Trump repeats false claim about Iran’s nuclear weapons program at Alaska rally – as it happened
This blog has now closed. Read the latest here Sign up for the US Breaking News email Ahead of her White House podium debut, Katie Zacharia reportedly monitored Donald Trump’s…
AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices
Researchers say ‘AI worms’ could soon infiltrate internet-connected devices amid calls for increased guardrails Anthropic is warning that some of its artificial intelligence models could soon become “self-replicating” and find…
Australian politics live: Liberal MP ‘reached out’ to Anne Aly after saying she should be ‘shamed and stoned’; Nationals condemn ‘risky’ pineapples
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: Greens As Labor prepares to…
An ‘impossible build’ and a lamp to calm the senses: Australia’s Good Design awards 2026 – in pictures
From a vessel for grieving parents to a seal for packaged foods, this year’s Good Design award recipients won praise for providing thoughtful solutions to extraordinary or everyday scenarios ‘Floats…
Could I make six figures from my couch? Influencers said yes – so I tried
I was seduced by creators hawking passive income hustles. Like the language used in MLMs, it seemed too good to be true A very specific kind of content began taking…
Meet the top 1% of OnlyFans creators: the ‘revolutionary’ reality show exploring modern sex work
Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money is not high art, but it is completely engrossing to see sex workers allowed to tell their own story In her first three days on…
I was kidnapped and held hostage for 977 days. Could I forgive my captors?
At first the idea of mercy was something that helped me through the ordeal. But would real forgiveness be a form of Stockholm syndrome? I knew Mohamed Tahlil as a…
Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debut
Katie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hot Well, that was weird. Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, made her…
How Firmus went from Australia’s AI ‘fairytale’ to flop – podcast
It was supposed to be an Australian business success story. Just over a week ago local AI company Firmus was preparing to hit the market with a value that would…
Our lives should not be the victims of America’s drug war achievements
As ordinary citizens in the deeply affected areas of the opioid crisis in the U.S., the truth of the DEA in New Mexico turning a blind eye to the flood…