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
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
Ministerin: Schüsse auf Autokolonne von Ecuadors Präsident ⌘ Read more
Tote bei Hauseinsturz in Madrid ⌘ Read more
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
Alle Wanderer am Mount Everest gerettet ⌘ Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Federal support for national Aboriginal art gallery in Alice Springs in doubt
The Northern Territory treasurer says the federal government will not support the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery in Alice Springs in its current form. ⌘ Read more
Why outback life is the best thing for these kids with cystic fibrosis
Two mums in rural Queensland have spoken about why they choose to live more than 1,000 kilometres from the Queensland Children’s Hospital. ⌘ Read more
Iron ore mining shows no signs of slowing despite price drop concerns
Australia’s two biggest iron ore miners continue to expand their operations in WA’s Pilbara, despite warnings of waning demand. ⌘ Read more
How to Reduce Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe
The Liquid Glass interface appearance is a fairly significant change in macOS Tahoe, bringing a lot of transparency, translucency, and shininess to the Mac interface appearance. While some users enjoy the new look, other Mac users may find it distracting, cumbersome, or difficult to read and interact with, and perhaps even conducive to causing eye … Read More ⌘ Read more
I’ve read 63 books so far this year. Here’s how I did it
Research shows Australians are reading fewer books than ever before. One writer shares her advice on how to make reading a daily habit. ⌘ Read more
Taylor Swift wears Adelaide label Paolo Sebastian in new music video
Founder and designer Paul Vasileff says he’s grateful to have his Adelaide-made couture dress on the world stage with pop superstar Taylor Swift wearing it in the new The Fate of Ophelia music video. ⌘ Read more
Surging price restores growers confidence in Australian merino wool
Amid a run of price rises at Australian wool auctions, the next generation of growers say global demand and fresh confidence could mark a turning point for the fibre. ⌘ Read more
Netanjahu sagt Rückkehr aller Geiseln zu
Zwei Jahre nach dem Hamas-Angriff auf Israel hat Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu seine Entschlossenheit bekräftigt, alle von der islamistischen Palästinenserorganisation festgehaltenen Geiseln zurückzuholen. Israel erlebe gerade „schicksalhafte“ und „entscheidende Tage“, erklärte Netanjahu am Dienstag. Seine Regierung werde weiter dafür kämpfen, alle ihre Ziele im Gaza-Krieg zu erreichen. Unterdessen äußerte sich auch die Hamas. ⌘ Read more
Police investigating after body found on Victorian road
The discovery was made early this morning. Traffic diversions are in place and specialist detectives are set to investigate. ⌘ Read more
‘Do you want a player to die?’ Heat dominates tennis events in China
Holger Rune says “there is always a limit” as soaring temperatures and humidity in Shanghai and Wuhan tennis events cause player distress. ⌘ Read more
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Arduino UNO Q Combines Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 and STM32 MCU
Qualcomm Technologies has announced its plan to acquire Arduino, marking a major development in the embedded and maker ecosystems. The acquisition aims to combine Qualcomm’s edge computing and AI expertise with Arduino’s large developer community and open hardware approach. As part of the announcement, both companies introduced the Arduino UNO Q, a new dual-processor development […] ⌘ Read more
200 Nationalgardisten in Illinois eingetroffen ⌘ Read more
Surge in shark-tracking app downloads following fatal Sydney attack
There has been a surge in downloads of the SharkSmart app following the fatal attack of a Northern Beaches surfer — in a sign the incident has left some nervous to get back into the water. ⌘ Read more
Live: ASX to open steady as Wall Street slips from record highs
Gold prices surge to a new record, above $US4,000 an ounce, as the US government shutdown drags on past its first week, and the Australian share market is likely to open flat after Wall Street’s AI tech rally takes a breather. ⌘ Read more
Has the WA government made Italian giants AC Milan an offer they can’t refuse?
