Brook overturns dismissal before being given out next ball
Harry Brook uses a review to overturn a caught behind dismissal before being given out by the video umpire the very next ball as England fall to 123-5 on day three of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

**‘He can’t believe what he’s done!’ - Pope caught & bowled **
Ollie Pope is dismissed for 26, gifting a simple catch to Michael Neser as England fall to 90-2 on day three of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Cummins ‘good to go’ for third Ashes Test
Australia captain Pat Cummins says he will be “good to go” for the third Ashes Test against England after recovering from injury. ⌘ Read more

Hayden criticises Archer for bringing a pillow to Gabba
Jofra Archer is criticised by former Australia opener Matthew Hayden for the “shocking look” of arriving for the third day of the second Ashes Test with a pillow. ⌘ Read more

Driving-test touts offer instructors £250 kickbacks so they can bulk-book tests
Touts use instructor login details to bulk-book tests and sell them at a huge mark-up, the BBC finds. ⌘ Read more

Live: Australia looks to drive home advantage on day three at the Gabba
Australia can build a decisive first-innings lead over England with a strong batting effort by the tail as it starts day three of the second Test at the Gabba. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

OpenAI Has Trained Its LLM To Confess To Bad Behavior
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model explains how it carried out a task and (most of the time) owns up to any bad behavior. Figuring out why … ⌘ Read more

The 100 days, 21 countries and one fractured skull behind one Pom’s wild Ashes tour
Tommy Lamb is taking the long way from Manchester to Adelaide for the third Ashes Test and the 18-year is closing in on a 100-day odyssey that must be seen to be believed. ⌘ Read more

Australia delights in a familiar tale of English woe at the Gabba
Australia took control of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba on a day that carried plenty of the hallmarks of failed English tours of yesteryear. ⌘ Read more

What is SPF, and how is sunscreen tested in the laboratory?
With sunscreen testing in the spotlight this year, how do laboratories test how effectively products protect our skin from the Sun’s rays? ⌘ Read more

50/50 quiz: This week we’re testing your knowledge on Madonna, the Matrix and Pac-Man
Every question has only two options: one is right and the other is wrong. You have an even chance of guessing correctly each time. ⌘ Read more

Arsenal’s Mosquera could be out for at least six weeks
Arsenal fear Cristhian Mosquera will miss at least six weeks, with the defender set to undergo further tests to establish the full extent of his ankle injury. ⌘ Read more

Australia in control of second Test despite late England fightback
England take three late wickets but are left to rue five dropped catches as Australia close on 378-6 at stumps on day two of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

England face Ashes battle despite Gabba fightback
England produce a floodlit fightback late on the second day of the second Test against Australia but still face a huge battle to stay alive in the Ashes. ⌘ Read more

England face Ashes battle despite Gabba fightback
England produce a floodlit fightback late on the second day of the second Test against Australia but still face a huge battle to stay alive in the Ashes. ⌘ Read more

Five quick hits: Smith starstruck by surprise cameo as England fumbles
Steve Smith is starstruck by a surprise cameo, England rues a slew of drops and Jake Weatherald announces his arrival with a wink. Here are the quick hits from the second day of the pink-ball Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

‘Smith can’t believe it!’ - Jacks takes stunning catch as England fight back
Will Jacks “comes up with something special” to dismiss Steve Smith, taking a brilliant diving catch at backward square leg as Australia fall to 292-5 on day two of the second Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

Green makes ‘huge error’ as Carse bowls him for 45 to give England hope
Cameron Green ‘gifts’ England a wicket, opening up and exposing the stumps to Brydon Carse as Australia sit on 291-4 on day two of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals, scientists say
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment. ⌘ Read more

Alas, poor Usman: Ashes injury may end Khawaja’s Test career
After another slashing partnership between openers Travis Head and Jake Weatherald, the future of Usman Khawaja in the Test arena appears to be getting murkier. ⌘ Read more

**‘Absolutely plumb!’ - Confident Archer ends Weatherald’s innings **
Jofra Archer bowls a brilliant yorker to dismiss Jake Weatherald lbw for 72, leaving Australia on 146-2 on day two of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Sam Konstas scores first century in 14 months
Almost a year on from his explosive Test debut, Sam Konstas has found form to hit his first century in 14 months in the New South Wales Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland. ⌘ Read more

‘A total miscue’ - England finally get breakthrough as Head departs
After being dropped on three, England remove Travis Head for 33 for their first Australian wicket of the second Test, with Gus Atkinson taking the catch off the bowling of Brydon Carse, with the home side 77-1 in their first innings in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Labuschagne takes brilliant diving catch as England all out for 334
Marnus Labuschagne dives at full stretch to take a brilliant catch in the deep from Jofra Archer, as England are bowled out for 334 runs on day two of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Officer’s claim about search for woman killed by partner tested at watchdog hearing
A Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is examining why it took police officers nearly an hour to respond to a Triple Zero (000) call about an assault which left Lindy Lucena dead at the hands of her partner. ⌘ Read more

‘Marnus tried to tackle him’: Carey shakes off Labuschagne’s hard tag for classic catch
Alex Carey’s phenomenal catch late on day one at the Gabba would have been special all on its own, but it was made even more impressive after he had to “out-body” his own teammate. ⌘ Read more

