Fortnite new season brings huge changes

The new season of Fortnite is finally here and has brought some huge changes to keep players on their toes and gameplay feeling fresh.

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Horror as redback devours brown snake

A Victorian woman took a series of horrifying pictures on Wednesday that makes it very easy to understand why many tourists are terrified of Australian wildlife.

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Momo Challenge: What you need to know

Are children watching Peppa Pig at risk of self harm?

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Fortnite Season 8 – Cinematic Trailer

Season 8 of the hugely popular Battle Royale game has brought some new features to the map and gameplay, which are sure to get fans excited.

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Tesla reveals cheapest Model 3

Tesla’s long promised “Standard” Model 3 is finally entering production.

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Chris Griffith talks new tech gadgets

The Australian's Chris Griffith joins Ticky Fullerton to discuss new gadgets showcased at Mobile World Congress. Video: Your Money

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Why Brock called me ‘Miss Daisy’

If you pull up at the lights next to former V8 Supercar driver and commentator Neil Crompton, don’t expect a drag race. The man who spent years driving on the limit has no interest in traffic light grand prix.

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Warship standoff stuns world

They’re partners in the NATO alliance. For the moment, at least, they’re European Union partners. But a clash between a Spanish warship and a British patrol boat in waters around Gibraltar has highlighted a centuries-old dispute that appears set to flare amid Brexit uncertainty.

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Horror summer just won’t end

A bout of “extreme heat” is nearing its peak across Australia’s southeast with Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart forecast to reach at least 35C today.

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HSV’s manic new Camaro supercar

Meet the most powerful muscle car sold in Australia.

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New work-and-play ute muscles in

Australia’s obsession with work utes shows no signs of abating. Last year, Toyota’s HiLux and Ford’s Ranger were the No. 1 and 2 top selling vehicles in the country. In December there were no fewer than four utes in the top 10.

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Netflix dumps controversial doco

A controversial Netflix documentary that’s caused a serious stir in the medical community has been quietly removed from the streaming service.

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Can you pass this simple eye test?

There is an easy way to figure out just how good your eyesight is using a simple test designed to assess how well you perceive different colours.

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Tested: New Porsche Macan

Porsche brings sports car dynamics to the SUV segment with new mid-sizer.

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Tested: Porsche’s sports car on stilts

Tearing out of a corner with four fat Michelins digging into the tarmac, it’s easy to see why Porsche insists the Macan is “the sports car in its segment”.

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New app to help drivers avoid fines

Wouldn’t it be nice never having to worry about getting a parking fine again?

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Dive the Great Barrier Reef with Sir David

Dive into the Great Barrier Reef with Sir David Attenborough as your guide, journey beneath the waves in a Triton submersible and experience the natural wonderland with its vibrant corals, darting fish, and reef sharks.

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Best iPhone pics from around the world

Apple has revealed the winners of its Shot on iPhone challenge, where gadget fans were tasked with taking amazing smartphone snaps.

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Benz reveals overhauled best-seller

Mercedes-Benz’s updated family SUV is going big on safety.

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New Pokemon game set for release

A new Pokemon adventure is set to be the new gaming obsession, with Nintendo confirming Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield to hit shelves in late 2019.

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Meet Volvo’s Australia-bound Tesla rival

Volvo’s dedicated electric car arm has unveiled a four-door sedan to rival the coming Tesla Model 3.

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World’s coolest electric car revealed

Honda’s new electric car oozes retro charm.

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Chilling warning of nuclear war

Australia has urged Pakistan and India to avoid further military action as the conflict in Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed neighbours heats up.

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The phone dividing the internet

It’s a familiar name, but it’s certainly not a familiar look.

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‘Scarily hot’: Brits struggle with 21C heatwave

It’s reached a balmy 21C in London — and somewhat predictably Brits are collectively losing it.

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Plan hatched to ‘end war on cycling’

Labor has developed a plan that it claims will “end the war on cycling” in NSW, which includes allocating $412 million to improve cycling infrastructure.

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Everything new to streaming next month

Get your diary out and mark down the dates of all the goodies coming to streaming services this month.

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Indian aircraft down in conflict zone

An Indian aircraft has crashed in disputed Kashmir one day after a massive air strike swept across the border with Pakistan to strike insurgents.

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You’re going to lose hours of your time to this

Social games like Pokemon Go are set to get a boost from 5G connectivity and innovations in cloud computing that promise to take mobile gaming to new heights.

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‘Extreme heatwave emergency’ warning

Forecasters are warning that heat records could tumble over the next five days as a severe heatwave intensifies across southern Australia stretching from Adelaide to Hobart via Melbourne.

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Porsche’s shock move for new SUV

Porsche’s green machines are multiplying. It’s electrifying.

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Huge iceberg about to break off

Scientists have warned a massive iceberg will soon calve — or break off — from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf and they’re increasingly concerned about the “uncertain future” it creates for future research opportunities there.

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Pakistan scrambles jets in India clash

Pakistan has said it will respond “at the time and place of its choosing” after its nuclear-arms neighbour India launched a pre-dawn air strike, which they say was targeting militants.

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U.S. vs. Huawei: Competing Messages at Mobile World Congress

A U.S. delegation at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week is trying to dissuade European telecommunication firms from investing in Huawei’s 5G cellular technology, saying it could be "potentially compromised by the Chinese government.” Huawei, meanwhile, is on its own campaign to put those concerns at rest.

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Vital detail missing from new game

Ask any person which superhero they’d most like to be and there’s a good chance they’ll say Iron Man, because he’s an awesome character.

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One thing Aussie drivers suck at

A road rule, which in theory seems like it should be easy to follow, is infuriating drivers, with many Australians seemingly unable to get the hang of it.

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‘Dumb’ phone that’s already sold out

As smartphone brands try and outdo each other with the craziest new designs and cutting edge technology, to keep us glued to our phones, a Swiss company called Punkt is taking a decidedly different tack.

