Easter chocolate prices have jumped by up to a third despite cocoa costs falling 75 per cent from their 2024 peak, with manufacturers cutting product sizes while maintaining inflated prices.
Aisha Khoury 
A partial US government shutdown has left airport security workers unpaid for weeks, prompting authorities to deploy immigration enforcement agents to assist with crowd control—a move raising serious questions about training and capability.
Aisha Khoury 
Spotify is testing a new feature that puts artists in charge of what music appears on their profiles, tackling the surge of AI-generated content flooding the platform.
Aisha Khoury 
Malicious versions of LiteLLM, a Python gateway used by thousands of AI applications, were published to PyPI with credential-stealing malware after attackers compromised the Trivy security scanner.
Aisha Khoury 
Werribee Open Range Zoo has welcomed its first single lion cub in four decades, born to first-time mother Asali. The birth marks an important milestone for the zoo's breeding and conservation efforts.
Aisha Khoury 
The Acer Swift 16 AI is a technically impressive laptop, but its 2026 refresh highlights a broader problem: Windows manufacturers are pouring resources into AI features customers haven't asked for, driving up prices amid supply chain chaos.
Aisha Khoury 
NASA has abandoned plans for a lunar orbiting station, pivoting instead to a $20 billion surface base. The move signals how seriously Washington views space as a domain of strategic competition with China.
Aisha Khoury 
AntiX 26 offers users five boot-time init system choices and ultralight memory requirements, launching as one of the most flexible systemd-free distributions available based on Debian 13.
Aisha Khoury 
Petrol stations are running dry and fuel prices have surged as Australia's dependence on imported fuel collides with geopolitical disruption in the Middle East.
Aisha Khoury 
A new survey of 450 VMware customers across 14 countries found half plan to reduce their use of the virtualisation platform by 2028, raising questions about Broadcom's post-acquisition strategy.
Aisha Khoury 
Manufacturers push ever-higher refresh rates, but the truth is simpler. Here is what you really need to know before your next TV purchase.
Aisha Khoury 
Cisco has introduced DefenseClaw, an open-source framework designed to accelerate enterprise adoption of AI agents by automating security controls and reducing friction between development and security teams.
Aisha Khoury 
LG Display has begun mass production of the world's first laptop LCD screen that cuts power consumption by up to 48 percent by automatically lowering refresh rates during static tasks.
Aisha Khoury 
For over a century, engineers have dreamed of mounting electric motors directly in wheel hubs. Elaphe's latest winter testing suggests the technology may finally overcome the durability concerns that killed previous attempts.
Aisha Khoury 
Mozilla is integrating a free VPN directly into Firefox from March 24, offering 50GB monthly data to UK, US, French and German users. The move targets free VPN scepticism, but leaves key technical details unconfirmed.
Aisha Khoury 
A man trying to stop a fuel thief in Armadale was struck by the vehicle and suffered serious facial injuries. The incident reflects mounting tension as Australia's fuel crisis deepens.
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The United States is believed to be testing advanced hypersonic weapons at Australia's remote Woomera Range Complex, marking a significant expansion of military cooperation under the AUKUS alliance.
Aisha Khoury 
NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane has confirmed the Liberals will back stricter gun laws proposed after the Bondi terror attack, despite political pressure from One Nation.
Aisha Khoury 
As Queensland and the Northern Territory ban gender-affirming care for minors, Western Australia's requirement for double parental consent is creating a different but equally significant barrier to treatment.
Aisha Khoury 
As fuel shortages grip regional Australia, a Tallarook hotel has turned to raffling diesel to its patrons, a stark symbol of how the Middle East conflict is cascading through the economy.
Aisha Khoury