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- June 13, 2026
While officials say talks with Iran are progressing behind closed doors, publicly, it looks like a stalemate with a ticking clock.
READ MOREApple’s incoming CEO introduced himself to Wall Street on Thursday, in a brief earnings-call debut in which John Ternus emphasized his commitment to continuity at the $4 trillion company. Ternus, who will officially replace CEO Tim Cook in September, promised to continue the “deep thoughtfulness, deliberateness and discipline” in financial decision making that has marked
READ MORE“While some improvements in access and aid delivery have been observed in recent weeks, unpredictable access, limited operational crossings, and restrictions on critical humanitarian items termed as ‘dual use’ by Israel continue to constrain UN response,” UN Assistant Secretary General Khaled Khiari told the Security Council.
READ MOREIf you’ve followed my recent stories here on techAU, whether it’s the PAX Aus floor highlights or late-night Tetris showdowns—you know I’m obsessed with the moment a “cool gadget” becomes a “daily driver.” After watching the Google Cloud Next ‘26 keynote and in particular the developer session, it’s clear we’ve hit that moment with AI.
READ MOREWorcestershire head coach Alan Richardson says there is “a lot more to come” from all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel following the South African’s solid start to his time at New Road. After the 27-year-old’s move to the Pears was put in doubt following a delay over the granting of his No Objection Certificate (NOC), he took 3-51
READ MOREWhen a trailer popped up at last year’s Summer Game Fest for 007: First Light, fans breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that studio IO Interactive was behind it. Gamers thought that IOI’s beloved Hitman infiltration and assassination games would provide good groundwork for a game about the world’s most famous spy. And
READ MOREBrendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, has not directly weighed in on the backlash over the agency’s move to force Disney’s ABC to reapply for spectrum licenses on an accelerated schedule — a move that comes as President Trump has called for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired over a joke the late-night host
READ MOREWinter 2026 roared to an end in southern Alaska as parts of the coast saw below-normal temperatures and bouts of moderate to heavy snow. Viewed from above, the region’s atmospheric instability was apparent in the striking display of cloud formations just offshore. A NASA satellite captured this image of the clouds on March 19, 2026,
READ MOREThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Renee O’Drobinak, director of marketing and communications at PMKConsult, a construction and project management consulting firm based in Dubai. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’ve been in Dubai for about a month, and my husband and I are really
READ MOREM (100 minutes) Whether Warwick Thornton’s Wolfram qualifies as a Western depends on what you think a Western is. There’s no lack of heat and dust, even more than there was in Thornton’s 2017 Sweet Country, likewise set north of Alice Springs around 1930 (and scripted by the same team, David Tranter and Steven McGregor).
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