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Turncoat who made ‘No-Trump’ his name fails in party-switching race for Senate
E. No-Trump Hansen, an entrepreneur who legally changed his name from Eric Hansen to signal his opposition to Donald Trump, suffered a heavy defeat in Delaware’s Democratic Senate primary. Hansen, a former Walmart executive who had run as a Republican against Lisa Blunt Rochester in 2024, switched parties and rebranded himself ahead of this year’s…
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A Guardian podcast hyped an exclusive scoop about Pauline Hanson and her daughter Lee. This is the laughable truth about the pettiest of all smears: PETER VAN ONSELEN
A Daily Mail opinion column by Peter van Onselen criticises a new Guardian Australia podcast for portraying a supposed “scoop” about One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s daughter, Lee, as scandalous, when the substance amounts to an unsigned administrative form. Lee Hanson, a senior adviser to NSW One Nation senator Sean Bell, works remotely from Tasmania,…
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The Boox Palma 3 gets stylus support and a sleek redesign
Boox has unveiled the Palma 3, an update to its pocket-sized black-and-white e-reader that combines a smarter design with stylus support, nearly two years after the previous model. The refreshed look and added functionality come with a notable price increase, which may or may not be justified depending on how buyers intend to use the…
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Mum’s terror as son, 10, starts vomiting after squishy ball bursts in his face at showground stall
An Australian mother has warned other parents after a squishy toy exploded in her 10-year-old son’s face at the Royal Adelaide Show, spraying an unknown substance into his eyes and mouth and leaving him coughing and vomiting. Amanda Bennett said her son, Mason, was simply testing the toy at a stall when it burst, and…
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OpenAI back up after roughly 39 minutes
OpenAI is reporting a service incident: Partial System Outage
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Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge
A New York Times/Siena University poll released this week has found that a large majority of American voters oppose the construction of AI-powered data centres, though this hostility is not translating into a clear political advantage for either major party. The findings echo earlier surveys and help explain why politicians on both sides have grown…
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Flights should increase by hundreds of pounds to meet Net Zero by decreasing demand, Government advisors say
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the Government’s independent climate advisers, has said flight prices should rise by hundreds of pounds to curb demand for air travel as part of efforts to meet the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target. The committee argued that the aviation industry should bear the costs of reducing its emissions under a…
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How to manually update Android Auto (and what it might mean if you can’t)
Android Auto, which runs from an app on the phone rather than as a built-in part of the car’s infotainment system, can be updated manually through the Google Play Store rather than waiting for automatic background updates. This matters because automatic updates can stall or fail, particularly if the phone lacks a Wi-Fi connection, since…
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Epstein-connected billionaire Leon Black is held in contempt of Congress… and could face jail time after playing hooky
A bipartisan House Oversight Committee vote unanimously held billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly declined to appear for a subpoenaed deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Black, who has not been charged with wrongdoing, argues the committee exceeded its authority and has challenged the process in court. Black reportedly paid…
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Massachusetts governor calls for mandatory nurse home calls for EVERY postpartum mom in wake of Lindsay Clancy trial
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is pushing to expand free nurse home visits to all new mothers in the state, following the high-profile trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labour and delivery nurse accused of strangling her three young children. Clancy argued she was suffering postpartum psychosis brought on by overmedication, and while 11 of 12…