Retailer says tobacco licence ‘not worth the paper it’s printed on’ amid illicit market
A Senate inquiry has heard the illicit tobacco market now accounts for around 50-60% of all tobacco sales in Australia - worth around 7 billion dollars to crime gangs.
It’s estimated the federal government is now losing out on more than 11 billion dollars in tobacco excise annually.
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These 11 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested in 2026
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Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI
The nine-member panel took only two hours to return a verdict in favor of OpenAI on Monday, which the judge quickly adopted as her own final decision. ⌘ Read more

Watch live: asteroid set to pass close to the Earth later tonight
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The Catastrophic Swatch x Audemars Piguet Launch Was Entirely Predictable and Utterly Avoidable
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The Backward Logic of Chickenpox Parties
Before vaccines, some parents intentionally exposed their children to the virus. In the internet age, that thinking is resurfacing. ⌘ Read more

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I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
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An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings
David Norman, a former Phoenix police officer who’s described himself as “a fucking savage,” now runs a company that provided training to Homeland Security’s Special Response Teams. ⌘ Read more

A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy
The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t. ⌘ Read more

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Oto Smart Sprinkler Review (2026): Solar-Powered and Simple to Use
The Oto Smart Sprinkler makes it easy to keep your lawn watered—as long as it gets three hours a day of direct sun to stay charged. ⌘ Read more

The 6 Best Grills and Smokers of 2026: Smart, Portable, Pellet
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If You’re a Serious Bowler, You Need to Know About Bowling Lane Oil
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Gaza Is Rebuilding With Lego-Like Bricks Made From Rubble
As reconstruction materials remain blocked, Palestinians are crushing debris into interlocking blocks to build shelters from destruction. ⌘ Read more

From cask to car, could red wine be Australia’s next fuel?
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Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy
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Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
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After Struggling With EVs, US Automakers Pivot to Energy
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SpaceX is preparing to launch the world’s most powerful rocket
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Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shakeup
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The Chinese App That Puts Instagram to Shame
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The 5 Best Outdoor Griddles and Flat Top Grills (2026)
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Trump’s Federal Gas Tax Holiday Isn’t Likely to Bring Down Prices
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A Woman Was in the US Legally. She Was Deported Anyways
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The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket
CFTC chairman Michael Selig sat down with WIRED to discuss how the agency scours Polymarket and other prediction markets for illegal activity. ⌘ Read more

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Mira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’
The Thinking Machines Lab founder and former CTO of OpenAI tells WIRED she isn’t interested in automating people out of jobs. Instead, she’s building AI that can collaborate. ⌘ Read more

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We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus
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Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
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These bookshelf speakers are excellent for music playback, but you’ll want to stick with a soundbar for theater-shaking surround sound. ⌘ Read more

HelloFresh Meal Kit Review (2026): Vast Options, Good Execution
The HelloFresh meal kit has harnessed AI and modern logistics to field the most impressively gigantic menu I have ever seen. Recipe times are still lies, though. ⌘ Read more

Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
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These Instagram Ads Sure Seem to Be Selling Cocaine Accessories
From designer straws to magnet-sealed leather pouches, the platform is awash in products seemingly built for coke—despite Meta’s policies on drug paraphernalia. ⌘ Read more

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What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable
Researcher Sasha Luccioni argues we need better emissions data and a better sense of how people are using AI in the first place. ⌘ Read more

‘Impossible’ crystal found at site of world’s first nuclear weapons test
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OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court
In Musk v. Altman, the company sought to show the jury a remarkable trophy as physical proof of Elon Musk’s concerning behavior. ⌘ Read more

Trump’s Inner Circle Is Already Scrambling Over the 2028 Presidential Ticket
Republicans still have the midterms to get through, but administration officials have already set their sights on the next election. ⌘ Read more

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
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Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus
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1950s CIA document hints of mysterious ‘temple under the Sphinx’
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Sony Bravia Theater Bar 5 Review: Basic Bar, Big Sound
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A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms
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The Audemars Piguet x Swatch Collaboration Is Here for Real
With Instagram awash with inaccurate AI-generated concepts for its Royal Pop collab, Swatch was forced to reveal the genuine article. ⌘ Read more

Iran Is Using Tiny ‘Mosquito’ Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s traditional naval fleet has been almost completely destroyed by US-Israeli raids. But Iran’s military has put a fleet of small vessels on the water that is crippling every passageway. ⌘ Read more

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer
You’ll soon be able to generate your own widgets or ask Gemini to finish a booking in Chrome on Android. ⌘ Read more

People may pretend to believe in conspiracy theories, study finds
Some of the people who champion weird conspiracy theories may not actually believe in them at all. We’ve certainly seen more than a few downright biza… ⌘ Read more

Trump Media Scales Back Plans for Its Own Prediction Market
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Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online
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Some Women Are Obsessively Testing Their Vaginas to Optimize Them
Biohacker Bryan Johnson recently bragged about his girlfriend’s “top 1%” vagina as the at-home vaginal microbiome test industry is thriving. But experts are skeptical. ⌘ Read more

Why Soccer Still Defies Statistical Analysis
Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data. ⌘ Read more

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