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Street Fighter movie reviews: critics split, fans have fun
Street Fighter scores 43% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 on Metacritic, but audiences give it 80%. It opened in Australian cinemas on Thursday.How to invite someone without WhatsApp to a WhatsApp call
WhatsApp's new guest calling lets anyone join a call from a computer browser with no account, up to 32 people. Here's how to set one up safely.RTX Spark laptop tests: AI wins, Apple keeps the CPU crown
First RTX Spark laptop tests show Nvidia's chip leading on local AI and strong on graphics, but behind Apple on CPU. Surface Ultra starts at A$4,399.AAA survey: drivers say they slow for crews, many don't
A 5,887-driver AAA survey found over 90% say they slow or move over for roadside crews. Observed traffic says 36% don't. SA's rule is 25 km/h.VW recalls ID.3, ID.4, ID.7 and Buzz, caps charging at 80%
Volkswagen is recalling several thousand ID.3, ID.4, ID.7, ID. Buzz and Cupra Born EVs in Europe over faulty battery cells, capping charge at 80%.Musk says SpaceXSI is building a Hagglebot for business
Elon Musk says a business Hagglebot could lower company costs by 5% or more. SpaceXSI's own Haggle Bot found more than $100,000 in savings.Reliance answers Musk: Starlink welcome in India
Reliance says it welcomes Starlink and that Jio's own satellite service also awaits clearance. Starlink says it's ready, days before Jio's 21 October IPO.Slovakia approves Tesla FSD Supervised, ninth EU country
Slovakia recognised the Dutch approval of Tesla's FSD (Supervised) on 16 October, the ninth EU country to do so. Tesla says rollout begins soon.BeyondTrust hack: how suspected China spies hid for a month
Suspected Chinese spies got into BeyondTrust's help desk software on 29 August and hid for a month. Here's how they did it, and what to do now.Pope Leo's lung surgery recovery progressing normally
Pope Leo XIV's doctors say his chest X-ray shows good recovery after lung surgery. He's walking, saying Mass and back at work at Gemelli.Gears of War: E-Day patched after DDoS knocked out logins
A DDoS attack knocked Gears of War: E-Day logins offline on 11 October. The Coalition's 14 October patch fixes login and ranked bugs.Meta's Muse Spark Open runs on Apple Mac Studios via MLX
Meta's 816 billion parameter open model runs on two or four M5 Ultra Mac Studios using Apple's MLX. No cloud needed, but the hardware bill is steep.Trump scraps livestream of Nidal Hasan's execution
After criticism from both parties, Trump says Hasan still faces an Army firing squad at Fort Hood on 3 December, but the execution won't be streamed.Unemployment hits 4.7% as 39,300 fewer Australians work
ABS figures show unemployment at 4.7% in September. Employment fell 39,300, participation slipped to 66.8% and underemployment rose to 6.3%.Webb and NOEMA find a stellar bar in early galaxy GN20
GN20 is seen 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang and is mostly gas, so it shouldn't have a bar of stars yet. Webb found one 23,000 light years long.SeaLink sues to get second Kangaroo Island ferry from Batam
SeaLink has gone to the Federal Court to force delivery of the Kangaroo Island ferry Ruwi from Batam, as services stop from 20 to 22 October.Adelaide University offers early retirement to staff over 55
Adelaide University has opened early retirement to staff over 55 with five years' service, as a $90 million international student shortfall bites.China suspected in Beyond Gravity cyberattack, SRF says
SRF says Swiss space firm Beyond Gravity and federal officials privately suspect China. Neither will confirm it, and data appears to have been taken.Musk says SpaceX will cover Grok Bot purchase mistakes
Elon Musk says SpaceX will make you whole if Grok Bot errs on a purchase or leaks a card. Consumer terms still put agent actions on the user.FAA opens review of SpaceX bid for 456 Starship launches
The FAA has begun an environmental review of SpaceX's plan for up to 456 Starship launches a year from Starbase. Public meetings run in November.
