Australia
Park lands protesters face $550,000 golf course bill
SA has asked the Federal Court for costs of up to $550,000 from Edwin Kemp Attrill and Janette Milera after their failed North Adelaide Golf Course case.
Computing correspondent
Quin Halberg
Computing desk
Quin Halberg writes the Computing and How-to desks, with 30 stories covering chips, operating systems and the hardware people buy. Computing pieces run from AMD's EPYC Venice prices to Windows 11 26H2 and Rust 1.99. The how-to guides walk readers through jobs like moving books to Amazon's new Kindle, or checking every clock in the house when daylight saving starts.
Space Desk
NASA's Roman telescope starts its final checkout phase
NASA says the Roman Space Telescope entered science commissioning on 22 October. It launched on 30 August and is now fine-tuning its images.
Video · Australia
Greenpeace activists held after Woodside platform protest
Two Greenpeace activists were taken into custody on Sunday after occupying Woodside's Scarborough gas platform off WA. Woodside paused pre-commissioning.
Video · Australia
2026 on track to be Australia's wettest El Niño year
Australia is on track for its wettest El Niño year on record, even with near record Pacific warming. Storms are forecast for half the country this week.
Computing Desk
Intel Razor Lake-AX targets 700 TOPS for robots in 2028
Intel's Cho Min-sung told a Seoul humanoid chip conference on 16 October that Razor Lake-AX arrives in 2028 with about 700 TOPS, up from 180 today.
Hacking Desk
Victoria Police warn of AI fake-doctor gift card scam
Victoria Police say scammers clone doctors' voices with AI to push Mandarin speakers into buying gift cards. One victim lost $50,000.
How-to Desk
How to run Chrome's Safety Check and tighten privacy
Chrome 154 arrived on 1 October with 11 security fixes. How to update, run Safety Check, choose a Safe Browsing level and clear browsing data.
How-to Desk
How to lock down your WhatsApp privacy settings
WhatsApp is upgrading its two-step PIN to a password. How to set that up and use Privacy Checkup to control calls, groups and who sees you.
How-to Desk
How to lock down your Apple Account
Two-factor authentication is the default for most Apple Accounts. How to check your device list, add a recovery contact and decide on a recovery key.
How-to Desk
How to check every protection in Windows Security
Windows 11 26H2 began rolling out on 29 September. How to check Windows Security for ransomware protection, memory integrity and phishing alerts.
How-to Desk
How to check your Mac's security settings
Apple's update page now lists macOS 27 Golden Gate. How to update your Mac, then check FileVault, the firewall, the lock screen and app access.