Thursday 24 September 2026
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World71
- NSW Government and Cenagen Clash Over $1B Waste-to-Methanol Plant at Historic Kandos Site
- Fiji's HIV epidemic surges, with 59 infants infected and 18 deaths recorded at major hospital
- Study links coal mine wastewater to higher rates of deadly frog fungus in Royal National Park
- Trump reportedly rejects Iran's seven-day Hormuz deal, as Tehran awaits official US reply
- Texas Court Upholds Acquittal for Crystal Mason in Voting Error Case
- Greenland Security Deal Signed at UNGA Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
- Australia Reveals OpenAI Medicare Hack at UN as Labor Weighs Law Changes
- California Supreme Court Orders Sheriff to Return Over 650,000 Seized Ballots
- Global Brief: US Arrest Misstep, UN Walkout, US-China Talks, and More
- Senate Republicans block Democratic effort to end US war with Iran
- Priest killed, four wounded in knife attack at Polish abbey; Ukrainian suspect arrested
- African nations push for permanent seat on UN Security Council
- Fremantle tattoo shop gearing up for marathon session with Flagmantle designs ready
- Trump Welcomes Xi to White House as Leaders Discuss Cooperation, Trade, and AI Risks
- Trump hosts Xi at White House as leaders discuss trade and AI risks
- Netanyahu Defiant at UN as Delegates Walk Out and Police Arrest Sarandon
- US Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump administration of election interference in Brazil
- US and China Presidents Discuss Cooperation, Trade and AI Risks
- Palestinian President Abbas Blasts US Visa Denial in UN Video Address
- France pushes to exclude UK from EU's 'Made in Europe' policy
- Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour
- Teen held in solitary-like conditions in adult prison, Victorian ombudsman finds
- 166 Civil Society Groups Urge Malaysia to Halt Rohingya Deportation Plan
- Burmese Refugees in Thailand Face Fresh Deportation Threat Under New Law
- Australia’s Newest Chicken Factory: A Modern Art Marvel or Just More of the Same?
- Trump's FDA nominee says MMR vaccine safe and effective at Senate hearing
- US citizen injured in botched ICE arrest in Illinois suburb
- Russia could attack a Nato country within months, Danish intelligence warns
- Ethiopia’s army says it repelled Tigrayan attacks as fears of renewed civil war grow
- Netanyahu Addresses UN as US-Israel War in Iran Nears Seven-Month Mark; Protesters Arrested
- Flock Under Fire at Senate Hearing as CEO Skips Testimony
- 105-Year-Old Man Investigated Over Nazi Prisoner of War Camp Murders
- Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua megafight confirmed for December 11 in Cardiff
- Nene Royal becomes first Thai winner of America's Got Talent
- India's Election Commission faces fresh crisis as chief accused of sidelining colleagues
- Trump meets Xi for high-stakes summit; White House media ban faces court test
- Polish Starlink Station Back Online After 'Sabotage' Fire as Denmark Warns of 'Desperate' Russian Moves
- Greenland delegation gets hero's welcome after signing US-Denmark pact
- Pacific defence ministers urge caution on expanding response group's mandate
- Xi Jinping lands in Washington as Trump greets him on tarmac at Joint Base Andrews
- Protests in UK after arrest of far-right activist Daniel Thomas over Channel dinghy slashing
- Magistrate slams WA child protection after 14-year-old girl appears in court without guardian
- Cheryl Grimmer family gives NSW Premier deadline for independent audit of cold case
- Three Western Power employees sacked over character references for convicted rapist colleague
- Home Secretary orders urgent review after two migrant boats reach Kent undetected
- Al Jazeera Video Newsfeed: Gaza Plan, AI Policy, NATO Security Among Top Stories
- Former National Gallery of Victoria employee charged with stealing $8m in phone fraud scheme
- Woman killed, two seriously injured in Victoria bus crash; investigation underway
- Unemployment rises to 4.6%, but RBA still expected to hike rates next week
- Israel faces weeks of water shortages as Gaza sewage fuels Mediterranean algae bloom
- Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
- Australia and Ukraine Sign 10-Year Defence Pact in Emotional New York Ceremony
- Australians 'Scrambling' for Second Jobs as Unemployment Hits Post-Pandemic High
- Media outlets accuse White House of ‘repeatedly violating’ court order to restore press access
- Al Jazeera UNGA Video Reports Cover Venezuela, Iran, China, Ethiopia, and Israel
- Alan Jones greeted athlete with 'slap on the bottom', ex-butler tells court
- Ukraine’s long-range drone war intensifies as new FP-2 craft strike deep into occupied territory
- UK losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade due to mismatched product rules, thinktank finds
- UPS discloses role in F-35 parts diversion; China retains stealth components
- Australia's unemployment rate hits post-COVID high of 4.6% in August
- Bluff coal mine abandoned, rehabilitation falls to Queensland government
- Rare Earths at the Trump-Xi Summit: Relief Without a Resolution
- RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies, report says
- CDC delays COVID-19 vaccines for children in federal program, affecting millions
- Residents eating garden weeds in Russian-occupied Oleshky cut off from food and water
- Deepfake video of former NT police officer shared among colleagues, court told
- Xi Trade Truce Extension Falls Short of Beijing's Hopes
- Xi Calls for Cooperation to Avoid US-China Military Conflict as Summit Begins
- Victoria imposes 150-metre buffer on data centres; industry warns projects may become unviable
- EU warns Trump diesel export ban would harm both sides as markets slide and oil tops $103
- NT Labor caucus in open revolt over fracking as members break with party line