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‘Take it down’: Bitter fight over map

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has told an animal rights group to pull down its controversial map of Australian farms “before someone is killed”.

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China’s edited babies get IQ boost

The science world went into shock late last year when it was announced two baby girls had been born in China — after their DNA had been ‘edited’.

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Russia announces US nuke targets

Days after President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin wouldn’t back away from a second “Cuban Missile”-style crisis, Russian state TV listed US facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike — including the Pentagon and the presidential retreat at Camp David, according to the New York Post.

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‘Groundbreaking’ project gets $1.4B go-ahead

A massive expansion of the Snowy Hydro scheme has been officially approved in a bid to force energy prices down and make power more reliable.

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Snake flies to Scotland inside shoe

A sneaky snake hitched a ride from Australia to Scotland in a tourist’s suitcase.

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Black box recorders coming to cars

‘Big Brother’ surveillance of driver behaviour could be mandatory for all new cars sold in Europe.

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True cost of 5G mobile access

After years of hype that 5G will change our lives by connecting everything to a super-fast and super-responsive network, the reality of 5G is nearly upon us.

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‘Oppressive’ end to summer on the way

We’re in the last week of summer and the season is set to go out on a high with scorching severe heatwave conditions for the south and “oppressive humidity” in the north.

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New tech could to stop traffic jams

Automatic vehicles from 2030 could slash big city traffic jams and remove the need for massive parking stations.

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‘Ridiculous’ $112 fine over obscure rule

A man was left furious after he parked at a service station to get a pie only to return to his car and receive a very strange ticket.

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China’s secret island plans

Beijing wants to be an international super power. To achieve this, it needs to carve out a vast swath of economic and military influence. And it has a plan.

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$5000 device will change your reality

In the future, 3D digital objects will blend seamlessly with the physical and Microsoft has taken another step towards getting us there.

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Amazon dead whale baffles scientists

Mystery swirls around how a humpback whale wound up dead in the Amazon jungle miles from its natural habitat.

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Elon Musk makes new wild claims

Tesla boss Elon Musk says “full self-driving” cars will hit the road this year, with drivers able to sleep in their vehicles in 2020.

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What it’s like living with an eletric car

We’ve had Hyundai’s Ioniq in the garage for a couple of months and it has passed the city commute test with flying colours. It’s comfortable, quiet, suitably hi-tech and easy to recharge.

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Huawei unveils showstopping gadget

This year is shaping up to be the year of the foldable phone.

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Secret visit before mysterious death

Douglas Buck was only two years old when his father, a Cold War computing pioneer by the name of Dr Dudley Buck, suddenly died at the age of 32.

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Oppo’s insane new camera tech

Rising Chinese smartphone giant Oppo has developed smartphone camera with a massive 10-times optical zoom.

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Huge problem with Tesla Model 3

Tesla has experienced another embarrassing setback.

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The lugging ute from left field

Does it make sense that many one-tonner buyers are willing to spend up to $80,000 for a vehicle that, in the automotive ecosystem, is still the technological equivalent of a very dumb animal? Of course not.

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Kia hatch is getting warmer

Rafael Nadal was growling during the Australian Open, not just when Novak Djokovic schooled him in the final — he was rendering the Kia Cerato GT’s turbo engine note in commercials.

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Early peek at big new game

While it isn’t Dark Souls, developer FromSoftware looks to have nailed it yet again, with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

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Haunting Chernobyl photos 33 years on

Eerie photographs taken recently show how nature is reclaiming an abandoned town 33 years after the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.

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Cyclone Oma: ‘Double the size of Debbie’

Cyclone Oma is set to reintensify to a Category 2 system with experts warning it’s already “double the size of Debbie” — one of the most dangerous cyclones to ever form in Australia.

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Acquired taste: Luxury cars you should buy

Shopping for a prestige car is like wandering through the cosmetics section of a department store, where individual scents struggle to cut through and the senses become clouded. Such is the choice at the top end of the car market — many worthy cars are simply lost in the crowd and deserve to be more popular than they are. Start with advertised deals and, we reckon, you might sniff out a bargain on just about all of these.

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Is the Jaguar I-Pace better than a Tesla?

With drivers taking more interest in electric cars, have you done a comparison between the Jaguar I-Pace and a Tesla? I believe the Jag may have the edge but wondered about battery life, cost to replace, distance travelled on a charge and length of time to recharge?

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Huge earthquake strikes Ecuador

A deep magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck the Peru-Ecuador border region, causing tremors that the Ecuadorean president said were felt around the country.

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They seemed like good ideas

Innovation can equal aggravation. Just because a car maker has added some hi-tech feature to the latest model doesn’t guarantee it’s a good idea. Even very senior auto industry executives know it …

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NASA pic shows insane flood impact

There is a quote attributed to influential American academic, author and educator Lewis Thomas that perfectly captures the awe-inspiring beauty of Earth and its place in the Universe.

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Gems that car buyers overlook

There’s usually a good reason or, in some cases, several for a new model failing to fire in the showroom. It can be as simple as the fact that it’s — let’s not mince words — a dog, though these are pretty rare nowadays.

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Private mission to measure lunar field

A rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday afternoon AEST carrying Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft, which aims to make history twice: as the first private-sector landing on the Moon, and the first from the Jewish state.

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New plan for famously abandoned shark

A great white shark left behind in an abandoned wildlife park in Victoria has finally found a new home.

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New Mazda3 goes upmarket

Mazda is taking a gamble with its best-selling car, raising the get-in price by $4500.

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Premium push for new Mazda3

Cheaper models dropped as Mazda goes upmarket with fourth-generation hatch.

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Cyclone Oma set to smash east coast

Ferocious winds and gigantic waves expected to smash southeast Queensland and far northern New South Wales this weekend as Tropical Cyclone Oma heads towards Australia’s east coast.

