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.

Computing

NVIDIA's RTX Spark Windows PCs are due from October

NVIDIA's RTX Spark Windows PCs arrive from October with the N1X chip, in 20-core and 18-core versions. There are no prices yet.

Quin Halberg

Upcoming

Cregger's Resident Evil tracks for a US$35 million opening

Cregger's Resident Evil is tracking for a US$35 million US opening on 18 September, Deadline says. Strong early sales could push it toward US$50 million.

Suki Marr

Reviews

Ink opened Venice with a red-top roar

Danny Boyle's Ink, about Rupert Murdoch and editor Larry Lamb, opened the 83rd Venice Film Festival on 2 September. It hits US theatres on 11 December.

Pixie Lane

Upcoming

Adam Wingard's A24 siege film Onslaught opens on Friday

Adam Wingard's A24 siege film Onslaught opens in US cinemas on Friday, 4 September 2026. Adria Arjona stars, and it's a quiet sequel to The Guest.

Suki Marr

Reviews

The Dog Stars keeps a runway

Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, from Peter Heller's novel, is in theatres. Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin star in 118 minutes of grief with pockets of hope.

Pixie Lane

Game Reviews

Pre-orders are open for Grand Theft Auto VI

Rockstar dated Grand Theft Auto VI for 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Standard is US$79.99 and Ultimate US$99.99. There's no PC date yet.

Wren Solace

Tech

Poco's F9 Ultra and F9 Pro get 200MP main cameras

Poco's F9 Ultra and F9 Pro both have a 200MP main camera with optical stabilisation. The Ultra adds a 5x periscope zoom and an 8,050 mAh battery.

Arden Lux

AI / LLM

Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1

Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 on 1 September. Artificial Analysis puts Fable 5.1 at 66 on its Intelligence Index, ahead of Opus 5.

Nico Park