three years after launching the Calibre E4, the Connected Calibre … ⌘ Read more
Parton’s sister ‘didn’t mean to scare anyone’ with call for prayers
The singer’s sister had asked fans to pray for her after the star postponed gigs due to health issues. ⌘ Read more
At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Myanmar Buddhist festival
Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack. ⌘ Read more
Spy case collapse blamed on failure to label China a threat
Prosecutors say they were unable to obtain evidence from the government to meet the threshold for prosecution. ⌘ Read more
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‘Being gay in men’s football is a very toxic place’
Australian Josh Cavallo, who moved to England in July to join non-league Peterborough Sports, says football has got “mountains to do” to tackle homophobia. ⌘ Read more
Badenoch to set out new rule to cut borrowing and taxes
In a conference speech, the Tory leader will say the Conservatives are the only party “with a plan to get our economy back on track”. ⌘ Read more
‘She hasn’t been feeling her best’: Dolly Parton’s sister asks fans for prayers
The message comes a week after the 79-year-old musician postponed gigs due to health issues. ⌘ Read more
Millions of drivers could receive £700 payout over car finance mis-selling scandal
Lenders could pay out £8.2bn in compensation, which is less than the FCA had previously estimated. ⌘ Read more
Nos si coûteux Médias-Mensonges
Il devient de plus en plus difficile de suivre les amusantes (ou effrayantes) histoires de la presse de grand chemin : la vérité du jour se révèle complètement bidon quelques temps plus tard. Et s’il fallait jadis plusieurs mois pour que le bidonnage soit révélé, ce n’est plus vraiment le cas dernièrement où quelques heures suffisent […] ⌘ Read more
10 Inventors Who Died Before Seeing Their Creations Succeed
In the course of time, inventors, engineers, clever thinkers, and business-minded individuals have propelled humanity forward. Their unique ideas and remarkable creations have helped improve mankind and make society more seamless in countless ways. These advancements have ranged from incremental improvements to monumental leaps—and they span industries and inventions from medical breakthroughs to technological marve … ⌘ Read more
Spy case collapse blamed on failure to label China a security threat
Prosecutors say they were unable to obtain evidence from the government to meet the threshold for prosecution. ⌘ Read more
Spy case collapse blamed on failure to label China a security threat
Prosecutors say they were unable to obtain evidence from the government to meet the threshold for prosecution. ⌘ Read more
Millions of drivers could receive £700 payout over car finance mis-selling scandal
Lenders could pay out £8.2bn in compensation, which is less than the FCA had previously estimated. ⌘ Read more
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Millions of drivers could receive £700 payout over car finance mis-selling scandal
Lenders could pay out £8.2bn in compensation, which is less than the FCA had previously estimated. ⌘ Read more
US special envoy and Trump’s son-in-law to join Gaza peace talks in Egypt
The arrival of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner comes as a second day of talks ended without tangible results, a Palestinian official tells the BBC. ⌘ Read more
Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
The Papers: ‘China given a free pass’ and ‘Kemi: trust me’
Accusations that a China spying case collapsed because the government refused to declare Beijing a “threat” lead Wednesday papers. ⌘ Read more
Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
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Dolly Partons Schwester ruft Fans zu Gebeten für Sängerin auf ⌘ Read more
Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution
Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers. ⌘ Read more
Three charged with murder and torture of Queensland father
Police will allege Andrew Burow endured a three to four-day ordeal which began after meeting with the accused in August. ⌘ Read more
AI advance helps astronomers spot cosmic events with just a handful of examples
A new study co-led by the University of Oxford and Google Cloud has shown how general-purpose AI can accurately classify real changes in the night sky—such as an exploding star, a black hole tearing apart a passing star, a fast-moving asteroid, or a brief stellar flare from a compact star system—and explain its reasoning, without the need for complex training. ⌘ Read more
The human cost of healthy eating: Some recommended US diets carry higher risk of forced labor in food supply chains
Many Americans choose food based on cost and nutrition, but personal values, such as animal welfare and environmental concerns, also shape what ends up on our plates. ⌘ Read more
Israel: Schiffe von neuer Gaza-Hilfsflotte abgefangen ⌘ Read more
‘Every night is like a grand final’: Jon Stevens still rocking at 64
From teen idol to rock great, Jon Stevens has fronted legendary bands Noiseworks and INXS. He has chosen his 64th birthday to release a new album and announce a tour. ⌘ Read more
Does washing plastic containers in the dishwasher release microplastics?