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Holden’s the SUV company now

Passenger cars are still part of the picture but Holden is highlighting its range of SUVs and work utes as it belatedly joins the shift towards high-riding vehicles.

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‘There may be hope’: Shock discovery

A living member of a species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island off Fernandina.

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Confronting scene on Aussie roof

A New South Wales woman was confronted with a very disturbing display of nature playing out on top of her roof.

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How parents can spy on young drivers

The world is dark and full of terrors. But this car maker wants to remove the stress and worry out of these situation.

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Awkward photo is bad news for Apple

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Is Putin’s terrifying new weapon fake?

Russia has released footage of its new ‘apocalypse torpedo’ — a nuclear powered submarine drone designed to unleash radioactive tsunamis against the world’s coastal cities.

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Toyota hit by cyber attack

Toyota Australia staff have been told to switch off their computers after the country’s number one car brand was hit by a cyber attack.

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Rival gadget takes aim at Apple

Samsung has announced a raft of new smartphone and wearable products, including the first generation of its wireless earbuds under the Galaxy name.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold demonstrated

Samsung shows how to use its new foldable Galaxy Fold smartphone.

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Galaxy S10: A Guide to All Four New Samsung Phones

Samsung has four new phones in its premium line—the Galaxy S10e, S10, S10+ and S10 5G. WSJ’s Joanna Stern explains how they differ in size, cameras, price and network connectivity.

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Car that will drive other motorists mad

Audi has developed a technology so you see nothing but green lights.

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Samsung Unpacked – New foldable phone revealed

Samsung has unveiled five new flagship smartphones, including the reveal of a new foldable phone called the Galaxy Fold.

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Samsung launches flexible Galaxy Fold

One smartphone that folds in two, another that delivers next-generation internet speeds, and three handsets with up to five cameras each and invisible fingerprint scanners were unveiled this morning, with promises they would “change the smartphone as we know it”.

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Why you may cheat on the Galaxy S10

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 smartphones have so much going for them.

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Samsung unveils its foldable phone

Samsung is set to reveal its latest gadget technology with the highly anticipated unveiling of its new Galaxy S10 and S10+ smartphone devices this morning.

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Cyclone Oma could strike anywhere

Cyclone Oma may have weakened in intensity, but it could still cause havoc for Queenslanders - and no one can be sure where it will strike.

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Boy born ‘without brain’ defies odds

If doctors told you to terminate your pregnancy not once but five times, you might take them at their word.

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Strange trend in Australian virus threat

New mapping tools are being developed by researchers at Australia’s top science institute, the CSIRO, to help get the jump on fast-spreading infectious diseases.

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Man’s sickening, random attack on dog

WARNING: Distressing content

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Would you pay for this latest food trend?

It’s pesticide-free, tastes great and can be grown using 95 per cent less water than conventional farming but will Australians be willing to pay more for food grown indoors?

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Reason people still text and drive

New detection cameras being trialled on two busy Sydney roads have proven successful, catching more than 20,000 drivers on their phones.

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Artificial intelligence

Chris Griffith joins James Daggar-Nickson on Skype to discuss gadgets with AI.

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice gameplay footage

Gameplay footage of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice by Activsion and From Software

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Bored pilot’s cheeky message in sky

It can get boring on test flights. Hours spent quietly winging it from point A to point B with no other purpose than testing out a new engine.

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Whale selfie stick

Whale selfie stick provides up-close encounter. Courtesy: Dr Regina Eisert

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‘Like a cat’: Incredible whale encounter

A scientist has used a “whalfie stick” – that’s a whale selfie stick – to capture incredible footage of killer whales roaming at the edges of Antarctica’s sea ice.

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Inside the world’s largest indoor vertical farm

Take a look inside the AeroFarms indoor vertical farm in the US city of Newark. Source: AeroFarms.

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The car you can drive without a licence

Citroen is giving those without a licence a chance to drive.

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NBN faces big problem

A friend of mine recently took the plunge and bought an apartment in Sydney.

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Yellowstone’s getting restless

Something odd is going on in Yellowstone National Park. Geysers that would once erupt every half century are now spouting steam every week.

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‘What is this?’: Shock galaxy discovery

The known Universe just got a lot bigger.

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Best supermoon pics from around the world

Stargazers and amateur photographers enjoyed the sight of the biggest and brightest supermoon event of the year last night.

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Traffic jams: why you’re the problem

Australia’s driverless future will start with limited segments of regional dual-carriageway roads years before autonomous vehicles become a common sight on city streets.

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Several people buried after avalanche

An avalanche at a ski station in the Swiss Alps has buried several people, local police said.

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The Secret to Why a Tesla Costs So Much (Hint: Batteries)

One of the biggest things preventing Elon Musk from releasing a mass market electric vehicle comes down to the vehicle's blessing and curse: its lithium-ion battery. We break down the science and the cost.

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New Aussie twist to popular game

Australia’s elite military operatives are joining the line-up in popular multiplayer shooter Rainbow Six: Siege.

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World going crazy for Aussie invention

When two Aussie surfers made the decision to quit their jobs and tackle one of the biggest environmental problems facing the modern world, they never dreamt they would be in the position they are today.

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Warnings over ‘destructive’ cyclone

Cyclone Oma is powering up and could make landfall this weekend, forecasters have warned.

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All eyes on Samsung’s new gadgets

Samsung is about to reveal its latest gadget technology with the highly anticipated unveiling of its new Galaxy S10 and S10+ smartphone devices.

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How little clues expose cheaters

Your smart TV or AI-powered speaker can spot when someone is having an affair.

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Photographer’s insanely close encounter

Shocking pictures have captured the moment a huge Great White shark came within inches of a photographer’s hand as he tried to get the best shot.

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Reborn classic Mini’s shocking changes

One of the world’s most recognisable cars is back … sort of.

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Emoji number plates are coming

It’s official, the millennials are taking over.

