Sunday 25 October 2026

The Archive

The Archive

Borderline

Lex Takarua loses Federal Court bid to stop his removal

A New Zealand citizen whose visa was cancelled over his criminal record has lost his court case. An injunction had stopped his removal since November.

United States

Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home in immigration probe

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Monday in a criminal probe, the DOJ says. She hasn't been charged and calls it intimidation.

Space

ESA's Aschbacher prices European crew launches at €10 billion

ESA chief Josef Aschbacher says Europe could launch its own astronauts in about ten years for €10 billion. Ministers decide in Rome on 15 December.

Christian

Pope Leo XIV to have surgery to remove a small lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV enters Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday to have a small, early-stage lung nodule removed. He's asked for prayers, and bishops have answered.

AI / LLM

X, Grok and Cursor one-plan terms appear on x.ai

SpaceXSI has posted terms for one subscription covering X, Grok and Cursor. No launch or prices yet, but the fine print shows how cancelling works.

SpaceX

SpaceX's CRS-35 Dragon set to launch ISS cargo and solar arrays

SpaceX's CRS-35 Dragon is set to launch at 9:03pm Tuesday, Adelaide time, carrying ISS science, the last pair of IROSA solar arrays and Artemis III gear.

Australia

One Nation level with Labor on 24% in Victorian RedBridge poll

One Nation and Labor are both on 24% in the RedBridge Victorian poll. Victorians vote on 28 November.

Hacking

Hackers heat French supermarket fridges via Danfoss controllers

Hackers turned up the heat in fridges at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling food and sparking fires. Danfoss controllers are in the frame.

Tesla

Tesla's Cybercab makes its European debut at Paris Motor Show

Tesla showed its Cybercab robotaxi at the Paris Motor Show on Monday, its first time in Europe. You can't ride it, but there are free test drives.

Hacking

Ahsay backup servers hacked, and the first fix didn't work

Hackers took over Ahsay backup servers and hid crypto miners. Ahsay's first patch didn't stop them, and Huntress says hotfix 10.3.4.45 now does.

Breaking

Russia hit six energy sites after Trump truce, Zelensky says

Trump declared a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire on Sunday. Zelensky says Russia hit six energy sites within hours, then a drone hit a Kyiv tower block.