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Tomorrowland to hold its first-ever Asia festival in Thailand
Founded 20 years ago, Tomorrowland has grown into one of the most iconic celebrations of electronic music.

Ruthless Smith shuts the door on England, and retirement
Steve Smith had plenty of reasons to want to shut the door on England at the SCG. A 3-2 Ashes series result would be a travesty to rank with some of the wild claims made about this team.

Joint outgunned in United Cup clash
Barbora Krejcikova closes out her United Cup match against Australian teenager Maya Joint.

Best since Bradman: Smith’s Ashes milestone as Australia batter England
England are staring down the barrel of a 4-1 series defeat after centuries to Steve Smith and Travis Head put the hosts firmly in control on day three of the fifth Test.

Mensik stuns crowd with epic shot
Jakub Mensik sends the Sydney crowd into raptures with an epic tweener shot against Alex de Minaur.

Lego releases the smart brick but how does it work?
Tom Donaldson, head of Lego’s Creative Play Lab, unveils the smart brick at a news conference ahead of the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

Gaza children risk snipers to attend tent schools

Central African Republic president wins third term by landslide

Nvidia unveils 'reasoning' AI technology for self-driving cars
The chip giant is partnering with Mercedes-Benz to launch a driverless car powered by its 'Alpamayo' tech.

Perforce CTO forecasts rise of context & agentic AI
Perforce CTO Rod Cope predicts context and agentic AI will transform coding, jobs and security as ambient systems quietly permeate daily life.

Radar tech used for second time this week in search for missing tramper
Connor Purvis has not been seen since he set off to climb Mt Huxley last week.

'Always exciting' - Bumper season for kakapo breeding
The first kakapo breeding season in four years could be the biggest in decades, the Department of Conservation (DOC) says.

Captains cranky: Smith and Stokes maintain rage as hosts assume control
As everyone around them flagged and failed, Steve Smith and Ben Stokes formed two poles, drawing the onfield energy towards themselves.

How injuries have cruelled Kyrgios: Australian star on losing that invincible feeling
Nick Kyrgios has revealed after exiting the Brisbane International that the knee and wrist surgeries which derailed his career also robbed him of the invincible feeling he felt during his career-best 2022 season.

Demon breaks Mensik in opening set
Alex de Minaur takes an early advantage in his United Cup match against Jakub Mensik.

Demon downs rising star in straight sets
Alex de Minaur finishes off Jakub Mensik in straight sets at the United Cup.

The story of Epiphany: tradition, religious festivals and secular rites

Study: Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, Driven by Streaming and Social

Incode unveils Deepsight AI defence to combat deepfakes
Incode launches Deepsight AI, a three-layer defence to spot and block deepfakes in real time for banks, tech platforms and governments.

AI speeds software delivery but widens control gap
AI is accelerating software delivery but fuelling risky releases, burnout and customer disruption, exposing a widening “AI control gap”.

Learn programming with Microsoft’s best IDE and training on sale for $40 (MSRP $1,999)
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