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Mexico's heartthrob security minister now available as miniature doll, shirtless or dressed as Batman

Noctourism is on the rise in Africa—here are 10 of the best safaris after dark

Turkey says third Iranian ballistic missile intercepted

WHO reports 1,255 fatalities in Iran and 634 in Lebanon so far

Musician Labrinth says he is 'done with this industry' and hits out at Euphoria
The British star composed the music for the first two seasons of HBO's popular teen TV series.

Warriors overpower Raiders to continue winning start
Injuries and line-up shuffles could not deter the home team, who backed up their winning start to the NRL season.

Thousands storm pitch after NRL try record broken
Alex Johnston has created rugby league history – and despite South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett and the NRL’s wishes, thousands of fans stormed the pitch to celebrate.

Zero Networks unveils real-time Network Map 2.0 tool
Zero Networks has launched Network Map 2.0, a real-time 'living map' to visualise hybrid networks and tighten microsegmentation security.

NRL: Warriors v Raiders
Injuries and line-up shuffles could not deter the home team, who backed up their winning start to the NRL season.

Economist warns Iran war could push German inflation to 6%

IDF strikes over 200 regime terror targets across central, western Iran

Fairview selects Workday to modernise HR, finance, supply
Fairview selects Workday to overhaul HR, finance and supply chain in a multi-year move to a single AI-enabled operations platform.

ThoughtSpot unveils Spotter AI agents tailored by sector
ThoughtSpot rolls out Spotter for Industries, AI analytics agents tuned to sector rules to close the “context gap” in enterprise decisions.

Child seriously hurt after being hit by car at McDonald's
The child was taken to the hospital in a serious condition.

Fatal crash involving truck and pedestrian near Pukekohe
Police confirmed the male pedestrian died at the scene.

Canterbury residents warned off consuming shellfish due to 'extremely high' toxin levels
People are being urged not to eat shellfish collected from the sea at Banks Peninsula.

Germany advised to lift fracking ban over Iran energy crisis

Hundreds of flights scrapped in Germany as Lufthansa strike continues

Tower raises USD $6.4m to bring AI data and code to production
Tower raises USD $6.4m to help data teams turn AI-generated code into reliable production pipelines on an Apache Iceberg-based platform.

9 cheap or free ways to make your old PC run faster
There’s a reason that unboxing videos and the phrase “new car smell” are firmly ensconced in the zeitgeist. New stuff is exciting! New stuff is (theoretically) better! New stuff is just plain cool. But new stuff also costs an arm and a leg—at least if you’re talking about a new PC, especially...

Radio 1 DJ Greg James sets off on 630-mile Comic Relief cycle challenge
The Breakfast Show DJ leaves Weymouth on a tandem bike on day one of his 630-mile trip across the UK.

Tenable appoints Dino DiMarino to drive AI security growth
Tenable appoints veteran cybersecurity sales leader Dino DiMarino as chief revenue officer to drive global growth in exposure and AI risk.

Iran's Shahed war is turning into a booming business for the world's small drone manufacturers

Australia taps strategic fuel reserves for first time since 2022

Hurricanes close out third win after early scare against Western Force
Trailing at half-time, the changing room talk seemed to fire up the home side to secure points.

8x8 launches Engage globally to extend customer CX
8x8 rolls out Engage globally, arming frontline and specialist teams with contact centre-grade tools to unify customer experience.

Compare top AI models with this $79 lifetime license
TL;DR: ChatPlayground AI lets you run a single prompt across multiple top AI models and compare the results instantly—now just $79 for lifetime access. Using AI tools can feel a bit like a juggling act. One model might be great for brainstorming, another for writing code, and another for summarizing documents. Before long,...