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Telstra admits avoidable error after millions of Australians were impacted by its nationwide outage: ‘Not good enough’
Telstra, one of Australia’s largest telecommunications providers, has admitted that an avoidable error caused a nationwide outage that disrupted services for millions of customers, including access to the triple zero (000) emergency line. The company acknowledged the fault stemmed from a software issue and conceded that the failure was “not good enough,” an admission that…
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Sinclair-Owned ABC And NBC Stations Preempt Networks To Carry Trump Primetime Speech
ABC and NBC stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting ended up airing President Donald Trump’s primetime address on Thursday night, despite ABC News and NBC News initially saying they would only stream the speech online rather than broadcast it on their linear networks. Sinclair used its own White House feed and preempted network programming to carry…
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South Korea making its own security-centric AI model
South Korea is developing a security-focused AI model intended to give the country sovereign capabilities for finding software vulnerabilities. The initiative reflects concerns that access to powerful US-developed AI systems could be restricted, potentially leaving other countries and their security agencies at a disadvantage. Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said the government hopes to adapt…
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Donkey Kong Bananza’s Soundtrack Has Been Added To Nintendo Music This Week
Nintendo Music has added the soundtrack for Donkey Kong Bananza, the Switch 2 game, to its Switch Online app catalogue this week. The update is one of the service’s largest yet, giving subscribers access to the game’s full range of musical themes, including those tied to Donkey Kong’s various in-game transformations. The addition comprises 229…
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Wildfires disrupt Pennine trains as US shooting sparks “scum” row, plus film and gaming news
A briefing covering ongoing Peak District wildfire disruption, backlash over a British man’s fatal shooting in America amid a fraud row, film festival premieres for Paper Tiger and Toronto’s star line-up, plus new music from Logic1000 and TTSSFU and details on Modern Warfare Four.
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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn’t start
SpaceX called off Thursday’s planned test flight of its Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster at Starbase, Texas, after the countdown’s automated systems detected that some of the booster’s Raptor engines failed to ignite. The abort triggered automatically as the countdown reached zero, forcing engineers to drain the rocket’s propellant before any launch could take…
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‘Kingdom Hearts 4’ Gets Its Biggest Update in 4 Years
Kingdom Hearts fans have a new date to watch after Disney announced a dedicated “Deep Dive Into Kingdom Hearts” panel at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on 15 August 2026, marking the franchise’s biggest update since Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed in April 2022. The presentation, timed shortly after a new trailer reignited interest…
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San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco
San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has called on California’s state transport regulator to tighten rules for autonomous vehicles, following a July 4 incident in which Waymo robotaxis stalled in heavy traffic, ran out of power and blocked key streets, worsening a gridlock that trapped municipal shuttles and disrupted thousands of journeys. The move marks a…
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Spotify’s AI song descriptions draw criticism from Lorde
Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify after the platform’s AI-powered “About the Song” feature published an inaccurate description of one of her tracks, prompting her to write “we don’t want this” on Instagram. Spotify subsequently confirmed the erroneous text had been removed, but the episode has renewed debate over streaming platforms’ use of AI to generate…
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SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition
The company didn’t immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX’s stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.