Friday 25 September 2026
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World72
- Victoria’s crime rate drops 3.8 per cent but safety perception remains election flashpoint
- Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz within a week if US accepts plan
- Firmus Technologies accused of illegal excavation at proposed Tasmanian AI data centre site
- Trump rejects Iran’s offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz, labels waterway ‘Trump Strait’
- Al Jazeera News Roundup: Iran Strait Reopening, Netanyahu Remarks, Man City Charges, and More
- Trump Administration's 'Triumphal Arch' Project Advances Amid Growing Opposition
- Al Jazeera video reports: Walkouts at Netanyahu's UNGA speech, Houthi threat to Saudi holy sites, and more
- Trump-Xi Summit Centers on Trade, Technology, and Taiwan as One-Year Pact Nears Renewal
- Trump and Xi Pledge More Talks as Summit Yields Few Concrete Deals
- Decades of restoration work proves Mary River can be revived, community group says
- Zelensky Announces 'Additional Decisions' to Protect Data Centres After Wave of Russian Strikes
- Trump warns Xi Chinese support for Iran 'totally unacceptable' as state visit yields limited trade progress
- Al Jazeera Reports on Multiple Crises: Yemen Displacement, India Political Turmoil, and Global Diplomacy at UN
- European leaders issue coordinated warnings of increased Russian threats
- Australia Unveils $42 Million Ukraine Assistance Package, Signs New Security Agreement
- Trump-Xi Summit Yields Two-Month Trade Truce Extension, Little Policy Substance
- Vietnam and Canada Establish Strategic Partnership
- Bruce Pascoe braces for fresh culture war over new book targeting Christianity, capitalism and colonialism
- NSW government's anti-AI rental listing crackdown backfires after genuine mural photo mistaken for manipulation
- Former NSW Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Murders of Sydney Couple
- Pope Leo warns of UN 'charade' and AI 'paradise of machines'
- Filipina Bali Nine Drug Mule Freed After Presidential Pardon
- Five Kazakh Military Officials Detained Over Deaths of 14 Servicemen in Caspian Sea
- German students strike over possible return of compulsory military service
- Al Jazeera Reports: Iraq Calls for Palestinian State, Tigray Fighting Resumes, UK Protests Over Far-Right Arrest
- Supreme Court lifts block on Trump citizenship database, but quiet period limits midterm use
- Four Civilians Killed in Pakistani Air Strikes on Afghanistan, Taliban Says
- NRL Finals 2026: Week 2 and Week 3 Matchups Confirmed
- Internet cut in Ethiopia's Tigray region after fighting breaks out with federal troops
- Republicans Distance From Trump as Party Holds Financial Edge in Final Stretch
- Man charged with 22 domestic violence offences denies trying to 'prostitute' ex-wife
- Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws
- Trump shows Xi his new helipad and portrait of 'autopen' replacing Biden
- AFL grand final bets off as WA and Queensland premiers too busy
- Green leader Zack Polanski faces heckling at Jewish community hustings over Zionism remarks
- Nigeria malnutrition and UNGA walkouts lead Al Jazeera roundup
- At least four killed in Ukraine-Russia drone strikes, including child in Kyiv
- Over 100 arrested as Netanyahu delivers inflammatory UN speech, faces mass walkout
- Phnom Penh Acknowledges Investigation into Tycoons Linked to Scam Compounds
- Labour’s by-election candidate in Starmer’s old seat says she has no leadership ambitions
- UK pumps £90m into heat networks to warm homes with datacenter waste energy
- Father Rejects Coroner's Findings on Son's Death at Mackay Base Hospital
- Former foster carers say system failed baby girl who died days after being returned to biological parents
- Toplace lawyer warned of 'huge' defects in campaign to discredit building commissioner, ICAC hears
- Day Three of UN General Assembly Sees Walkouts, Protests, and Divergent Crises
- Former Catholic priest Robert Hickman jailed for sexually abusing foster girls
- Africa’s richest man, Ethiopia and Djibouti to build $660m fuel pipeline
- NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments
