Drive Protected's 609,000 km Tesla Model 3 still drives well

A Tesla Model 3 with more than 609,000 km on its original battery still charged at up to 111 kW and drove well enough to win over a car-care shop that went to look at it. That's how Drive Protected's video "We Bought the Highest Mileage Tesla in North America (600,000+ KM)" opens. It's the first episode of the channel's Tesla Resurrection series, and the channel calls the car the highest-mileage Tesla it could find for sale in North America.

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1. Game Reviews·7 Oct · 7:00pm·6 min read

   GTA 6's Leonida is about twice GTA 5's map, Game Informer says

   GTA 6's Leonida is about twice the size of GTA 5's map, with more than 170 animal species. It launches 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
2. Tech·7 Oct · 7:00pm·5 min read

   Telstra, Optus and TPG launch disaster roaming for the regions

   Temporary Disaster Roaming went live on 1 October. Telstra, Optus and TPG customers can use a rival's network in regional disasters at no extra cost.
3. Breaking·7 Oct · 7:00pm·5 min read

   Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube

   Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics on 6 October for IceCube, the South Pole neutrino observatory. He takes the full 12 million kronor.
5. Roads·7 Oct · 3:00pm·5 min read

   Cunningham Highway safety works finish near Warwick

   Cunningham Highway safety works from Tregony to Maryvale are done, with more than 3.2 km of new guardrail. The Fisher Park rest areas are open again.
6. Christian·7 Oct · 3:00pm·6 min read

   YouVersion says Psalm 91 topped Bible App searches in 2026

   YouVersion says Psalm 91 was its top Bible App search of 2026 and 18.5 million people use its apps daily. It ranks Australia 15th for daily use.
7. Hacking·7 Oct · 11:00am·5 min read

   FBI confirms multiple arrests in its ShinyHunters hack probe

   The FBI says it and partners have arrested multiple ShinyHunters suspects, and it's blaming a contractor's missed patch for the hack of its jobs site.
8. How-to·7 Oct · 11:00am·5 min read

   How to set up Firefox 157's new design and Compact Mode

   Firefox 157 brings a new look and the return of Compact Mode. Here's how to update to 157.0.1, turn on Compact, pick a theme and get the old sidebar back.
9. Australia·7 Oct · 8:55am·5 min read

   One Nation says its migration cut would save renters $54 a week

   One Nation’s own modelling says its migration cut would save the average renter $54 a week by year three. It landed a day after the Coalition’s plan.
10. Reviews·7 Oct · 6:29am·22 min read

    Review: Star Wars: Galactic Racer wins critics with Burnout speed

    Star Wars: Galactic Racer launched on 6 October with an 88 on Metacritic. Here's what critics love, what they don't, and why Burnout's makers matter.
11. Tesla·7 Oct · 6:04am·6 min read

    Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y can now back up your home's power

    Tesla's Powershare Home Backup now works on new Model 3 and Model Y cars with a Powerwall 3. Tesla says they add over two days of backup in a US outage.
12. SpaceX·7 Oct · 6:04am·5 min read

    SpaceX's Dragon Freedom to bring Crew-12 home after 237 days

    SpaceX's Dragon Freedom is set to undock with Crew-12 at 10:35pm Adelaide time on Wednesday 7 October. Splashdown off California is due at 2:04am Friday.
13. AI / LLM·7 Oct · 6:04am·5 min read

    SpaceXAI's Grokipedia v0.3 gets a new look as edits flow again

    SpaceXAI's Grokipedia v0.3 landed last week with a new logo and a bookshelf homepage. Edits are flowing again, with 1,188,980 approved by 7 October.
14. Breaking·6 Oct·5 min read

    Schneider Electric to buy PTC for US$22.6 billion

    Schneider Electric will buy Boston design-software maker PTC for US$22.6 billion, or US$205 a share, its biggest deal ever, closing by late 2027.
15. Space·6 Oct·5 min read

    ESA and Vast sign a three-year pact for life after the ISS

    ESA signed a three-year agreement with Vast in Antalya on 5 October to plan European astronaut and research missions on its Haven space stations.
16. Reviews·6 Oct·5 min read

    Review: Tom Cruise's Digger splits critics down the middle

    Tom Cruise's Digger, in Australian cinemas since 1 October, sat at 51% on Rotten Tomatoes as of early Tuesday. Critics praise him but split on the satire.
17. Upcoming·6 Oct·5 min read

    Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches 15 October, demo out now

    Konami's Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches 15 October on PS5, Switch, Xbox and Steam, and its free demo carries saves into the full game.
18. United States·6 Oct·5 min read

    Trump sends a $90 Medicare rebate to 20.8 million seniors

    Trump's one-time US$90 Medicare Part B rebate goes to 20.8 million seniors, mostly by direct deposit around 8 October, from a fund unused for them.
19. Computing·6 Oct·5 min read

    AMD samples space-grade Versal chip for 15-year missions

    AMD's space-grade Versal XQRVC1902 is sampling in a lidless package for 15-year missions. Class Y flight units are due in the second half of 2027.
20. Video·6 Oct·5 min read

    Boston Dynamics shows Atlas's new four-finger hands on video

    Boston Dynamics' new video shows Atlas's four-finger, 13-degree-of-freedom hands drilling wood and turning nuts. It went live on 1 October.

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