Wednesday 21 October 2026

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  1. Space5 min read

    NASA puts Artemis II Moon flyby data online for anyone

    NASA has released more than 800 GB of Artemis II Moon data, including 11,000 images and 8.5 hours of crew audio from the April flyby.
  2. Australia5 min read

    Adelaide card shops boost security after Pokémon card thefts

    Adelaide trading card shops are adding bollards and fog alarms after Pokémon thefts. Police charged a man over a $20,000 Blair Athol break-in.
  3. Australia6 min read

    Darwin's YiSSA shelter shuts as residents are sent to Batchelor

    Darwin's biggest short-stay shelter, YiSSA, shut on Sunday after the NT government turned down a federal offer. Residents face a move 100km to Batchelor.
  4. United States6 min read

    Florida still has about 200,000 power outages after Isaias

    About 200,000 Florida accounts were still without power late Sunday US time, state regulators said. That's down from 448,298 the morning after Isaias hit.
  5. AI / LLM5 min read

    Shane Mac says Grok Bot posted his bank balances to work Slack

    XMTP Labs CEO Shane Mac says his Grok Bot finance agent posted his personal bank balances in his company's Slack on 1 October. He says it's been fixed.
  6. Australia5 min read

    Sydney auction clearance rate falls to its lowest this year

    Domain's preliminary Sydney clearance rate fell to 46 per cent at the weekend after a fourth rate hike. Vendors are cutting reserves to sell.
  7. Australia4 min read

    Cook government pushes Perth uni merger as all three object

    WA's Cook government wants a business case on merging Curtin, Murdoch and UWA in Perth. Curtin will vigorously oppose it and no cost has been named.
  8. SpaceX6 min read

    Starship Flight 15 pushed to November on FAA planning slide

    An FAA planning slide, not SpaceX, lists Starship Flight 15 no earlier than 8 November. SpaceX hasn't set a date, and Ship 42's engines are out.
  9. Hacking6 min read

    Hijackers got rogue Google certificates via .gh, .sl and .as

    Attackers hijacked the .gh, .sl and .as domain registries and got real security certificates for Google and YouTube names. Chrome has blocked them.
  10. Australia6 min read

    Canberra marks 25 years since Australia went to Afghanistan

    Leaders gathered at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Sunday for the 25th anniversary. Veterans want the war's official histories released.
  11. Australia5 min read

    Teen charged after stolen car hits woman at Flinders Street

    A 16-year-old has been charged after a stolen car allegedly hit a woman outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. He faces a children's court Monday.
  12. Australia3 min read

    Roy Morgan puts One Nation on track for 11 seats in Victoria

    A new Roy Morgan projection has One Nation winning 11 of Victoria’s 88 lower house seats, up from none in 2022. The state votes on 28 November.
  13. Game Reviews5 min read

    Squadron 42 opens Steam wishlists ahead of Q2 2027 release

    Cloud Imperium has put Squadron 42, its Star Citizen single-player game with Mark Hamill and Gary Oldman, on Steam wishlists ahead of a Q2 2027 launch.
  14. Tech6 min read

    Korean banks got an AI hacking warning weeks before breaches

    South Korea's Financial Security Institute showed bank staff an AI agent hack on 17 September. Within two weeks, seven financial firms had been breached.
  15. Australia5 min read

    Hobart council election enters its final fortnight

    Hobart voters are choosing a new lord mayor and nine councillors by post. Rates, bike lanes and the stadium split the field. Votes close 27 October.
  16. Tesla6 min read

    Tesla update lets Wall Connector charge from Powerwall solar

    Tesla's 26.34 update lets the Gen 3 Wall Connector charge your car from spare solar or the cheapest tariff power, guided by your Powerwall.
  17. Breaking16 min read

    Ammonia-powered bulk ship Mineral Europa heads for Australia

    Mineral Europa, billed as the first bulk ship built to burn ammonia, left Qingdao for Fortescue on 9 October. Trackers show it bound for Zhoushan first.
  18. Breaking5 min read

    Houthi strike on Riyadh airport kills 13, Saudis vow response

    A Houthi missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid airport on Saturday has killed 13, including an Indian man who died Sunday. It was hit again Sunday.
  19. Australia6 min read

    Firmus pulls its ASX float as Tasmanian data centres stall

    Firmus Technologies scrapped its ASX float on Friday. Its three Tasmanian AI data centre plans now face delays, appeals and local doubts.
  20. Australia5 min read

    Eliud Kipchoge wins Melbourne Marathon in race record

    Eliud Kipchoge, 41, won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in a race record 2:09:10. Australia's Thomas Do Canto was second at the MCG.

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