The quiet threat facing Opetaia in world title defence
Jai Opetaia may feel that fighting Hüseyin Cinkara is beneath him as he continues to hunt for a unification fight. But he cannot afford any lapses against a powerful puncher. ⌘ Read more
Heritage bid to save public housing tower slated for demolition
A 1960s North Melbourne public housing tower slated for imminent demolition has been nominated for protection under state heritage laws, following a successful appeal by a tenants group. ⌘ Read more
Council finally fixing back flow that sends raw sewage through Brittany’s home
After decades of sewage back flow problems, Townsville City Council is funding a fix that could keep raw human waste out of homes and backyards. ⌘ Read more
Under deadline, Trump is remaking the White House in his own image
The US president has spent much of his first year back in office changing the historic building he fought to reclaim in a bid to cement his legacy. ⌘ Read more
Vladimir Putin offers India ‘uninterrupted’ fuel supplies
The offer is made at a summit in New Delhi, where new deals on energy, agriculture and labour have also been announced. ⌘ Read more
Cloudflare Says It Blocked 416 Billion AI Scraping Requests In 5 Months
Cloudflare says it blocked 416 billion AI scraping attempts in five months and warns that AI is reshaping the internet’s economic model – with Google’s combined crawler creating a monopoly-style dilemma where opting out of AI means disappearing from search altogether. Tom’s Hardware reports: “The business model of the internet has … ⌘ Read more
Mama Zuzana
Rádio Slovakia International (RSI) v utorok 2. 12. 2025 v relácii Slováci vo svete odvysielalo zaujímavý príspevok k storočnici narodenia kovačickej insitnej maliarky Zuzany Chalupovej. „Zuzana Chalupová bola priekopníčka a najvýznamnejšia ženská predstaviteľka kovačického insitného umenia, ktoré bolo v minulom roku zapísané na listinu UNESCO. Jej obrazy sa nachádzajú v mnohých múzeách, galériách ako aj v súkromných zbierkach po celom svete. Najčastejšie kreslila námety z každodenného kovačic … ⌘ Read more
No summer break for Australian athletes chasing Winter Olympic glory
At a time when many Aussies are heading off for beach holidays, a group of snow sports athletes are chasing winter with their sights set on the next Olympic Games. ⌘ 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
Hezbollah refuses to disarm while Israel continues bombing Lebanon
Lebanon’s government says it is trying to disarm militant group Hezbollah, but there are fears of sparking an internal conflict. ⌘ Read more
Sydney’s west could crack 40 degrees as heatwave rolls across Australia
The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius likely to span from Western Australia’s north-west all the way to Parramatta. ⌘ 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
Breaking: Socceroos to face host country US in Men’s World Cup
Australia’s Socceroos are set to face the US in the initial group stage of next year’s FIFA World Cup. ⌘ Read more
‘No-one expected what we found’: Martian discovery got us closer to finding life
Scientists said at the time that the flow of water would have filled multiple swimming pools. ⌘ 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
Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. In $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery in an $82.7 billion deal that gives it HBO, iconic franchises, and major studio infrastructure. “Warner Bros. shareholders will receive $27.75 a share in cash and stock in Netflix,” notes Bloomberg. “The total equity value of the deal is $72 billion, while the enterprise value of the deal is about $82.7 billio … ⌘ Read more
‘World’s first drone war’: Russia-Ukraine war pits technology against manpower
When it comes to weaponry, Russia has strength in manpower despite Ukraine’s early technological edge while Europe’s arms production efforts are running into infrastructure hurdles. ⌘ Read more
Porridge is on the menu but budget politics is about to get spicier
How does a treasurer tell households the government will no longer continue a $300 energy rebate when it’s happy to blow $100,000 on three flights? ⌘ Read more
Why One Man Is Fighting For Our Right To Control Our Garage Door Openers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: A few years ago, Paul Wieland, a 44-year-old information technology professional living in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, was wrapping up a home renovation when he ran into a hiccup. He wanted to be able to control his new garage door with his smartphone. But the o … ⌘ Read more
QuickTime Turns 34
On Dec. 2, QuickTime turned 34, and despite its origins in Apple’s chaotic 1990s (1991 to be exact), “it’s still the backbone of video on our devices,” writes Macworld’s Jason Snell. That includes MP4 and Apple’s immersive video formats for Vision Pro. From the report: By the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, digital audio had been thoroughly integrated into Macs. (PCs needed add-on cards to do much more than issue beeps.) The next frontier was … ⌘ Read more
Make Your Active Foreground Window Obvious on MacOS Tahoe with Alan
One of the complaints about the new Liquid Glass interface on the Mac is that with such a reduction in contrast, it is increasingly challenging to quickly determine which of your app windows is active in the foreground. Developer Tyler Hall was annoyed enough by this with Tahoe that he created a simple app to … Read More ⌘ Read more
Contractors With Hacking Records Accused of Wiping 96 Government Databases
Two Virginia brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, previously convicted of hacking the U.S. State Department, were rehired as federal contractors and are now charged with conspiring to steal sensitive data and destroy government databases after being fired. “Following the termination of their employment, the brothers allegedly sou … ⌘ Read more
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PORTAL DO TEMPO | #247 | 05.12.2025
- The Dreams Never End - São Longas Horas
- Resonant - Mulheres e Águas
- The Joy of Nature - Lullaby
- Turning Point - Exergo
- Principia Parallax - Enquanto os poetas dormiam
- Herr G meets Fuel 2 Fight - A Harmonia do Caos e da Desordem
- Kokori – Time Traveler (sed’ation mix)
- mARCIANO - Manto Branco
- Primata - Dangerous Journey
- Sci Fi Industries - CaVaiVento
- Spray - All Saints
- Sétima Legião - A partida
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AV1 Open Video Codec Now Powers 30% of Netflix Streaming
