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Cuba's power grid collapsed on Saturday — the third nationwide blackout this month and second in a week. The country has not received foreign oil for three months following US threats of tariffs against any nation supplying fuel to Cuba.

Andy Weir's blockbuster rests on a quietly radical thesis: that all intelligent civilizations hit the same ceiling, discover the same technologies, and face the same existential threats. Two writers argue about what this means for AI.

The Diego Garcia strike revealed capabilities Tehran denied having. Defence experts say the UK would have to rely on American systems stationed in Eastern Europe to stop an incoming Iranian missile.

The special counsel who documented Russian election interference but stopped short of indicting a sitting president. Trump celebrated his death on social media.

Israel's Iron Dome fails to intercept missiles targeting Dimona and Arad in what the IDF calls a 'new phase' of the conflict. Iran claims it targeted the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center in retaliation for strikes on Natanz.

Ryan Gosling's sci-fi blockbuster is breaking records because it understands something Hollywood forgot: audiences want to watch smart people figure things out.

For the first time in 15 years, more than 90% of house resales in every Australian capital turned a profit. The median Sydney house profit is now $750,000.

Soaring fuel prices from the Strait of Hormuz blockade are driving a spike in EV sales. BYD and GWM report significant increases as Chinese brands now dominate Australia's top 10 sellers.

Sam Altman's company aims to expand from 4,500 staff in one of tech's most aggressive hiring pushes, as rival Anthropic captures a fifth of its business through coding tools.

A practical guide to Australia's top digital marketing and media buying agencies: performance specialists, full-service firms, and programmatic experts from Sydney to Perth.

The definitive guide to Australia's leading SEO agencies. Who delivers results in both traditional search and AI-generated answers, and who is falling behind.

New research quantifies what regulators should have anticipated: chatbots designed to be agreeable are harming people in psychological distress.