Borderline DeskUS holds 2027 refugee ceiling at 17,500, Afrikaners first Borderline DeskUK MPs back narrower Article 8 test as backlog hits 155,798 AmplifiedAnberlin — Never Take Friendship Personal Space DeskJapan's MMX set to launch for Mars moon Phobos on Tuesday AustraliaPauline Hanson warns France-style riots will hit Australia AmplifiedEmery — The Question Christian DeskPope Leo thanks faithful at first Angelus after surgery Game ReviewsPower To The Players Act aims to let gamers own their games AmplifiedDemon Hunter — Summer of Darkness Tech DeskDisney hires most of Character.AI's staff in bankruptcy deal How-to DeskHow to stop your Suncorp loan repayment jumping at ANZ AmplifiedNorma Jean — Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child United StatesTrump approval hits record low 33% in ABC, Post, Ipsos poll AustraliaGreenpeace activists held after Woodside platform protest Coming SoonStranger Than Heaven trailer starts Act 1 in 1915 Kokura AustraliaNorth Adelaide Golf Course $55,000 contracts under fire AustraliaTwo teens arrested after Glenelg Moseley Square fight Hacking DeskOpenCode breach exposes saved AI keys for 1.4% of users The WireCFB Wainwright fire kills 4 Canadian soldiers in Alberta AI DeskGrok Bot can phone restaurants to book tables, Musk says

Borderline DeskUS holds 2027 refugee ceiling at 17,500, Afrikaners first Borderline DeskUK MPs back narrower Article 8 test as backlog hits 155,798 AmplifiedAnberlin — Never Take Friendship Personal Space DeskJapan's MMX set to launch for Mars moon Phobos on Tuesday AustraliaPauline Hanson warns France-style riots will hit Australia AmplifiedEmery — The Question Christian DeskPope Leo thanks faithful at first Angelus after surgery Game ReviewsPower To The Players Act aims to let gamers own their games AmplifiedDemon Hunter — Summer of Darkness Tech DeskDisney hires most of Character.AI's staff in bankruptcy deal How-to DeskHow to stop your Suncorp loan repayment jumping at ANZ AmplifiedNorma Jean — Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child United StatesTrump approval hits record low 33% in ABC, Post, Ipsos poll AustraliaGreenpeace activists held after Woodside platform protest Coming SoonStranger Than Heaven trailer starts Act 1 in 1915 Kokura AustraliaNorth Adelaide Golf Course $55,000 contracts under fire AustraliaTwo teens arrested after Glenelg Moseley Square fight Hacking DeskOpenCode breach exposes saved AI keys for 1.4% of users The WireCFB Wainwright fire kills 4 Canadian soldiers in Alberta AI DeskGrok Bot can phone restaurants to book tables, Musk says

Friday 23 October 2026

Video Desk

The tape

Official video, filed with the story it belongs to.

AI / LLM

Crusoe Hit Thirty Billion

Crusoe has raised more than US$3 billion. The round values it at about US$30 billion, and Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI are among its customers.

Nico Park

Space

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum reaches orbit from Andøya

Isar Aerospace's second Spectrum flight reached orbit from Norway with customer payloads, Europe's first commercial orbital success from the mainland.

Liora Hale

Tesla

Megapack 3 Rolled in Texas

Tesla's Brookshire Megafactory in Texas started Megapack 3 production on 6 August, designed for 50 GWh a year, with deliveries aimed at late 2026.

The Host

Upcoming

Apple's first foldable iPhone may arrive on 9 September

Apple's 9 September event may bring its first foldable iPhone next to the iPhone 18 Pro. Rumours say a 7.8-inch inner screen and a price over US$2,000.

Suki Marr

Upcoming

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is dated for 17 September

Nintendo dated Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Switch 2 on Thursday, 17 September 2026. Four heroes fight in the Heroic Games, and pre-orders are open.

Suki Marr

Reviews

Fall 2: Deadpoint opens to mixed reviews

Lionsgate's survival sequel Fall 2: Deadpoint opened on 2 September, starring Harriet Slater. Reviews are mixed, and Variety called it mostly successful.

Pixie Lane

Video

Where to watch NASA's spacewalk 99 with Meir and Adenot

NASA streamed Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot's US spacewalk 99 on 1 September, with cameras on Harmony's retroreflector and the truss.

Wren Solace

Reviews

Review: Wingard's Onslaught is a lean A24 siege thriller

Adam Wingard's A24 film Onslaught opened in US cinemas on Friday, 4 September, with Adria Arjona as Celeste. The Globe and Mail made it a Critic's Pick.

Pixie Lane