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CISA adds Apple CoreGraphics flaw CVE-2026-86950 to KEV list
CISA added Apple's CoreGraphics bug CVE-2026-86950 to its KEV list on 29 September. US agencies had to patch by 2 October. iOS and macOS fixes are out.Dandenong's Webster Street underpass opens two years early
Dandenong's Webster Street underpass opened on 22 September, two years early. The Pakenham, Cranbourne and Sunbury lines now have no level crossings left.MegaVoice sends audio Bibles and solar lights to Nepal
MegaVoice is sending audio Bibles and solar-powered Life Lights to Nepal after the glacier collapse. Partners there say people are hungry for Scripture.Bose buys FMOD maker Firelight Technologies of Melbourne
Bose said on 1 October it's bought Firelight Technologies, the Melbourne maker of FMOD game audio tools. FMOD stays open and supported. Terms are private.Tesla's Model 3 RWD drops the radio and costs $9000 less
Tesla's new Model 3 RWD costs $45,900, or $9000 less than the Premium RWD. It drops FM and DAB radio, but radio streaming stays on its 16-inch screen.AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for about US$8.2 billion
AMD has agreed to buy Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in an all-stock deal worth about US$8.2 billion. It's due to close by the end of 2026 if regulators sign off.Capcom's REX plan readies RE Engine for AI tools, not AI art
Capcom's Satoshi Ishida laid out the REX upgrade for RE Engine on 2 October. It's aimed at AI coding and testing, and AI-made assets stay out of games.NASA's SPRITE and SSPICY smallsats launched on Transporter-18
NASA's SPRITE CubeSat and Starfish Space's Otter 24C, flying the SSPICY mission, launched on SpaceX's Transporter-18 from Vandenberg on 1 October 2026.Chris Bowen fails his own patriotism test
Opinion: Chris Bowen says Pauline Hanson can’t claim to be patriotic. On power bills, borders and the Voice, his own record fails that test.Andrew Hastie picked the wrong fight with Pauline Hanson
Opinion: Andrew Hastie called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce lying cowards. His own words and votes, and his party’s record, make a weak case.DOE offers Vistra a conditional US$4.2 billion nuclear loan
Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a conditional US$4.2 billion loan for Vistra uprates at Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse and Perry.Tesla Austin Robotaxi runs to 11 p.m. as Cybercabs hit 169
Tesla's Austin Robotaxi now runs until 11 p.m. Texas DMV records show 169 Cybercabs authorised, up from 45 when paid rides began on 3 September.SpaceX targets Falcon 9 launch of 21 Northrop SDA satellites
SpaceX scrubbed Monday's Falcon 9 attempt for 21 Northrop SDA satellites and skipped Tuesday. Next try is no earlier than 6:24 p.m. Adelaide on Thursday.xAI's Team Bots enter public beta for Teams and Enterprise
xAI opened Team Bots to public beta for Teams and Enterprise on 28 September. The shared Grok Bots pool files, plugins and skills, but chats stay private.One Nation explained: Pauline Hanson's party since 1997
One Nation is Pauline Hanson's party, founded in 1997. Here's its history, what it says it stands for, how it's polling and the controversies it's faced.Tesla Semi explained: the electric big rig now in production
The Tesla Semi is Tesla's electric big rig. It went into volume production in Nevada on 24 September 2026, almost nine years after it was first shown.SpaceX Starship explained: the biggest rocket ever flown
SpaceX's Starship is the biggest rocket ever flown, and it reached orbit for the first time on 28 September 2026. Here's how it works and what's next.Starlink explained: how SpaceX's satellite internet works
Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet, with more than 11,000 working satellites and 12 million subscribers. Here's how it works and what's coming next.Tesla Cybercab and Robotaxi explained: how the rides work
Tesla's Cybercab has no steering wheel or pedals, and it began taking public riders in Austin in September 2026. Here's how the Robotaxi service works.CISA KEV catalogue explained: the list of bugs under attack
CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue listed 1,731 bugs attackers are already using as of 1 October 2026. Here's how it works and what changed.