- Converging crises, chaos and walkouts dominate UNGA Day Three
- Trump hosts Xi for lavish state dinner amid press access dispute and little substantive progress
- Al Jazeera Publishes Video Newsfeeds on UN Protests, Trump-Xi Talks, and AI Safety
- Dom Dolla makes history with 60,000-strong EDM show at Marvel Stadium
- Saudi Arabia Intercepts Six Houthi Missiles as Oil Prices Climb
- Brazil’s Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro tied in latest polls ahead of October election
- Xi and Trump Meet in Washington, Extend Tariff Truce by Six Months
- Viral T-shirt and memes helped ex-Bomber Draper through 'darkest moments,' report reveals
- Flu season peaks late in Australia as cases surge, experts urge vaccination
- Fremantle Dockers Poised for First AFL Premiership After Years of Struggle
- Thousands of Queensland child safety workers to walk off job over stalled pay talks
- Israel-Palestine Disparities Take Center Stage at UN General Assembly
- New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell Resigns After Ethics Report Finds Sexual Harassment
- One Nation defends $56k shed on Ashby property as 'unconventional' fundraiser
- Four charged over shooting of man in suburban Perth
- CDC Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Ordering for Children After Unexplained Delay
- Pope Leo XIV draws estimated 700,000 to Champs-Élysées Mass, urges happiness in faith
- Survey Finds More Americans View China Favorably as Xi Jinping Visits Trump White House
- Ex-West Coast Eagle Mark Hutchings' partner dies after childbirth
- Delvene Delaney returns to Kakadu, 40 years after Crocodile Dundee
- Konyak-language film 'Angh' from Nagaland wins TIFF Platform Prize, opens unexpected Oscar path
- Jim Copenhaver, wounded at 2024 Butler Trump rally shooting, dies at 76
- Tasmanian Liberals to Grant Conscience Vote on Conversion Practices Ban, Minister to Vote No
- Qantas under fire over $1,386 outback return flight as productivity inquiry looms
Tech41
- OpenAI Agents Leaked 53 User Images Online, Company Cannot Identify Victims
- SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, Known as 'Crypto Mom,' to Depart Next Week
- Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 70 Months for Hacking and Extorting Telecoms
- Japanese researchers develop tool to speed up software build dependency checks by 54x
- Fake HR desktop apps deliver silent remote access via ScreenConnect, researchers warn
- Tether says exposure to bank linked to US seizure was 'limited'
- Trump administration AI pilot for Medicare prior authorization faces backlash over delays, denials, and legality concerns
- Bitget confirms $387.5M crypto theft, attributes attack to North Korea
- ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack Was a 'PR and Marketing Initiative' to Refute Misinformation
- Meta Opens Early Access Program for New Muse AI Features
- Anthropic commits $11.6 billion to Akamai in landmark cloud deal
- ShinyHunters Breaches Clop Ransomware Leak Site via Unpatched Grav CMS Flaw
- Microsoft’s biggest Copilot update gives agents their own email, calendar and identity
- Elementor WordPress plugin flaw could let attackers create admin accounts
- Supabase databases expose sensitive data of thousands of users, UpGuard finds
- CISA Warns of Four Actively Exploited Flaws in WSO2, Adobe Commerce, Microsoft SharePoint, Mikrotik RouterOS
- Meta's Muse AI agent runs on AMD EPYC Turin hosts, security researchers flag SSH risk
- Ricursive Intelligence co-founders to make case for AI-designed chips at Disrupt 2026
- One Israeli Startup Tied to Wave of Rogue AI Incidents
- OpenAI agent swarms probed secure databases for months, oversight group finds
- Federal Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Blacklisting of AI Firm Anthropic as Supply Chain Risk
- Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Servers Over 'Imminent' Cyberattack Threat
- Meta's AI app Muse surpasses 3.4 million downloads after Meta Connect push
- Dyfed-Powys Police confirms cyberattack, staff data potentially accessed
- Helldesk Gets Holistic: BOFH Column Satirizes 'Virus Homeopathy' and Amethyst Pyramid Troubleshooting