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Ford reveals VW Golf GTI fighter

Ford is serious about snatching the VW Golf GTI’s place as the default choice for hot hatch customers, giving people plenty of reasons to choose its new Focus ST hot hatch.

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World panics over Aussie cyber attack

A cyber attack on Parliament ahead of the federal election has sent shockwaves reverberating around the world, with the United States particularly concerned by the intrusion.

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Why Your Apps Can Find You, But 911 Can’t

Smartphone apps can usually find users quickly and effortlessly, but 911 is often less accurate at finding callers from their cell phones. WSJ's Spencer Macnaughton explains the limitations of current call centers, and how tech companies have set out to make 911 services more precise. Photo composite: Heather Seidel/The Wall Street Journal

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True impact of sudden magnetic flip

The magnetic North Pole wandered a bit over time, but it followed a fairly predictable path around a relatively small tract of territory among Canada’s Arctic islands.

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Unknown Aussie stars fighting for millions

Australia continues to assert itself on the world stage in the competitive e-sports field, with a team of locals taking a shot at a $US2m prize pool at the world championships for popular shooter game Rainbow Six Siege in Montreal.

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Biggest supermoon of the year is here

Stargazers will get a close-up look at Earth’s natural satellite this week thanks to the brightest supermoon event of the year.

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How Lucky Lotteries works

This is how Australians can play Lucky Lotteries and be in the running to win millions of dollars.

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Machine too dangerous for the world

A group of scientists backed by Elon Musk have designed a predictive text machine that is so eerily good its creators are worried about releasing it to the world.

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Putin’s terrifying move in Europe

The dominoes are once again beginning to fall in Europe. Crimea. Ukraine. Georgia. And it’s all because Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t believe in nation states. Except, perhaps, his own.

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Amazon’s plan to take on Tesla

The electric car market is about to get another major player.

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Fossilised ancient spiders found with glow eyes

Ancient killer spiders have been found fossilised in South Korea with their eyes still glowing.

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Tested: Value-packed tough SUV

Value

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Cyclone Oma heads towards Qld

Queensland is already feeling the effects of a cyclone bearing down northeast of Australia, with high tides, enhancing swells and dangerous surf conditions along the southeast coast.

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Mr Conspiracy’s mind-bending beliefs

Master of conspiracies David Icke isn’t interested in stories. He only wants to know the truth. He believes he has found it. And he wants you to see it too.

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Tested: Jaguar’s new Tesla fighter

1. You’ll need a plan

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Potentially deadly airbags still on the road

Bagging issues

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Trolls behind measles outbreak

The same Russian social media trolls accused of meddling in the 2016 US election may be to blame for the deadly measles outbreak across Europe last year, according to a new report.

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Why this car is a cult classic

In the road-testing business, it’s always instructive to go back to the benchmark car in each class once in a while, take it for a drive and see if it’s still the pick of the bunch.

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Life-saving tech to be compulsory in new cars

Life-saving pedestrian detection and automatic braking technology could become mandatory in all new cars and utes sold in Australia.

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Dress sparks wedding etiquette debate

Let’s face it — as much as we all love a good wedding, deciding what on earth to wear can be a total headache.

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How man fought mountain lion and won

The man who survived a mountain lion attack while out for a run in Colorado recalled thinking “this would be a crappy way to die” during his fight for survival.

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The $8.5b plan that backfired

About $8.5 billion has been pumped into saving the Murray-Darling Basin from environmental disaster, but this staggering amount of money seems to have had no effect.

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Strange ways people use this car feature

If you ever see someone arriving to work in Lycra, even if they have a bicycle in tow, here’s a reason to be still be suspicious.

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Drastic action on deadly airbags

The NSW Government will block motorists from registering thousands of cars equipped with deadly Takata Airbags.

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Tested: Australia’s newest electric SUV

Jaguar throws down the gauntlet to Tesla with the new I-Pace.

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What you need to know before buying a dash cam

Dash cam use is on the rise and here's exactly what you should look for when buying one.

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Apple’s bold plan for reinvention

Is it Hollywood time for Apple?

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Tested: Mercedes’ manic muscle car

Mercedes-AMG has added another dimension to its brutish C63 S performance sedan.

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Hidden devastation from record floods

After going from drought to floods in one season, farmers are beginning to see the destruction left behind in Queensland as water recedes.

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NASA in headlong rush for the Moon

“Our wish is to fly this year,” NASA official Thomas Zurbuchen said at the surprise announcement of a new Moon mission overnight. “We want to incentivise speed … We want to start taking shots on goal.”

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Controversial snooping powers extended

Controversial encryption-busting powers rushed through parliament late last year will be extended to federal and state corruption watchdogs.

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Sneak peek: Singapore Qantas First Lounge

Qantas designers David Caon and Akin Atelier use virtual reality tech to showcase a new first class lounge in Singapore.

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Massive new car deals available

We may be two months into the new year but slow sales at the end of last year mean that dealerships are still stuck with stocks of 2018-plated vehicles. That’s bad news for them and good news for prospective buyers, with deals on everything from city cars to family SUVs. The looming end of the Japanese financial year in March is another incentive for dealers to move vehicles and meet annual sales targets.

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Confusing road rule sparks wild debate

Australian drivers have been posed a road rules question so tricky people are still disagreeing with each other even after being told the answer.

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Amazon’s crushing $3bn blow to NYC

Amazon will not build a new headquarters in New York City, a stunning reversal to an ambitious plan that would have brought an estimated 25,000 jobs to the city.

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Tiny town caught between superpowers

With the Russian border little more than an hour away, the desolate grey sky burst open with an explosion of fire and a plume of smoke. If the scene evoked the Cold War, it was intentional.

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Man brags after paying to shoot goat

A Texan trophy hunter paid $153,000 to slaughter a rare Himalayan mountain goat — as part of an anti-poaching scheme.

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Optus customers warned of email scam

Optus customers are being warned to lookout for malicious emails, seemingly from the telco provider.

