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No one wanted to fight Australia’s best boxer. Until now
Respected and feared among the boxing fraternity, Jai Opetaia is Australian sport’s best-kept secret. That might be about to change.

Take the Weatherald with you: early forecast suggests Australia have found an opener
On Friday afternoon, it was possible to visualise Jake Weatherald as a proper Test opener. Australia may finally have found one.

Cloudflare Says It Fixed Outage That Slowed Banking Sites, Zoom

Walmart-backed PhonePe winds down its Pincode app in yet another e-commerce step back

Cloudflare restores services after minor dashboard outage

Musk’s X Fined as EU Escalates Free-Speech Clash With US

Nuclear energy poised to rise sharply in Africa’s power mix: Report

Iceland to decide next week about Eurovision after Israel decision

China offers France new panda pair during Macron visit

Ethnic Serb mayors take office in tense northern Kosovo

Kim Cattrall marries fiancé she met on BBC radio show
The actress met Russell Thomas when he was working at the BBC and she was a guest on Radio 4 in 2016.

SUSE Rancher for AWS launches with built-in AI & cost controls
SUSE launches Rancher for AWS with built-in AI assistant and cost controls, streamlining management of Amazon EKS workloads for enterprises.

HP predicts surge in AI-driven cyber threats & cookie theft by 2026
HP warns of rising AI-driven cyber threats by 2026, including increased cookie theft and attacks on device and identity security in organisations.

Faced with a corrupted Windows 11 app? Try this
One of the things that can be really frustrating is if one of your Windows apps won’t open or is corrupted for some reason. If that happens you don’t have to grin and bear it, there are a few steps you can take to resolve the issue. Here’s what to...

Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks
The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.

Perodua launches its new battery-powered QV-E

Trans-Tasman defection: This star NZ sprinter has run 9.96 seconds. He now races for Australia
New Zealand’s fastest man has changed allegiances in a move that could have major ramifications for Australian sprinting.

Whoa! This Ryzen 9 mini PC with 32GB RAM is ludicrously cheap at $430
If you’re going to upgrade your home office this holiday season, you might as well get a powerful mini PC to do the job. The Bosgame P6 mini is now only $430 after its price dipped 19% at Amazon. This thing’s quite powerful and absolutely ready for all the tasks you...

Minisforum AI X1 Pro review: A mini PC with maximum performance
In recent years, Minisforum has developed from an insider tip to a firm name in the mini PC market. The manufacturer has become renowned for its compact systems with high computing power, innovative cooling, and sophisticated designs. With the new AI X1 Pro, Minisforum wants to prove this claim – as...

Portal26 names Rick O'Rourke Chief Revenue Officer to drive AI
Portal26 appoints Rick O'Rourke as Chief Revenue Officer to boost growth and advance its generative AI platform in the enterprise market.

I hope Crucial’s death isn’t a canary in a PC memory coal mine
I did not have “Micron kills its consumer business” on my 2025 bingo card. The company announced the shuttering of its Crucial brand on Wednesday morning in unexpectedly simple, transparent language. The short version: Micron is concentrating on their business customers, where the demand has “surged” for memory and storage—thanks to...

Orgvue unveils Henshaw AI to transform workforce planning
Orgvue launches Henshaw AI to automate workforce planning, cutting months of data work to minutes and aiding firms like Salesforce in redesign efforts.

Boycotts and arguments - can the Eurovision Song Contest survive its biggest crisis?
The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future.

Build your gaming PC on budget: 5 ways to avoid overspending
Building a gaming PC is one of those activities where restraint can be difficult. Naturally, you want to get the best PC that your money can buy. But in the decision-making process it’s easy to overstretch and end up spending way more than you need to. Here I list five...