Italian heavyweights AC Milan look set to play a match, for actual Serie A points, in Perth. What will the state government pay to lure them here, and why are some football supporters unhappy? ⌘ Read more
Widower living in bus as he waits for answers on fire that destroyed home
Residents who lost their homes in a blaze that ripped through WA’s southern wheatbelt in January may have to wait more than two years to seek compensation. ⌘ Read more
Trump’s Pentagon nominee flags possible ‘commonsense’ changes to AUKUS
The AUKUS submarine pact may need “commonsense” action from both Australia and the US to make it more “sustainable”, according to Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific. ⌘ Read more
Council resorts to security guards, body cameras amid rising violence
A Queensland council is ramping up efforts to protect staff following an alarming rise in verbal and physical abuse. ⌘ Read more
NT government reviewing conflict allegations against gambling regulator
The NT government is standing by its de-facto regulation of Australia’s $50 billion online gambling industry, despite allegations that it is too closely linked to the sector. ⌘ Read more
12 Mrd. Dollar: Trump erwägt Streichung von Öko-Fördermittel ⌘ Read more
US to ‘do everything possible’ to prevent war if Hamas agrees to peace deal
Donald Trump insists the United States will “do everything possible” to prevent Israel restarting the war in Gaza, in the event Hamas agrees to a peace deal. ⌘ Read more
Live: Officials to be grilled over Optus outages in Senate estimates
Officials from two departments will be questioned today about the government’s handling of the Optus triple-0 outages. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
Born as the first bombs fell, 2yo Mohammad has known nothing but war
Children in Gaza are experiencing grief, loss, displacement, and starvation. For some, this is all they know or remember. ⌘ Read more
‘Intergenerational benefits’: Tasmanian government responds to planning criticisms
The state government response to last month’s scathing report from the planning commission says that while “change can be challenging”, the “dream of a Tasmanian team representing our state in the AFL and AFLW is now within reach — we cannot turn back”. ⌘ Read more
Beamtengehälter steigen um 1,5 Prozent
Die Bundesregierung hat sich Montagabend mit der Gewerkschaft auf den Beamtengehaltsabschluss geeinigt. Man habe sich auf einen Dreijahresabschluss festgelegt, im Schnitt steigen die Gehälter um 1,5 Prozent. ⌘ Read more
Selenskyj: Russland setzt Öltanker für Sabotage und Spionage ein ⌘ Read more
R360 players to be banned from international rugby union
Rugby union players who sign up for the R360 breakaway franchise league will be ineligible for international selection, national governing bodies have confirmed. ⌘ Read more
Trump believes he ‘deserves’ the Nobel Peace Prize. Experts say it’s unlikely he’ll win
US President Donald Trump has made no secret that he wants to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s why experts say it’s unlikely he’ll win the prestigious award. ⌘ Read more
‘It’s a human rights tragedy’: Aged care facility inappropriately restrained residents
A South Australian government aged care home, which looks after 23 people with dementia or complex disabilities, inappropriately used lap belts and other mechanical restraints to stop falls and control residents’ behaviour, the ABC can reveal. ⌘ Read more
Beamte: Einigung auf Dreijahresabschluss ⌘ Read more
Telcos face surprise ‘stress test’ within weeks as Optus fallout continues
The adequacy of Australia’s emergency call network will be stress tested with a surprise drill ahead of bushfire season, as the opposition ramps up its assault over the communication minister’s handling of last month’s fatal triple-0 outage. ⌘ Read more
When is the Bathurst 1000, and will it be raining?
The 2025 Bathurst 1000 gets underway this weekend. Here’s all you need to know before the 68th running of the iconic endurance race. ⌘ Read more
Industry warns ‘no gas, no future’ amid high prices and falling demand
A future made in Australia? Not if gas prices keep rising, major manufacturers warn as they call for urgent action to secure affordable supply. ⌘ Read more
Can private information uploaded to ChatGPT be found by other users?
Data experts say it is hard to know what the implications are for 3,000 flood victims who have had personal information uploaded to the AI platform by a government contractor. ⌘ Read more
Students’ lives shattered as top universities sued over unaccredited courses
Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are “non-existent” after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities. ⌘ Read more
New AFP boss warns hate crime laws may need to be strengthened further
In a wide-ranging interview as she begins as AFP commissioner, Krissy Barrett announces a new sub-terror strike force, and flags that newly written hate crime laws may need to be strengthened further. ⌘ Read more
Missing accents in Vim in none English language ⌘ Read more
Housing charity linked to 17-storey high rise run by investment firm
A Victorian housing charity awarded more than $200 million in taxpayer funds for a proposed 17-storey tower is controlled by a for-profit investment firm, the ABC can reveal. ⌘ Read more
Gaza: Vater einer Geisel zu Gast im Studio ⌘ Read more
Python 3.14.0 released
Version\
3.14.0 of the Python language has been released. There are a lot of
changes this time around, including official support for free threading, template string literals, and much more; see
the announcement for details. ⌘ Read more
Handydiebstahl in London: Polizei gelingt Schlag gegen Bande ⌘ Read more
The Future of the Commercial Space Industry, with Jeff Thornburg ⌘ Read more
Lagarde: Müssen globale Rolle des Euro stärken ⌘ Read more
Um Präsident Macron wird es einsam
Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron ist isolierter denn je, neben der Opposition wird er nun auch von Teilen seiner Wegbegleiter im Stich gelassen. Während der zurückgetretene Premierminister Sebastien Lecornu in Macrons Auftrag noch bis Mittwoch einen Kompromiss zur Stabilisierung des Landes sucht, forderte ein früherer Regierungschef Macrons erstmals öffentlich dessen Rücktritt. ⌘ Read more
How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time
See how we turned weekly accessibility grade signals into an automated, accountable remediation workflow—powered by GitHub Copilot and cross‑functional collaboration.