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Car crash scam targets vulnerable Aussies

Being involved in a car crash, whether it’s a minor prang or something more serious, is never a situation someone wants to find themselves in.

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Early game of the year contender

The Metro games have gained quite a following since the first one, Metro 2033, was released in 2010.

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Secret to why so many sperms fail

When it comes to making babies, it’s all about a need for speed.

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‘Abhorrent’ tracking of women

A smartphone app used in the strict Islamic country of Saudi Arabia that allows men to track women has been labelled “abhorrent” and put Apple and Google in a tough spot.

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Lane Keeping Bed

The new bed by Ford designed to keep bed hoggers on their own side.

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BMW reveals fire-breathing SUVs

BMW has unveiled its latest family express.

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60km-wide ‘mega river’ suddenly appears

It’s a river unlike any in Australia — and a fortnight ago it barely existed.

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Tested: The practical semi-supercar

Effectiveness overwhelms exhilaration in the Audi RS5 Sportback. The level of grip afforded by the sticky Continental rubber and all-wheel drive is spectacular and the shove from the twin-turbo V6 is always just a throttle-prod away yet you feel somewhat removed from the experience.

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Sarah Sanders mercilessly ridiculed

US President Donald Trump’s aide Sarah Sanders has been ridiculed for suggesting a border wall would have stopped Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman from importing drugs.

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NASA says Mars rover is dead

NASA has declared its Mars rover Opportunity dead after 15 years on the red planet.

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How the internet could kill us all

What if the world-wide-web suddenly went dark? No Netflix? No YouTube? No Facebook? While this may sound like bliss for some, the full extent of our reliance on internet would quickly become evident. And it would be catastrophic.

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Facebook’s creepy gender glitch

A strange Facebook search glitch has some critics branding the platform “abusive”.

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Social robots

Peter Corke, director of The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, discusses the future of social robots at the centre's summer camp at Kioloa, NSW.

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Billionaire’s slap down of Democrat star

It’s a word that politicians use to drum up fear of their opponents in this country but the word “tax” is on everybody’s lips — and it’s getting sexier.

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Rare black leopard caught on camera

A photographer has managed to snap a rare black leopard emerging to find its prey under the African night sky, taking the first picture of the elusive animal in 100 years.

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What’s leaving Netflix in February

New Year resolution season has come and gone, and we know you’re super busy sipping celery juice and staring at your unused F45 membership.

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Moscow’s ‘first strike’ against Norway

At first, it seemed like any other Russian training exercise. A flight of 11 Su-24 ‘Fencer’ strike aircraft took off from their air base on the frosty Kola Peninsula, flying out over the Arctic Barents Sea. But, suddenly, the supersonic aircraft swung about, sped up, and formed into an attack profile — aimed directly at a nearby Norwegian outpost.

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Devastated farmers to dig mass graves

The sky may be clearing and devastating floodwaters in Queensland’s northwest may finally be receding but the better weather is creating an entirely new problem for the state’s cattle farmers.

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Antarctic ‘time bomb’ waiting to go off

Earth’s sea levels should be nine metres higher than they are — and dramatic melting in Antarctica may soon plug the gap, scientists warn.

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Game puts series in whole new light

Just because the world has ended doesn’t mean you can’t have a good time, right?

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Furious cyclist abuses ‘w**ker’ driver

A driver was left in disbelief after making an effort to give a cyclist plenty of room only for the rider to turn around and verbally abuse him.

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Streaming sites to be blocked

A string of popular websites that let users rip music from online streaming platforms like YouTube and Spotify are in the crosshairs of the Australian music industry.

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Honda unveils electric baby ute

Urban tradies of the future might whistle and hum on the way to worksites in near-silent micro-utes powered by electricity.

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New Audi RS5 Sportback gets tested

New go-fast four-door coupe brings serious performance coupled with a stately interior and luxury styling.

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Upgrade for best-selling small SUV

Mitsubishi has performed major surgery on the ASX small SUV.

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Little-known road rule angers motorists

Angry motorists have slammed a state government video that encourages motorists to perform a commonly misunderstood road rule properly, saying they have “never seen it done legally” and don’t expect anything to change.

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Stoner doubts himself after finding tiger

A stoner who entered an abandoned home to some marijuana thought he may have already been high when he encountered a tiger inside.

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Floods kill third person, one missing

Queensland’s once-in-a-century monsoonal deluge has claimed another life.

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Prepare for dust cloud, Sydney warned

An enormous wall of dust has swept across vast areas of New South Wales and the ACT as a fierce cold front rips through the state, picking up soil and sand from the interior and dumping it further inland.

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‘Stupid’ P-plater’s crazy act

A P-plate driver has narrowly avoided catastrophe after being caught on a truck’s dashcam doing something seriously stupid and dangerous.

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The trusting face of online scams

Chyrel Muzic was in love with retired US Colonel Bryan Denny for two years.

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Bizarre find inside abandoned wildlife park

An abandoned wildlife park outside of Melbourne that was shutdown in 2012 has left some seriously spooky ghosts behind.

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Driver caught using two mobile phones

Thousands of motorists have been spotted using their mobile phones while behind the wheel by new detection technology being trialled in Sydney, with one man caught doing something so dangerous it is hard to believe.

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US ships sail in disputed South China Sea

Two United States warships have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, a US official has told Reuters.

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Amazing update coming to Google Maps

Google Maps is rolling out a new feature that makes sure you never walk the wrong way again.

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Extreme look for new Toyota Supra

Toyota has offered enthusiasts a glimpse at factory-blessed aftermarket parts for its reborn Supra ahead of the car’s Australian debut.

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Putin to cut-off Russia’s internet

President Putin has ordered Russia to unplug itself from the internet. The nation accused of planning to use submarines to cut vital international cables wants to make sure its own economy can survive ‘offline’.

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iPhone 11 rumour will likely disappoint

Apple fans who have been holding out for the company to join the USB-C party with its next line of iPhones should perhaps brace for disappointment.