Saved by Starc, Australia’s selection gamble exposes its underbelly
A day of tough, fluctuating Test cricket kickstarts the Ashes series at last as Mitchell Starc and Joe Root carry their sides despite concerns about what lies beneath. ⌘ Read more

Weekly news quiz: Blacked-out raccoon, poor strategy call and the PM’s wedding
Think you have had your ears to the ground? It’s time to test your knowledge of the week that was. ⌘ Read more

FreeBSD 15.0 Benchmarks Versus FreeBSD 14.3 On AMD EPYC
This week brought the official release of FreeBSD 15.0 as the latest major update to this BSD operating system. In being eager to test out this new FreeBSD release, for this first round of FreeBSD 15.0 benchmarking is seeing how it compares to the former FreeBSD 14.3 release on a Supermicro + AMD EPYC Turin server. ⌘ Read more

‘No more Average Joe as Root century seals all-time great status’
Joe Root finally hitting the elusive Test century in Australia proves his status as one of the all-time great batters, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt. ⌘ Read more

**‘Australia will have to admit he’s a great’ - Root hits elusive century **
Joe Root ends his long wait for a Test century in Australia by reaching three figures on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

**‘It’s hard to take… it hurts’ - Fin Smith on losing England place **
Fin Smith admits he has found slipping down England’s fly-half pecking order tough to take, with George Ford the first-choice 10 during the autumn Tests. ⌘ Read more

Root’s first ton in Australia keeps England afloat
Joe Root finally makes a century in Australia to keep England afloat on a riveting first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Root’s first ton in Australia keeps England afloat
Joe Root finally makes a century in Australia to keep England afloat on a riveting first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Five quick hits: Root hits landmark ton despite horror run-out as Starc shines again
Joe Root overcomes a horror mix-up to notch a long-awaited first Test century in Australia, while Australia’s seamers largely struggle without the dropped Nathan Lyon. Here are the quick hits from the first day of the pink-ball Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

**‘Australia will have to admit he’s a great’ - Root hits elusive century **
Joe Root ends his long wait for a Test century in Australia by reaching three figures on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

Root ends long wait for century in Australia
Joe Root ends his long wait for a Test century in Australia by reaching three figures on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. ⌘ Read more

@aelaraji@aelaraji.com I like the sounds of this technique a lot redirecting these AI crawling assholes to multi gigabyte files! The only concern I have is how do you do it in such a way that you don’t end up destroying your own ISP speed test servers?

Aussie greats question ‘strange’ decision to axe Lyon for Gabba Test
Australia leaves Nathan Lyon out of its XI for the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, marking an almost 14-year first. ⌘ Read more

**Second Test begins with four overs of chaos **
How England slumped to 5-2 - and could have been even worse off - in four overs of chaos at the hands of Mitchell Starc. ⌘ Read more

Lyon out of home Test for first time since 2012
Nathan Lyon is left out of an Australia side for the first time in a home Test since 2012, while the hosts were also still without captain Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

Live: Questions surround Australian XI before day one of second Ashes Test
After taking a 1-0 lead in the Ashes in Perth, Australia arrives at the Gabba with decisions to make over who will play in the day-night fixture in Brisbane. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Cricket fanatic crisscrossing Australia on Vespa to attend every Ashes Test
One man, one little yellow Vespa and a 12,000-kilometre road trip to attend every Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

Release Candidate of iOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, Available for Testing
A Release Candidate (RC) build of iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, and MacOS Tahoe 26.2, have been released to those users participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. With the issuing of a Release Candidate build, it’s likely the final versions of these operating system versions will arrive next week. The new versions … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/20 … ⌘ Read more

Smith says Australia is taking an adapt-and-conquer mentality to the Gabba
Steve Smith reveals the mindset Australia is taking into the second Test as the Aussies look to go up 2–0 in the Ashes. ⌘ Read more

Chinese Reusable Booster Explodes During First Orbital Test
schwit1 shares a report from CNN: A private Chinese space firm successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to orbit but failed in its historic attempt to re-land the rocket booster Wednesday – the first such trial by a Chinese firm as the country’s growing commercial space sector races to catch up with American rivals like SpaceX. The rocket entered orbit as … ⌘ Read more

LibreOffice 26.2 Alpha 1 Released For Testing
The first alpha release of the LibreOffice 26.2 open-source and cross platform office suite is now available for testing ahead of its official release in February… ⌘ Read more

What time does the Gabba Test start and everything else you need to know
The second Ashes Test is upon us and we have fingers crossed it will last more than two days. Here’s everything you need to know. ⌘ Read more

Day 2 was pretty tough on my old hardware. Part 1 originally took 16 minutes, then I got it down to 9 seconds – only to realize later that my solution abused some properties of my particular input. A correct solution will probably take about 30 seconds. 🫤

Part 2 took 29 minutes this morning. I wrote an optimized version but haven’t tested it yet. I hope it’ll be under a minute.

Python 1 feels really slow, even compared to Java 1. And these first puzzles weren’t even computationally intensive. We’ll see how far I’ll make it …

An Independent Effort Says AI Is the Secret To Topple 2-Party Power In Congress
Tony Isaac quotes a report from NPR: The rise of AI assistants is rewriting the rhythms of everyday life: People are feeding their blood test results into chatbots, turning to ChatGPT for advice on their love lives and leaning on AI for everything from planning trips to finishing homework assignments. Now, one or … ⌘ Read more