Netflix says its open AV1 video codec now powers about 30% of all streaming on the platform and is rapidly becoming its primary delivery format thanks to major gains in compression, bandwidth efficiency, HDR support, and film-grain rendering. TVTechnology reports: The blog by Liwei Guo, Zhi Li, Sheldon Radford and Jeff Watts comes at a time when AV2 is on the hor … ⌘ Read more
Netflix wins deal to buy Warner Bros’ studio and streaming service for $108bn
The merger will see beloved shows and movies such as The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, and The Wizard of Oz join Netflix’s portfolio. ⌘ Read more
Police charge children over Geraldton bushfire that destroyed home
WA Police allege young boys were responsible for lighting a fire in Geraldton last weekend that later reignited and destroyed a home in an outer suburb of the Mid West city. ⌘ Read more
AI Chatbots Can Sway Voters Better Than Political Ads
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: New research reveals that AI chatbots can shift voters’ opinions in a single conversation – and they’re surprisingly good at it. A multi-university team of researchers has found that chatting with a politically biased AI model was more effective than political advertisements at nudging both Democrats … ⌘ Read more
EU hits Musk’s X with $210 million fine for breaching bloc’s social media law
European Union regulators say the breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations could leave users exposed to scams and manipulation. ⌘ Read more
Belle Gibson drama tops 2026 AACTA nominations
Apple Cider Vinegar, a partly fictionalised retelling of accused wellness scammer Belle Gibson’s public fall from grace, leads this years AACTA nominations. ⌘ 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
Satellite Captures the First Detailed Look At a Massive Tsunami
NASA and CNES’s SWOT satellite captured the first high-resolution, wide-swath image of a major tsunami in the open ocean after the July 2025 Kuril-Kamchatka quake. “Instead of a single neat crest racing across the basin, the image revealed a complicated, braided pattern of energy dispersing and scattering over hundreds of miles,” reports Earth.com. … ⌘ Read more
Stolen James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant swallowed, recovered after six days
Police officers were with the suspect around the clock until the stolen pendant was recovered. ⌘ Read more
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in Mortal Kombat, has died at 75
Tagawa died surrounded by his family in Santa Barbara from complications due to a stroke, according to his manager Margie Weiner. ⌘ Read more
Drones contre conscrits : l’Europe choisit le passé
Quand Emmanuel Macron n’est pas occupé par l’une ou l’autre campagne de communication catastrophique, il joue au Chef de Guère Guerre, fanfaronne avec Zelensky ou – pourquoi pas ? – annonce une resucée de service militaire. Cependant, à bien regarder l’évolution géopolitique internationale, la mesure évoquée par le chef de l’État français semble passablement anachronique. En […] ⌘ Read more
McIlroy nervously avoids Australian Open cut as Lee lights up
Much to the relief of tournament organisers and his legion of fans, Rory McIlroy survives to fight another day at the Australian Open. ⌘ Read more
Suspected human remains found after search for missing swimmer
Suspected human remains have been found at a South West Rocks beach in northern NSW where an 18-year-old was swept out to sea five days ago. ⌘ Read more
‘Fair assumption’: Devils boss warns debut in new stadium could suffer delay
The Tasmania Devils CEO says the club will likely play in the AFL from existing venues for a year longer than expected, while awaiting construction of the Macquarie Point stadium. ⌘ Read more
AGL latest company to abandon Victorian offshore wind project
Energy giant AGL has become the third company this year to abandon plans to develop an offshore wind farm in Victoria’s east. ⌘ 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
Diabetic driver hopes to avoid witness box in Daylesford crash inquest
A diabetic man previously charged over a crash that killed five wants to object to giving evidence, on the grounds it may be self-incriminating. ⌘ Read more
Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found In NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx samples from asteroid Bennu have revealed bio-essential sugars, a never-before-seen “space gum” polymer, and unusually high levels of supernova-origin dust. The findings bolster the RNA-world hypothesis, suggest complex organics formed early on Bennu’s parent body, and show preserved presolar grains that escaped alteration for billion … ⌘ Read more
Breaking: Man arrested after woman’s body found at Hobart home
Police say they were responding to a concern for welfare report at a Montagu Bay home on Friday afternoon when they found the body. ⌘ Read more
‘A lofty white’ has been named as colour of the year
The colour of the year has been decided by the Pantone Colour Institute, which has described it as a “lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection”. ⌘ Read more
With a vote, Tasmania is on the way to ending greyhound racing
Legislation that lays out the phased approach to ending greyhound racing in Tasmania has passed the state’s lower house and will be debated in the upper house next week. ⌘ Read more
Elderly accountant jailed for $9.6m scheme ripping off friends, family
An elderly Perth accountant who stole nearly $10 million from family, friends and former clients is jailed for more than 11 years. ⌘ Read more
Chevron’s Gorgon stage 3 backfill development gets $3b go-ahead
The works will connect gas fields in the Greater Gorgon Area to existing infrastructure on Barrow Island. ⌘ Read more
Are you affected by the extreme heatwave sweeping through Australia? Tell us your story
Extreme heat and bushfire warnings have been issued in several regions across the country. Share your story along with any videos or images you may have to help inform our weather coverage. ⌘ 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
Cost of Sydney’s new metro lines blows out by $6 billion
The cost of the new Metro West line is expected to soar over budget by $6 billion before it opens in 2032. ⌘ Read more
Illegal vape sellers offer delivery as shopfronts move online after raids
Paper flyers are advertising same-day delivery of illegal vapes on the Gold Coast after police forced several tobacco stores to close their doors for three months. ⌘ Read more