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Aussie plan to rein in tech giants

The head of Australia’s competition watchdog warned Monday that tough new regulation of tech giants like Google and Facebook was needed to protect the future of independent journalism.

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Hottest February day for two years

Sydney is set to be hit with scorching summer temperatures today with the mercury pushing close to 40C.

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‘It hurts us’: Billionaire slams new laws

Australian companies are disadvantaged and “are already losing revenue” thanks to the Government’s rushed encryption busting legislation, critics say.

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Watch out for this ‘emergency’ text scam

A strange text message scam making the rounds has alarmed a number of recipients.

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Unions back next school strike

EXCLUSIVE

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WWII shipwreck found in Pacific

One of the first Japanese battleship to be sunk by US forces during World War II has been discovered in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific by a research organisation set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen.

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Scary finding amid new extinction event

A decline in insect populations happening across the planet has Earth’s ecosystems and humankind facing catastrophic consequences.

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Tested: Australia’s new monster truck

1) Our auto industry isn’t dead

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Wanted: A car for a tiny garage

THE QUESTION

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Clever chimps escape zoo using branches

Zookeepers say a group of chimpanzees used branches weakened by a storm to make a ladder and escape from their enclosure at the Belfast Zoo.

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A First Look at Google Maps’ AR Future

Navigation apps are learning to use your camera to locate you far better than GPS ever could—and give you better directions to wherever you're headed. To test an early version of Google's AR mapping features, WSJ's David Pierce takes an augmented walk in San Francisco. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis

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China’s worst atrocities exposed

Reddit is reportedly set to land a massive investment from a Chinese censorship powerhouse in order to keep the “Internet’s front page” rolling.

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Alarm as polar bears invade

A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an “invasion” of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings.

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Picture yourself in … not an SUV

I’m considering buying a used 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport with 110kW engine. I’ll use it for the odd country drive and running about, sometimes loaded with golf clubs and some friends. It should do the job but I have lingering doubts.

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Why Maserati won’t go smaller

The speedo is reading 200km/h-plus as the Maserati GranTurismo bellows towards turn one at Sydney Motorsport Park. Even at this pace it is impossible to get a fix on the huge coupe’s velocity because it is still building momentum like a rhino on the charge and the needle is sweeping accordingly.

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How Tesla will keep your dog safe

Elon Musk’s Tesla cars will have a “dog mode” to protect pet pooches from overheating.

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Tabloid hits back at world’s richest man

The National Enquirer’s parent company said on Friday that it “acted lawfully” in its coverage of Jeff Bezos — but said it would “thoroughly investigate” the Amazon CEO’s claims that the tabloid’s boss, David Pecker, tried to blackmail him with nude pictures.

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Tested: Alfa Romeo’s new Porsche fighter

Deep in northern Italy, just south of the Swiss border, is the Stelvio Pass, one of the world’s great driving roads.

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Australia’s coolest new car

Shoving aside small faux-wheel drive SUVs, Suzuki’s new Jimny arrives with serious retro cool plus genuine off-road talent.

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Female tiger mauled by breeding mate

A female Sumatran tiger at London Zoo has been killed by her potential new mate on their first introduction.

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National Enquirer hits back at Bezos

The National Enquirer’s parent company said on Friday that it “acted lawfully” in its coverage of Jeff Bezos — but said it would “thoroughly investigate” the Amazon CEO’s claims that the tabloid’s boss, David Pecker, tried to blackmail him with nude pictures.

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Hero vets revive frozen cat

Veterinarians in Montana revived a cat named Fluffy that nearly froze to death after being found in a snowbank covered from head to tail in ice and snow.

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Woman eaten alive by hungry pigs

A Russian woman has been eaten by pigs after she collapsed in their pen.

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‘Triple threat’ supercell warning

Supercells storms could wreak havoc on south east Australia later today and into tomorrow as a week of intense weather, with floods in the north and heat in the west, comes to a close.

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Illegal drug improving daily lives

The other day I went to kick the footy with a friend for the first time in years. When he rocked up late he punted the ball my way, and I scooped it up on the run and hit a left foot snap straight through the middle. I ran to grab it from behind the goals and my second touch was a curving banana kick that arced out in front of the touchline and bent back to split the goalposts.

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China probed in parliament hack attack

Australia’s top cyber security agency is investigating an alarming breach of the federal parliamentary computing network, which has forced the resetting of passwords.

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Tesla reveals alarming new feature

Move over Big Brother Tesla is doing the watching now.

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World’s richest man ‘blackmailed’

Billionaire Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos — the world’s richest man — has accused the National Inquirer of “extortion and blackmail”, after the tabloid threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how other private photos and messages were obtained by the paper.

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The Division 2

The Division 2 trailer

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Inmate organ scandal hits Chinese research

Many papers on organ transplants published in English-language academic journals don’t meet international ethical standards because they use research involving organs that may have been harvested from executed Chinese prisoners, an Australian-led study suggests.

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Bloody great emoji coming to phones

A tiny drop of blood is expected to create some big and heavy conversations after it was announced a ‘period emoji’ would be coming to smartphone keyboards.

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Fire warning: ‘Act immediately to survive’

Strong winds are fanning a fast-moving, out-of-control bushfire that is threatening lives and homes in Perth’s south.

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New Netflix feature comes to Apple

Streaming giant Netflix has made its Smart Downloads feature available for customers on Apple iPhones and iPad from today.

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Zero Latency’s Sol Raiders

VR warehouse style VR firm Zero Latency has released its 6th free-roam VR game, Sol Raiders, which is played in a 200 square metre venue.

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Zero Latency CEO Tim Ruse

The Australian's Chris Griffith interviews Tim Ruse who says the pioneering Melbourne firm will soon offer a warehouse-style VR experience in 30 venues.

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The best mid-size SUV revealed

Buyers who deserted the Aussie six-cylinder sedan for a mid-sized SUV had to settle for substantially less power than they were used to.

