How US-Iran escalation will test Iraq’s balancing act

At the White House on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump was warm and effusive towards Iraq’s visiting prime minister, the 40-year-old Ali al-Zaidi, describing him as “young”, “handsome” and as someone he wanted to work with. They shook hands warmly.

Hasbro Deepens ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Collaboration With Role-Playing Toys

Hasbro's new "KPop Demon Hunters" toy releases.

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KPop Demon Hunters fans can now act out Rumi, Mira and Zoey’s demon hunting skills with the release of Hasbro’s first official role-playing toys based on the blockbuster Netflix film.

2026 just got the best 3D Sonic game of all time

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The eccentric game about a skateboarding train captures the spirit of 2000s rebellion

Denshattack! lands some truly impressive tricks. It nails the freewheeling high score chase of a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game, but with a kickflipping train instead of an aging skater. It understands how to construct a thrilling 3D Sonic game better than any actual 3D Sonic game. And it bottles up the visual flair of the in-your-face Jet Set Radio with panache. More important than any of those stunts, though, is that it’s rad as hell, man.

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Greater gliders not as great at gliding as thought – but still look like magic carpets, experts say

They may look like a fluffy flying carpet, but greater gliders are not as great at gliding as previously thought, Australian researchers have discovered.

The first study to measure the aerial ability of Australia’s largest gliding marsupial has found they soar across an average distance of 19 metres – far shorter than the 100 metres suggested in an 85-year-old study.

Albanese’s AI plan is admirable – but will face tech giants more powerful than most national governments

Anthony Albanese took a trip back in time during his much-anticipated speech on artificial intelligence on Wednesday.

Seeking to harness the momentous change bearing down on our lives, the prime minister told an audience at the University of Sydney that his government would keep pace with AI, even seeking to “get out in front” of the technological tidal wave.

Almost 145,000 Australians will lose support for autism under NDIS reforms, documents reveal

Almost 145,000 Australians receiving support for autism on the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) are expected to be removed by the end of the decade, internal estimates show, as the federal government moves ahead with plans to narrow the focus of the “diluted” $52bn scheme toward those with significant and complex needs.

Albanese’s AI blueprint sparks calls for datacentre moratorium until new regulations in place

Environmental and community groups have called for a pause on datacentre development until new regulations are in place after Anthony Albanese promised “greater clarity and speed” over their approval.

In his speech on artificial intelligence at the University of Sydney on Wednesday, the prime minister said Australia would create a legal obligation for large-scale datacentres to underwrite new power supply, pay their full share of grid connection and add as much energy to the grid as they take out of it.

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift came after saying he needed ‘a million a year’ to stand as MP

Nigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cover lost earnings if he stood for parliament in the 2024 general election, sources have told the Guardian, raising further questions about why he was given £5m by a crypto billionaire.

Physicists create first room-temperature quantum material

Quantum materials could transform technologies ranging from powerful computers and ultrasecure communications to advanced energy systems. But there has always been one major obstacle.