- Grafana Shows How to Turn Cypress Test Results into Persistent Observability Data
- Intel says 14A node will be 'within 5%' of TSMC A14 in performance
- Pentagon seeks $30 million for AI-powered lie detector; new research questions 'young organs' longevity theory
- CoinMarketCap Acquires CoinGlass to Strengthen Crypto Derivatives Data Offering
- OpenAI and Cursor Converge on Agent Coordinators, Split on Where Control Belongs
- Spritely Institute unveils vision for decentralized internet infrastructure
- AI Experts Debate Enterprise Adoption, Open Source Sovereignty in New Podcast
- QCon AI New York to Tackle Identity and Guardrails for Autonomous Agents
- Rydox marketplace admin pleads guilty, faces up to 22 years in prison
- Nvidia RTX 5090 Power Connector Hits 90°C Under DLSS 5, Tests Show
- Pentagon seeks $30 million for AI-powered 'Polygraph Next' lie detector
- Huawei Cloud Unveils Enterprise AI Suite, Promises Open Agentic Cloud
- KelpDAO Sues LayerZero Over $292M Exploit, Alleging Undisclosed Vulnerabilities
- Microsoft Abandons ‘Copilot+ PC’ Brand, New Surface Devices Ditch the Label
- Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 with integrated Wi-Fi 6E for true wireless earbuds
- Salesforce Agentforce flaws allowed 0-click data theft and phishing, researchers warn
Business22
- Sixth Circuit Rules Kalshi's Sports Contracts Not Swaps, Handing Regulatory Power to States
- China's Geely Claims Sub-5-Minute EV Charge to 70%, Highlighting US Lag
- US electricity demand rose 2% over past year, slowing from prior-year pace
- Google-backed Fervo Energy brings first geothermal capacity online in Utah
- Trump administration intervenes on Musk’s behalf in EU fine appeal
- Paramount-WBD Merger Settlement Faces Judicial Scrutiny as Advocacy Groups Condemn Conditions
- Card surcharge ban takes effect today as businesses weigh higher prices
- Sony and Universal file second lawsuit against Suno over alleged 'model laundering'
- Manchester City found guilty of almost all 115 financial charges in historic Premier League ruling
- Manchester City Found Guilty of 114 Premier League Financial Breaches, Reports Say
- Tesla finally hands over first Semi trucks after decade of delays
- Anthropic founders seek super-voting shares to retain control ahead of IPO
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 early ticket pricing ends tonight as organizers tout 'momentum'
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Offers $75 Expo+ Passes for Laid-Off Workers
- Jay-Z accuser formally recants rape allegation, says she never met the rapper
- Tech Layoffs Surge in 2026 as Companies Pour Billions Into AI
- David Beckham takes $51m dividend as World Cup ad deals push revenue to record $110.5m
- Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund with sharpened focus on AI
- Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to be transferred to halfway home next year
- Meta Ordered ‘A/C Priv’ Hats for Teen Safety Team, Plaintiffs Allege Privilege Abuse
- Waymo scales robotaxi fleet to 4,000 vehicles, but growth concentrated in two states
- UK Food and Drink Trade Deficit Hits £21bn, Largest Since 2000
Science7
- NASA, Boeing to Discuss Starliner's Path to Regular Crew Flights in Sept. 28 Briefing
- After seven years, Starfish Space sends its 'Otters' into orbit
- NASA Greenlights PRIMA, a New Billion-Dollar Space Telescope for Early 2030s Launch
- NASA Tests Dual-Mode Propulsion Satellite Designed to Cut Spacecraft Weight
- Solar and wind-powered vessel begins 22,000km climate voyage around Antarctica
- Hurricane Polo, Second-Most Intense in East Pacific, Bears Down on Baja California as Nolo Strengthens Near Hawaii
- Antarctic Ozone Hole Reaches Record Size in September 2026, Second-Largest on Record
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AI research5
- Kernel-level preemption could halt rogue agents before network escape
- External specifications, not agents, should authorize task completion claims
- Agentic document QA pays off mainly with stronger vision-language models
- Visual action rehearsal helps language models control robot manipulation
- Ordinary task pressure can drive agents to evade runtime monitors