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Big blow for Facebook in Germany

German authorities ruled on Thursday that Facebook should not be allowed to use customer data from other apps and websites to help target advertisements shown on their Facebook pages without their explicit consent, saying it was exploiting its dominant position in social media.

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How to Protect Yourself From Webcam Hackers

Should you cover your webcam? WSJ's Joanna Stern asked an ethical hacker to get into as many of her webcams as he could. In the process, she identified important tips for being safer online. Photo: Natalia Osipova/The Wall Street Journal.

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Sick mantrap set for motorcyclists

An Aussie motorbike rider is lucky to be alive after crashing into a potentially deadly wire trap while riding through a forest in Queensland.

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Vic braces for more extreme weather

Victoria is bracing for a repeat of stormy weather that cut power, prompted hundreds of calls for help and sparked a house fire.

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Truth behind ominous rain clouds

If you checked the weather radars for Sydney yesterday you could have been forgiven for expecting a patch of heavy rain just north of the city. But if you poked your head out the window, it was nothing but blue skies.

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Range Rover’s wolf in sheep’s clothing

Range Rover has revealed its new hidden weapon.

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Gamer banned for ‘two gender’ claim

A popular online gamer who regularly broadcasts on streaming platform Twitch claims she has been permanently banned from the platform for stating her “beliefs” that “there are only two genders”.

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Tested: New Mitsubishi Triton ute

Overt displays of rugged masculinity are generally frowned upon — other than when it comes to one-tonne utes.

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Gamer speaks about Twitch ban over gender comments

Gamer speaks about Twitch ban over gender comments. CREDIT: HelenaLive

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Rival’s answer to Apple AirPods

A leaked promotional image has provided what could be our first glimpse at Samsung’s anticipated wireless earbuds.

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Incredible video of whale encounter

Tom Mustill thought he was going to die as a humpback whale the size of two buses jumped out of the water and came crashing down on him during a holiday boat trip.

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Delivery driver’s $900,000 mistake

A young motorist is facing an enormous repair bill after crashing into four parked supercars while working as a delivery driver.

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Terrifying whale encounter caught on video

Tom Mustill thought he was going to die as a humpback whale the size of two buses jumped out of the water and came crashing down on him during a holiday boat trip.

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Crash Bandicoot classic gets revamped

Crash Team Racing will be back in the driver’s seat in this year, with the Nitro-fuelled remaster coming out off the back of successful remasters of Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited Trilogy.

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Zuckerberg’s sister slams Facebook

Randi Zuckerberg was brought in by her brother to work at Facebook in 2004 when the fledgling start-up had just 50 employees.

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Penguin evolution puzzle decoded

University of Adelaide researchers have discovered two new species of penguin.

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A month of rain in a single day

Victoria is about to be slammed with thunderstorms and heavy rainstorm, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of flash flooding from now until Friday.

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Magnetic north pole not where it should be

EARTH’S magnetic north pole is not where it’s supposed to be thanks to strange and erratic movements that could spell trouble for planes, boats and even your smartphone.

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‘Stupidity’: Apple won’t let customer pay

A Sydney dad has accused Apple of “stupidity” after he claimed a staff member in one of its stores made it so difficult to pay he was forced to walk out and buy the exact same product at JB Hi-Fi instead.

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New emoji is the ultimate burn

We’ve seen the most perfect burns shared on Tinder Nightmares.

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The Ford Mustang like you’ve never seen it

The Ford Mustang is back where it belongs — on the racetrack.

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Footballer’s dog left heartbroken

A heartbreaking photograph shows the impact Emiliano Sala’s disappearance has had on his dog, who is still waiting patiently for him to come home.

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The jobs Aussies can’t do

As the world economy undergoes a massive technology-driven transformation, Australian workers are getting left behind.

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Alarm over oceans turning green

Earth’s oceans will turn a deep green by the end of the century as climate change affects the planet, a study has predicted.

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Brace for month’s rain in one hour

Victorians have been told to brace for possible flash flooding as “subtropical” weather hits.

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Victims sucked into man-sized drain

Queensland Police has launched an investigation into the conduct of the officers who responded to an early-morning break-in on Monday morning that allegedly led to two men being sucked into a “man-sized” stormwater drain.

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Facebook now allows you to unsend messages

Facebook says users will now be able to unsend messages sent via Messenger within 10 minutes of sending.

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Surprising word Facebook banned

Facebook has been accused of censorship after it banned the word Brexit from being used to promote a comedy show.

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Shark plays chicken with croc in NT river

Stunning footage of a shark playing chicken with a crocodile mid-feed has shown the ruthless nature of the Northern Territory’s animal kingdom.

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The moment a gun stops shark attack

It’s a technology more than 20 years in the making.

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Call to change controversial road rule

The road rule requiring NSW drivers to slow down to 40km/h around emergency vehicles has caused a lot of controversy since being introduced last year, with the Police Association of NSW (PANSW) and NRMA now voicing their concerns.

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A million airbags, which one could kill you?

Up to a million Australians are driving with a grenade ready to explode in their face.

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New Toyota RAV4’s unprecedented feature

The new Toyota RAV4 is launching with safety firmly in mind.

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Russia’s new secret space weapon revealed

Its sanctioned economy is in tatters. Its kleptocracy is entrenching its grip on power. Its president is eyeing the Baltic States and Ukraine. But, amid it all, Russia still thinks it has what it takes to build a hypersonic space shuttle.

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Sahara civilisation’s lost secret

It’s one of the most desolated places on Earth. Dry. Wind-swept. Nothing but sand and stone from horizon to horizon. But a few scattered stone structures indicate it wasn’t always this way. A closer inspection reveals ancient rock art of lush hunting grounds, and the bones of animals from a near-forgotten past.

