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Sydney Swans scandal takes explosive new turn as it’s revealed five suspended stars allegedly ‘took exotic dancers to their hotel room for private lap dances’ before sexual assault allegation
The Sydney Swans AFL scandal has escalated with new allegations that five suspended players took exotic dancers back to a hotel room for private lap dances shortly before a woman later accused one or more players of sexual assault. The claims add a fresh, damaging dimension to an already serious controversy engulfing the club, with…
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Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)
Nintendo Switch Online members in Europe can play No Man’s Sky for free between 20th and 26th August as part of the platform’s rotating game trials scheme, marking the exploration title’s tenth anniversary. Developer Hello Games has continued updating No Man’s Sky since its rocky 2016 launch, and the trial gives newcomers a chance to…
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Quest warns customers after cyberattack exposes personal booking details
Quest Apartment Hotels, one of Australia’s largest hotel and serviced-apartment chains, issued an urgent warning to customers after a data breach exposed personal information, urging affected guests to remain vigilant against scams and potential identity theft. The incident added to a run of high-profile cyberattacks on Australian companies in recent years, reinforcing scrutiny of how…
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AI GP receptionist ‘can’t understand Yorkshire accent’
Patients in Rotherham have struggled to be understood by a new artificial intelligence receptionist, EMMA, used by some GP surgeries to triage calls, according to health watchdog Healthwatch Rotherham. The system, deployed nationwide to cut phone queues, reportedly fails to respond well to regional accents and speech impediments, causing frustration for callers with broad Yorkshire…
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Torrential storms and Spanish pension tax raid loom as forests fall and boardrooms burn
The UK government has confirmed that, for deaths on or after 6 April 2027, most unused pension funds and pension death benefits will be included in a deceased person’s estate for inheritance-tax purposes. The change, enacted through the Finance Act 2026, reverses the previous general treatment that allowed many pension pots to pass outside the…
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Baidu says Chinese buyers want local AI chips due to ‘supply chain’ issues
Baidu has told investors that demand for its in-house Kunlunxin AI chips will keep growing because Chinese buyers face constrained supply of alternatives, reinforcing expectations that Nvidia’s products will remain largely locked out of the Chinese market. Speaking on the company’s Q2 earnings call, AI Cloud Group executive Dou Shen said Baidu is pressing ahead…
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Shapiro signs order restricting data centers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order that could limit AI data center development in the Keystone State. The executive order, which implements his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements, requires prospective developers to provide a notice of intent to comply with the safeguards — which include requiring that firms pay…
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The moment SpaceX Starship spotted off Christmas Island landed in Indian Ocean – video
SpaceX has released video showing its Starship Flight 13 vehicle splashing down in the Indian Ocean off Australia, marking a landmark landing for Elon Musk’s rocket programme. The footage, streamed live by SpaceX, captured the 52-metre spacecraft as it descended to the ocean surface west of the Australian mainland, near Christmas Island. The controlled ocean…
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Deus Ex designer Warren Spector ends four-decade video game career
Veteran video game designer Warren Spector has confirmed his retirement from game development, announcing in a LinkedIn post that although he has previously changed his mind about stepping away, this time he is “pretty sure” he means it. Spector is best known for creating Deus Ex and Disney Epic Mickey, and for his work on…
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REVEALED: What five Sydney Swans stars did to get stood down for the rest of the season – as club boss blasts late-night drinking and bringing women back to hotel
The Sydney Swans have stood down five AFL players — Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner — for the remainder of the 2026 season after finding they breached the club’s standards by staying out late, drinking and bringing women back to the team’s Melbourne hotel. Chief executive Matthew Pavlich said…