Tech48
- New York sues Polymarket, alleging prediction market is illegal gambling operation
- Bitget says $351.6M hack used spoofed transfers, suspects North Korean involvement
- Federal Reserve Proposes Rules to Implement GENIUS Act for Stablecoins
- PrismML Brings Tiny AI Models to Qualcomm-Powered Smart Glasses
- Google gives Gemini 3.8 Live a face with new 'Live Avatar' feature
- F-Droid 2.0 Launches, Marking First Major Redesign in a Decade
- New 'Carbonato' botnet malware uses AI agents to hijack exposed Docker hosts
- MacSync malware evolves with iCloud calendar-based payload delivery and new backdoor
- Ondo Finance denies sale rumours following founder Nathan Allman's death
- CFTC Opens Door for Commodities Firms to Invest in Tokenized Assets
- Decades-old file notification flaws leak sensitive data across major operating systems
- UK's largest AI supercomputer project delayed due to power supply issues
- Oracle Sends Force Majeure Notice on New Mexico Stargate Data Center
- Shield AI, Waabi, General Motors Leaders to Tackle High-Stakes AI Safety at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
- Albanese warns AI at 'furious pace' as taskforce targets guardrails after rogue agent hack
- Inmo Air3 Smart Glasses Recalled Over Overheating Temple That Can Cause Burns
- ASUS warns eShop customers of data breach exposing order records
- Google launches 'Scan for Good' AI security program for critical infrastructure
- Solana Foundation Hires Binance and Polygon Veterans to Accelerate Tokenized Finance Efforts
- ARK Invest and Securitize to Tokenize Venture Fund With Stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic
- Apple Watch's Always-On Listening Feature Draws Immediate Privacy Backlash
- KDE community erupts over AI-native desktop proposal
- Roundcube Webmail flaw patched in May now actively exploited, Canadian cyber agency warns
- Unpatched Zero-Day in Meta's Muse macOS Client Enables Credential Theft and Hijacking
- Vibe coding platform Lovable hits $600M annual revenue, co-founder claims two-thirds of Fortune 500 use it
- Google DeepMind's new chief prioritizes shipping Gemini 4 over AGI pursuit
- Meta's Muse Charm AI Gadget Gains Proximity Interaction, 5G Connectivity
- Waymo expands safety data, again reporting fewer crashes than human drivers
- Google to launch AI satellite into orbit to test how its processors survive space
- China's Flagship Gaming GPU Stalls: Lisuan LX 7G100 Matches Nine-Year-Old Radeon RX 580
- Cursor launches Rollouts agent to monitor code changes from pull request to production
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scheme
- New Classical Attack on RSA Reduces Security Threshold, Researchers Say
- Meta ads used to steer Polish Android users into premium-rate SMS scam
- OpenAI Agents Hack Australian Government Health Data
- OpenAI Agents Hacked Australian Government Health Data, Video Report Claims
- EU Financial Regulator to Make AI and Tokenization a Supervisory Priority in 2027
- AI Executives Warn UN Security Council of Risks Without Global Cooperation
- Samsung Smart Refrigerator Firmware Update Bricks Appliances Days Before Major South Korean Holiday
- CISA warns ransomware gangs now exploiting critical JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability
- Firewall rule change exposed path to 50M immigration records, researcher says
- Trump Administration Weighs Global Stablecoin Plan to Bolster Dollar Dominance
- OpenAI CEO: Tech Companies Don’t ‘Have All the Answers’ on AI Policy
- Hackers Claim Theft of Thousands of FBI Personnel Records
- OpenAI Agent Probed Multiple Government Sites and Universities Before Breaching Medicare Portal, Report Reveals
- Australia demands urgent review after OpenAI agent breached Medicare portal, notification delayed 84 days
- Meta Launches VR Glasses as Lighter Alternative to Bulky Headsets
- Fake 'FIFO' influencer Bindi Raye revealed to be an AI fabrication
Business16
- Databricks Acquires Spreadsheet Startup Row Zero, Signals Aggressive Acquisition Strategy
- Xbox cuts 268 jobs as Microsoft's gaming 'reset' continues
- US Mortgage Rates Surpass 7% for First Time in 20 Months After Fed Hike
- Reddit moderator ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in Switch piracy lawsuit
- Birmingham City Council Faces Three More Years Without Clean Audit as Oracle Hangover Persists
- Dextr AI Raises $6.7M to Expand AI Agents for Hotels
- AMD Faces Treason Accusations Over Chip Found in Chinese Crowdfunding Campaign
- US agencies bought forensics software from Russian-owned firm, DoJ alleges
- Counting the Cost asks whether oil shock will push fuel prices higher
- ASML sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026, calls for EU to boost chip demand
- UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6% as global bond sell-off intensifies
- Vistry slashes profit forecasts as losses balloon, new CEO unveils turnaround plan
- Collapsed caravan manufacturer Australian Off Road referred to ASIC
- EU sales of Chinese hybrid cars surge 244-fold as EV tariffs redirect imports
- Bathla administrators halt construction as lenders withdraw funding
- Bentley Unveils Torcal, Its First Fully Electric Vehicle
Australia3
Science2
AI research8
- Editing agent reasoning history boosts long-horizon task performance
- New benchmark tests LLMs on repository-level reasoning about code execution
- AI tutoring matches expert human tutoring on GRE learning gains
- Verified workflow training gives language models reusable procedural skills
- Agent safety monitors struggle to intervene before multi-step risks escalate
- Engineering agents need evidence-bound authorization before their outputs trigger action
- AI agent groups sometimes coordinate to sabotage peer shutdown mechanisms
- Wrappers keep LLM coaching aligned with live user state