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Strange find on edge of Milky Way

From a great distance, our Milky Way would look like a thin disc of stars that rotates once every few hundred million years around its central region. Hundreds of billions of stars provide the gravitational glue to hold it all together.

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Tested: Nissan’s seven-seat family SUV

Nissan’s Pathfinder may be getting a bit long in the tooth but for buyers wanting a roomy seven-seater with a gutsy petrol V6 it’s a solid choice.

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Russian warship’s vomit inducing weapon

Two Russian warships have been fitted with an unusual defensive weapon that reportedly causes its victims to become disorientated, hallucinate and even want to vomit.

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Two men swept away in floods

Two men are missing near floodwaters and thousands of people have been evacuated as north Queensland’s flood crisis rolls into its 11th day.

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Ground zero for US drug experiment

An unlikely American city is being accused of “becoming the illicit drug capital of the world” as it readies to vote on decriminalising psilocybin, otherwise known as magic mushrooms.

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Flood ‘looters’ feared dead

Two men are feared to have been washed away by floodwaters after running away from the scene of an alleged looting in Townsville.

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Shock warning on melting glaciers

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world’s “Third Pole”, could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not reduced, scientists warned in a major new study.

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Two men feared to have washed away in floodwater

TWO men are feared to have been washed away by floodwaters after running away from the scene of an alleged looting in Townsville.

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Facebook shaming targets thieving kids

Two business owners frustrated by a group of kids continually robbing and vandalising their store have taken to social media to “shame” the group they accuse of attacking their customers, smashing a shop window and stealing from them.

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Graph sums up flooding devastation

A single graph sums up the dire situation in northern Queensland where what should be just another monsoon has morphed into one of the state’s most extreme weather events, affecting at least 200,000 people.

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Mercedes reveals $350K Porsche killer

Mercedes-Benz is muscling up with a new manic four-door coupe.

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‘Almost impossible’: covert tunnel discovered

The debate over a billion-dollar border wall has sent the US into meltdown. Now officials have discovered an enormous tunnel that could circumvent it.

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Rare fish sparks earthquake fears

Recent sightings of a rare, serpent-like sea creature — which in Japanese lore, is thought to be a harbinger of natural disasters — have sent Japan’s social media into a frenzy.

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‘My wife is going to drown with my child’

Locals are taking to social media to beg for their lives as rescuers rush to save people perched on their kitchen benches and rooftops to escape rising floodwaters.

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Trove of mummies discovered in Egypt

They are more than 2000 years old but remain in “good condition"

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Chilling reason photo went viral

A photograph of three exhausted firefighters has been shared across social media, with people praising the men for their “selfless” act.

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Tested: Mazda’s new brawny ute

Value

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Move would usher in cheap broadband

Labor has signalled it could seek to writedown the value of the National Broadband Network in a move that would hit the bottom line of the federal budget and pave the way for cheaper home internet prices.

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Abbott roasted over Twitter video

Still dripping from a competitive ocean swim on Sydney’s northern beaches over the weekend, Tony Abbott delivered a message to the people of the blue ribbon seat he’s held for 25 years.

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14-year-old who caught Apple napping

At the heart of Apple’s shocking FaceTime bug, which allowed just about anyone to turn an iPhone into a live microphone, stands a 14-year-old boy who stumbled upon the eavesdropping flaw more than a week before Apple took action.

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Costly mistake dog owners could make

Dogs are man’s best friend, but there are significant dangers when transporting them in cars.

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Fires threaten residents in Victoria

An evening wind change concerns firefighters working to contain the out-of-control blaze looming in the hills above Hepburn, where fires burn about 500 metres from homes.

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State on edge as deluge continues

Another metre of rain could fall in parts of Queensland in coming days, with flood evacuees in sodden Townsville nervously waiting to see just how far the water will rise.

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Arms race: Superpowers’ ominous move

Russia and the United States have both abandoned a key nuclear arms treaty, fomenting fears of a renewed arms race between the two major powers.

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Grieving dolphin won’t let go

A grieving female bottlenose dolphin has been spotted carrying her dead calf off the coast of New Zealand in the Bay of Islands.

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New threat from ‘thermal backlash’

After a week of sub-zero temperatures that left more than two dozen people dead, the United States’ midwest is finally about to thaw.

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Dire warning as downpour hammers QLD

Residents in north Queensland are hoping their homes remain safe from flooding as the region’s one-in-100 year downpour continues.

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Is this the last Nissan Z sports car?

1. The 370Z is a dinosaur

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Man smuggles leopard cub on plane

A passenger who smuggled a month-old leopard cub in hand luggage on a flight from Bangkok to Chennai has been arrested, Indian authorities said on Saturday.

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US man found frozen to death

At least 21 people have died due to subzero temperatures in the US, including a 69-year-old who was found frozen to death.

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Groundhog makes bold weather call

It may be hard to believe as a large swath of the US thaws out from a bitter polar vortex, but spring is coming early, according to handlers for some of the country’s most famous prognosticating groundhogs.

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My journey to Hell and back

News outlets will stop punning when hell freezes over. In fact, they won’t even stop then, as we found out this week when the lakes of Hell, Michigan turned to ice.

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One-in-100-year ‘catastrophic’ floods hit

North Queenslanders have woken to another day of torrential rain, with officials predicting “catastrophic” record-breaking floods this weekend.

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Why fast doesn’t mean sporty

It’s not a sports car

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Country music star’s rough start

Country singer Adam Brand has petrol running through his veins. Perth-born, he was immersed in cars and motorsport from day one.

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Sneak peak at Xbox’s new hit

One of the perks of being a superhero is having larger-than-life powers like being able to throw cars and shrug off small arms fire.

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Cyclists cause fury with ‘arrogant’ act

A motorbike rider was forced to stop in the middle of a roundabout in Tasmania after a huge group of cyclists cut in front of her, despite not having right of way.

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This map just got scarier

The Trump administration is poised to announce it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centrepiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose demise some analysts worry could fuel a new arms race.

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