If you’re worried about microplastics, is it safe to wash plastic containers and other utensils in the dishwasher, given the use of heat and detergents? We asked two experts. ⌘ Read more
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Trump aide freezes on live TV after controversial claim about president
A Trump administration official faces criticism after allegedly claiming US President Donald Trump has “plenary authority” while on a live interview with CNN. ⌘ Read more
Strava has accused Garmin of copying it in a lawsuit. Here’s what we know
Fitness app Strava and sports watchmaker Garmin usually go hand-in-hand, but the two fitness tech leaders are now in competition in a US lawsuit. ⌘ Read more
US envoys to join Gaza peace talks in Egypt
The arrival of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff comes as a second day of talks ended without tangible results, a Palestinian official tells the BBC. ⌘ Read more
Traffic diverted off Bruce Highway as grass fire burns close to major arterial
Queensland Police have diverted traffic off the Bruce Highway south of Proserpine in North Queensland, as fire crews battle a blaze burning close to the road. ⌘ Read more
Scientist’s off-grid hike interrupted by news of Nobel Prize win
Dr Fred Ramsdell was “living his best life” offline when the Nobel committee tried to contact him. ⌘ Read more
Ministerin: Schüsse auf Autokolonne von Ecuadors Präsident ⌘ Read more
Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
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Banana industry opposes overseas imports of Australia’s most popular fruit
The federal government will review its quarantine rules after a formal request by the Philippines to import its bananas, but the industry is pushing back. ⌘ Read more
Qantas responds to cyber hackers’ threat to release customer data
Qantas says it is continuing to support customers as a hacking group threatens to release personal data from around 40 companies to the dark web. ⌘ Read more
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Es geht um die „Veggie“-Wurst
Aus den Supermarktregalen sind „Tofu-Würste“, „Seitan-Schnitzel“ und „Veggie-Burger“ nicht mehr wegzudenken – bald aber könnten derartige Bezeichnungen für Fleischersatzprodukte auf der Verbotsliste landen. Im EU-Parlament wird am Mittwoch über einen entsprechenden Antrag abgestimmt. An dem Vorhaben gibt es breite Kritik. Und: Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass „Veggie-Fleisch“ auf dem Menüplan der EU-Abgeordneten steht. ⌘ Read more
Chad cuts ties with wildlife charity linked to Prince Harry
The government says the charity African Parks displayed an arrogant and disrespectful attitude. ⌘ Read more
Man sentenced, fined over medicinal cannabis company insider trading
A Melbourne man found guilty of insider trading during a $20 million capital raise by a medicinal cannabis company has been ordered to pay more than $225,000. ⌘ Read more
Gold surges past $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Stealing Part of a Production Language Model (2024)
We introduce the first model-stealing attack that extracts precise, nontrivial information from black-box production language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s PaLM-2. Specifically, our attack recovers the embedding projection layer (up to symmetries) of a transformer model, given typical API access. For under $20 USD, our attack extracts the entire projection matrix of OpenAI’s ada and babbage language models. We thereby confirm, for the first time, that these black-box … ⌘ Read more
Leading doctor’s 11th-hour bid for $2m rescue of Hobart Clinic
The former clinical director of the Hobart Clinic, psychiatrist Dr Hannah Lake, is part of a last-minute push for the institution to be given a reprieve before it closes its doors at the end of next week. ⌘ Read more
Football club faces deregistration after Stephen Hawking costume controversy
A Perth football club faces deregistration and has been expelled from their club rooms after a player reportedly attended a post-season party dressed as Stephen Hawking, allegedly with explicit images attached. ⌘ Read more
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Former childcare director who employed convicted child sex offender husband fined
Amanda Louise Vassel was sacked from her job at the south-east Queensland childcare centre after the matter came to light. ⌘ Read more
Dolly Parton’s sister asks fans to pray for country singer
The message comes a week after the 79-year-old musician postponed gigs due to health issues. ⌘ Read more
Buddhist monk sexually assaulted girls at Melbourne temple, trial told
The head monk of a Buddhist temple, Naotunne Vijitha, has denied sexually assaulting six girls at the temple in Melbourne’s south-east. ⌘ Read more
Gold tops record $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Qantas among 40 companies caught up in major extortion attempt by hackers
Hackers are threatening to leak sensitive passenger data unless ransoms are paid by Friday. ⌘ Read more
Ecuadorians filmed throwing rocks in ‘presidential assassination attempt’
Five people have been detained after hundreds of protesters surrounded the presidential motorcade of Daniel Noboa and began throwing rocks and stones. ⌘ Read more
Gold tops record $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Police say proposed Opera House march has ‘disaster written all over it’
A senior NSW Police officer has expressed cynicism that a crowd of tens of thousands could be managed in a staggered manner. ⌘ Read more
‘I sleep with a gas mask on’ - Life next to Portland protest angering Trump
As Trump threatens military action, residents in Portland tell the BBC about life amid the protests. ⌘ Read more
Gold hits record $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Abuse survivor ‘kicked in the guts’ as WA government appeals $2.85m payout
An appeal against a $2.85 million compensation payout to a man who suffered child sexual abuse while in state care should be abandoned, a prominent Perth lawyer and the state opposition says. ⌘ Read more
Optus email mishap left department in dark about triple-0 outage
The telco operator sent two emails about its outage, which understated its extent, to a departmental email address that had been changed a week earlier. ⌘ Read more
