Finnish ingenuity turns a spy-film fantasy into road-ready rubber
Finnish tyre maker Nokian has unveiled a world-first winter tyre whose metal studs extend and retract automatically based on temperature — no buttons required.
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The AI Overlord You Actually Root For: Heart of the Machine Reviewed
Heart of the Machine exits Early Access with a fully realised cyberpunk world where you play as a sentient AI. It's messy, brilliant, and uncomfortably topical.
Yuki Tamura While Samsung Chases AI, Xiaomi Bets on Glass and Glass Alone
Xiaomi's camera chief says AI features got a lukewarm reception, so the company is doubling down on hardware. Samsung and Google are taking the opposite path.
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Two Years, $1.3 Million and Still Counting: The West Perth Bridge That Won't Be Fixed
A $1.3 million repair job on a 100-metre bridge in West Perth has stretched on for two years, closing a key lane into the CBD the whole time.
Yuki Tamura Florida Software Dealer Jailed for Selling Bootleg Windows Keys Worth Millions
A Florida woman has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for trafficking Microsoft software keys stripped from genuine authentication labels, paying over $5 million to suppliers across five years.
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Space Marine 2's 'No Nickel-and-Dime' Promise Meets Its First Real Test
Saber Interactive's chief creative officer says Space Marine 2 isn't a live service game. A controversy-hit $5 voice pack is complicating that claim.
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Gold Coast girl, 8, killed in Hakuba snowmobile accident as Australian toll rises
Eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast has died after a snowmobile accident in Japan's Hakuba Valley, the fourth Australian fatality on Japanese ski slopes this season.
Yuki Tamura Europe's Battery Gap With China Has a Price Tag: €500 Per EV
A €500-per-vehicle premium could close Europe's battery cost gap with China from 90% to 30% by 2030, says T&E — but Brussels must first agree on how to get there.
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Four Films That Make This Year's French Film Festival Essential Viewing
The 37th Alliance Française French Film Festival arrives in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with four standout films that capture the full range of contemporary French cinema.
Yuki Tamura US Supreme Court Shuts the Door on AI Copyright, Leaving a Global Void
The US Supreme Court has declined to take up the question of AI copyright, leaving in place a rule that machines cannot be authors. The decision has direct relevance for Australia's own unresolved debate.
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South Sudan Massacre: 169 Dead as Peace Accord Frays Further
At least 169 people, including 90 civilians, have been killed in a pre-dawn attack on Abiemnhom in South Sudan's Ruweng Administrative Area, as political instability continues to shred the country's fragile 2018 peace agreement.
Yuki Tamura When Your Backup Is No Longer Your Safety Net
AI-driven ransomware can now target and corrupt backup systems before victims even know an attack is underway, exposing a dangerous gap in conventional data protection.
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Three US Fighter Jets Downed by Friendly Fire Over Kuwait
Three US F-15E Strike Eagles were accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defences over Kuwait during Operation Epic Fury, with all six crew members ejecting safely.
Yuki Tamura Mastodon Finally Gets a Universal Share Button for the Web
Mastodon has launched an official 'Share to Mastodon' button that works across its sprawling network of servers, with no tracking data collected.
Yuki Tamura Iran's Own Drone Design Turned Against It as US Deploys Shahed Clones
The US military has struck Iran with clones of Tehran's own Shahed-136 suicide drones, marking the combat debut of the LUCAS system in Operation Epic Fury.
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Far North Queensland Braces for Fresh Deluge as Twin Cyclone Threat Builds
Far North Queensland has recorded more than 300mm of rain in 24 hours, and forecasters warn the worst may not be over as two tropical lows eye the coast.
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Lenovo Quells Fears Over AMD Handheld Support, Commits to Legion Go Until 2029
Lenovo has confirmed it will continue driver and BIOS updates for the original Legion Go until October 2029, pushing back against viral claims that AMD had dropped support for its Ryzen Z1 chip series.
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Capcom's 'Unsolvable' Puzzle Cracked by Brute Force as RE Requiem Sets Steam Record
Resident Evil Requiem's sprawling 'Final Puzzle' has been completed via datamining days after launch, but the intended solution still eludes fans worldwide.
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HBO Promises Creative Freedom, But the Streaming Merger Math Is Unforgiving
David Ellison says HBO will 'operate with independence' after the $110 billion Warner Bros. deal, but the pressure to justify scale rarely spares prestige brands for long.
Yuki Tamura Go Gets Generic Methods, But Developers Want More
Go's approval of generic methods marks a notable shift, but the 2025 developer survey shows enums, exception handling, and nil safety are the bigger asks.
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