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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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.One Nation leads Labor on 29% in the RedBridge poll
One Nation leads Labor 29 to 28 on first preferences in the RedBridge poll. Anthony Albanese’s net rating fell to a record minus 27.