The post [How GitHub Copilot enabled accessibility governance process improvements in record time](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/how-we-automated-accessibility-compliance-in-five-h … ⌘ Read more
How a top bug bounty researcher got their start in security
For this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team is excited to feature another spotlight on a talented security researcher — @xiridium!
The post How a top bug bounty researcher got their start in security appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
[$] Progress on defeating lifetime-end pointer zapping
Paul McKenney gave a remote presentation at
Kangrejos 2025 following up on the
talk he gave last year about the
lifetime-end-pointer-zapping problem: certain common patterns for multithreaded code are
technically undefined behavior, and changes to the C and C++ specifications
will be needed to correct that. Those changes could also impact code that uses
unsafe Rust, such as the kernel’s Rust bindings. Progress on the p … ⌘ Read more
Noch keine Einigung bei Gaza-Gesprächen ⌘ Read more
[$] Highlights from systemd v258: part two
Systemd\
v258 was released on September 17 after more than nine months
of development. LWN has already covered some of the
features and changes being readied for v258 before it was final. Now
that the release is out, it is time to look at more of what came in
v258, including a sandbox shell, new boot options, service-level disk
quotas, and enhancements to systemd-resolved. ⌘ Read more
Erneuerbare überholen Kohle bei Stromerzeugung ⌘ Read more
Research shows females carry a much higher genetic risk for major depression
In a study involving about 200,000 people diagnosed with depression, scientists have identified almost twice as many genetic red flags in the DNA of females compared with males. ⌘ Read more
German mayor stabbed outside home, Chancellor Merz condemns ‘abhorrent act’
Iris Stalzer, a Social Democrat who was elected mayor of Herdecke in the Ruhr region a week ago, is reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries. ⌘ Read more
Kommission will deutliche Ausweitung der Stahlzölle ⌘ Read more
Deloitte erstattet Australien Geld zurück
Das Beratungsunternehmen Deloitte muss der australischen Regierung für einen fehlerhaften Bericht Geld zurückerstatten. Das vom Arbeitsministerium für umgerechnet knapp 250.000 Euro in Auftrag gegebene Dokument wurde offenbar zumindest teilweise per KI generiert und enthielt falsche Fußnoten und Zitate. Der peinliche Vorfall verweist erneut auf die Tücken KI-generierter Texte und Bilder, die zunehmend als „KI-Gatsch“ („AI Slop“) bezeichnet werden. ⌘ Read more
Gedenken von Protest begleitet
Zwei Jahre nach dem Massaker der radikalislamischen Hamas in Israel gedenken Menschen dort der Opfer des Terrorangriffs vom 7. Oktober 2023. Rund 3.000 Radfahrerinnen und Radfahrer erinnerten in der Früh laut israelischen Medien mit einer Tour im Grenzgebiet an die noch immer im Gazastreifen festgehaltenen Geiseln. Gedenkveranstaltungen gab es im ganzen Land, an einigen Orten wurden sie von Protest gegen die Regierung Benjamin Netanjahu begleitet. Inzwischen gehen die Verhandlungen über eine Waffenruhe am … ⌘ Read more
Macron urged by his first PM to resign in escalating French crisis
Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister urges the cornered French head of state to resign in a shock call that compounded an escalating political crisis. ⌘ Read more
Von Ungarn gesuchte Abgeordnete bewahrt Immunität ⌘ Read more
Verletzte und Vermisste nach Gebäudeeinsturz in Madrid ⌘ Read more
Bayern: Gesetz zu Drohnenabschuss auf Weg gebracht ⌘ Read more
D: Bürgermeisterin nach Messerstichen in Lebensgefahr ⌘ Read more
Katar: Details der Gaza-Waffenruhe noch offen ⌘ Read more
Erneut russische Angriffe auf ukrainische Infrastruktur ⌘ Read more
Steuersenkung bei Lebensmitteln: Einheitliche Linie fehlt ⌘ Read more
The 10 Best Apple Deals Under $100 for Prime Day
As Prime Big Deal Days continues, we’re highlighting all of the best Apple deals you can get for under $100 on Amazon. This includes AirPods, Apple Pencil Pro, AirTags, iPhone cases, USB-C chargers, and more.
Bahn-KV geht in dritte Verhandlungsrunde ⌘ Read more