The Physics Problem With Privacy Jammers
Deveillance's Spectre I has gone viral as a solution to always-on AI wearables, but security researchers question whether ultrasonic jamming will work as advertised.
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Bungie Reawakens Marathon's Most Sinister AI Just Days After Launch
Within hours of Marathon's release, inactive computer terminals have powered up, and an ancient AI villain appears to be communicating with players. The mystery points to a complex new puzzle unfolding within Bungie's ambitious extraction shooter.
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How Mega Crit Built Slay the Spire 2: A Brutal Design Process
Designing Slay the Spire 2 required Mega Crit to eliminate hundreds of card concepts in what developers describe as an 'incredibly destructive process'.
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The AI Safety Paradox: Competition Is Winning the Race
The promise of responsible AI development is colliding with hard commercial realities as companies prioritise speed and competitiveness over safety measures.
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When AI Bots Talk to Each Other, Systems Break Down
Researchers testing agent-to-agent interactions have uncovered catastrophic system failures. The danger lies not in rogue AI, but in coordination failures when systems operate without oversight.
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Cleary Puts Preliminary Nightmares Behind Him as Panthers Dominate Broncos
Nathan Cleary has completed his redemption arc, leading Penrith to a dominant 26-0 victory over Brisbane in the opening round of the NRL season.
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Slay the Spire 2 launches into early access with co-op gameplay
Slay the Spire 2 has launched into early access on Steam. The sequel features new and returning characters, a four-player co-op mode, and promises significant content additions throughout its development cycle.
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Man dies after fight erupts outside Mernda station
A man has died following a fight involving a group of males near Mernda railway station in Melbourne's north-east. Police have launched a homicide investigation.
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A 10-year-old game faces shutdown, but the smart exit strategy deserves credit
When online games close, they typically vanish forever. Let It Die is taking a different approach: converting to an offline paid version instead.
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Chaos and Calculations: Australia Eyes the Middle East Crisis
With over 115,000 Australians caught in the Middle East conflict and Iran's attacks spreading far beyond initial expectations, Australia faces an unprecedented consular crisis.
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Pokemon Company Objects Again to White House Intellectual Property Use
The Pokemon Company has issued a formal statement objecting to the White House's use of its intellectual property in a political meme. This marks the second dispute between the publisher and the Trump administration.
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Amazon's Five-Hour Outage Exposed Fragile Digital Backbone
Amazon went offline for thousands of customers on Thursday afternoon in what the company later attributed to a software deployment error. The outage lasted roughly five hours, preventing shoppers from viewing prices and completing purchases across multiple platforms.
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Armed Standoff Ends in Gunfire as Police Face Heightened Risk on Sunshine Coast
A dramatic police confrontation on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has raised questions about officer safety and the split-second decisions officers face when confronting armed suspects.
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Month On, No Answers: Savannah Guthrie Returns to Her Mother's Home as Investigation Deepens
More than a month after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson-area home, her daughter Savannah returned to lay flowers at a community memorial as police signal progress.
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Alibaba's Qwen Loses Its Public Voice as Tech Lead Exits
Alibaba's Qwen AI project has lost its key technical lead, Junyang Lin, just a day after launching new small models that drew global attention.
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Trump Tears Into Starmer as Iran War Enters Its Fourth Day
Trump publicly lambasted UK PM Keir Starmer over Britain's refusal to join strikes on Iran, as Operation Epic Fury enters its fourth day with no end in sight.
James Callahan Your Home Wi-Fi May Be Powering Someone Else's AI Model
Millions of consumer devices worldwide are being quietly co-opted to help AI companies scrape the web, with Australians' home connections among those caught up in a sprawling proxy ecosystem.
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Can Australia Find Its Way Back to Each Other?
As polarisation deepens across Australia, a new SBS programme brings together nine prominent voices to ask how the country can rebuild trust and shared purpose.
James Callahan Vodafone Turns to Amazon Satellites to Reach Remote Europe and Africa
Vodafone has signed a deal with Amazon Leo to connect remote 4G and 5G base stations via satellite across Europe and Africa, with the first sites expected online in 2026.
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Trapped in the Gulf: Cruise Passengers Caught as the Middle East Erupts
Thousands of tourists are stranded on cruise ships across Gulf ports as the Israel-Iran conflict shuts shipping lanes, airports and supply chains simultaneously.
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