BIZARRE: 8 | Mind Blowing Facts

It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom

OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25

Santander online banking outage leaves customers unable to log on

The high street lender’s website and mobile banking apps have both been affected, but the website service is now back online.

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Matt Brittin: BBC cannot guarantee any programme or channel will exist forever

It comes after the corporation announced plans for savings across the news, nations and content divisions.

Evening Standard · Sep 25

The Volkswagen ID.4 Just Got Up to $12,500 Cheaper in America

The current-generation ID.4 is on its last legs in the U.S., and Volkswagen is doing everything it can to clear dealer lots.

InsideEVs · Sep 25

Google Sends First AI Chips Into Orbit as It Chases Elon Musk's Space Data-Centre Dream

Google plans to launch two prototype satellites with Planet Labs by early 2027 to test whether its AI chips can operate in orbit and support future space-based data centres.

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

Microsoft's Ad-for-Playtime Patent, Explained: How Credits, Breaks and Boss Fights Would Work

Microsoft's patent US 2026/0260258 A1 would trade ad breaks for 15 to 60 minutes of play. Here's what it says, what it doesn't and what's next.

Latin Times · Sep 24

Americans Are Buying Hybrids At A Record Pace. And It's Not Just Toyota Anymore

Hybrids are selling better than ever before in America. And while Toyota is still the main driver of growth, other brands are driving growth, too.

InsideEVs · Sep 24

The AI Surge Is Flooding Academic Journals: What It Means for Peer Review and Who Pays the Price

Journal submissions are surging as AI floods peer review. See what Organization Science and ScholarOne data reveal about the strain on editors.

Latin Times · Sep 24

'It's Not Coming, Trust Me': World Bank Chief Says Big AI Data Centres Will Stay in Rich Grids

AI data-centre electricity use could nearly double by 2030, while the World Bank says frontier-scale infrastructure remains out of reach for most emerging markets

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

This Audi EV Set A Guinness World Record By Driving 831 Miles Without Recharging

An Audi A6 E-Tron just set a new Guinness World Record by driving 831 miles on a single battery charge, much farther than Audi's claimed range figure.

InsideEVs · Sep 24