Man spared jail time by ACT court after raping woman he met online
A 38-year-old man has been spared jail time, partly on account of his autism diagnosis, after raping a woman he met online and filming their sexual encounters without consent. ⌘ Read more
Dolly Parton’s sister speaks out over singer’s health concerns
Dolly Parton’s sister has asked fans to pray for the country music singer’s health just one week after the star delayed several concerts in Las Vegas. ⌘ Read more
Gold hits record $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Analysts point to delays in the reporting of economic data due to the US government shutdown as one reason for the rise. ⌘ Read more
Dazzling supermoon illuminates skylines around the world
From Paris to Taipei, this week’s supermoon, also known as the Harvest and Hunter’s moons, was captured in photos. ⌘ Read more
Gold hits record $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
The value of the precious metal has risen by more than 25% since new US tariffs were announced in April. ⌘ Read more
Mark Latham goes on tirade against ex-partner outside of court
Independent MP Mark Latham has launched a tirade against former partner Nathalie Matthews during an ongoing legal battle, on the same day she pleaded not guilty to intimate image charges in a separate matter. ⌘ Read more
High Court endorses use of encrypted phone app to monitor crime figures
The High Court has ruled on the use of information gathered through the AN0M app, which was developed by the Australian Federal Police for surveillance. ⌘ Read more
Scientist’s off-grid hike interrupted by news of Nobel Prize win
Dr Fred Ramsdell’s phone was on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to contact him. ⌘ Read more
Romesh Ranganathan on overexposure and feeling ‘intimidated’ by Sheridan Smith
The comic says he understands why people feel they see a lot of him, but jokes: “I do say no to stuff.” ⌘ Read more
Geelong Cats fined by AFL over third-party disclosures
The AFL fines Geelong $77,500 for failing to disclose third-party agreements with players over a six-year period. ⌘ Read more
Ban the sale of catapults to under 18s, campaigners tell BBC
Campaigners call for tighter rules on possession of catapults. ⌘ Read more
UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high
Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazines increasingly deadly. ⌘ Read more
More than 500 hikers reportedly rescued from Mount Everest
Hundreds of trekkers, villagers and support staff have safely reached the Tibetan town of Qudang, according to Chinese state media. ⌘ Read more
How Stacey Solomon decluttered our homes back from the brink
Three families share the realisations that enabled them to declutter and transform their homes and lives. ⌘ Read more
Australian flotilla activist speaks after being detained by Israel
An Australian activist accuses the federal government of not providing enough support after she and other members of a flotilla were detained by Israel. ⌘ Read more
iOS 26: See Your Full Call History With Any iPhone Contact
Buried within iOS 26 is a hidden history that lets you see every call you’ve ever exchanged with a specific contact, potentially going back years. You might not know it, but you can access this detailed call history on your iPhone in seconds.
Viewing the new extended history screen can come in handy when you need to recall when you last spoke with someone. … ⌘ Read more
Harvest supermoon kicks off supermoon season
Stargazers from around the world have captured the luminous glow of October’s supermoon. ⌘ Read more
Karmada v1.15 Released! Enhanced Resource Awareness for Multi-Template Workloads
Karmada is an open multi-cloud and multi-cluster container orchestration engine designed to help users deploy and operate business applications in a multi-cloud environment. With its compatibility with the native Kubernetes API, Karmada can smoothly migrate single-cluster… ⌘ Read more
Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open
The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package. ⌘ Read more
UK won’t relax visa rules for India, Starmer says
The PM says there are no plans to open up more visa routes ahead of a visit to India to tout a trade deal. ⌘ Read more
Bibbulmun Track record broken twice in one week
Two men have smashed the record for running one of the world’s longest walking tracks within days of each other. ⌘ Read more
Brewer stages beer boycott over Kangaroo Island ferry’s ‘ridiculous’ fares
A Kangaroo Island brewer says he will no longer supply beer to the island’s ferry service, amid a growing outcry over the high cost of fares to the popular international tourism destination. ⌘ Read more
The Papers: ‘China given a free pass’ and ‘Kemi: trust me’
Accusations that a China spying case collapsed because the government refused to declare Beijing a “threat” lead Wednesday papers. ⌘ Read more
N3694: Functions with Data - Closures in C (A Comprehensive Proposal Overviewing Blocks, Nested Functions, and Lambdas)
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Hundreds of Victorian sex crime cases being re-examined by police
Police are alerting hundreds of accused sexual offenders that their cases may be compromised by the work of a digital forensics officer based in Bendigo. ⌘ Read more
Tree swallows thrive despite pollution from forever chemicals
A new paper in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry indicates high levels of exposure to “forever chemicals” in the environments of many tree swallow bird groups in the United States. Despite this, chemical exposure did not seem to affect the reproductive health of the birds. ⌘ Read more
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EU steel tariff hike threatens ‘biggest ever crisis’ for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets. ⌘ Read more
Soaring rents pushing people away from jobs, community, review finds
Median rental prices have risen to more than $700 per week for the first time, according to Cotality’s Quarterly Rental Review. ⌘ Read more
Speed dating a solution to the slow dating lives of farmers
When the dating app radius won’t reach the edge of your property, and you’re harvesting grain from sun-up til sundown, how do you find a partner? ⌘ Read more