Hegseth defends second strike on Venezuelan boat citing ‘fog of war’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends authorising a follow-up strike on a Venezuelan boat that killed 11 people. ⌘ Read more

New doco follows three Paralympians to Paris as we gear up for Brisbane 2032
Filmmaking siblings Tristan and Timothy Kenyon’s documentary Changing Track explores how competing in the Paralympics changes lives. ⌘ Read more

More than 1 million people left homeless by deadly floods in South-East Asia
More than 1,300 people are dead and 1.2 million displaced following devastating flooding and landslides in South-East Asia. ⌘ Read more

Dicky Bill farm workers scrambling for jobs after sudden shutdown
Backpackers and PALM workers in Victoria and Queensland are looking for new jobs following the shock shutdown of Dicky Bill Australia. ⌘ Read more

Zillow Drops Climate Risk Scores After Agents Complained of Lost Sales
Zillow has removed climate risk scores from over a million home listings after real estate agents argued the data was scaring off buyers. TechCrunch reports: Zillow first added the data to the site in September 2024, saying that more than 80% of buyers consider climate risks when purchasing a new home. But last month, following object … ⌘ Read more

Japan and China trade accusations after coast guard incident in disputed waters
Tokyo and Beijing have given different accounts of the clash as relations between the two countries continue to sour following comments made by Japan’s prime minister about Taiwan. ⌘ Read more

Teenager dies following workplace incident on the Gold Coast
Authorities say they will prepare a report for the coroner following the “sudden and non-suspicious” death of the 15-year-old on a work site. ⌘ Read more

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Live: Wall Street wobbles as Bitcoin continues to dive
Cryptocurrency prices continue to come under pressure, while global stocks fell and bond yields rose overnight. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ Read more

NT announces childcare compliance ‘crackdown’ after toddler’s death
The Northern Territory government has announced a “crackdown” on compliance at childcare centres across the territory, following the death of a toddler at a rural Darwin centre in 2023. ⌘ Read more

Live: Government to establish landmark probe into ADF sexual violence
A landmark inquiry into sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force will be announced today. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Rust Updates For Linux 6.19, Rust Minimum Baseline To Likely Follow Debian Stable
Miguel Ojeda has already submitted the core Rust programming language infrastructure updates intended for the Linux 6.19 merge window. In the pull request he also notes that moving forward the minimum supported Rust version for compiling the Linux kernel will likely follow whatever the minimum Rust version currently in use by the latest Debian stable release… ⌘ Read more

GNU Linux-libre 6.18 Neuters More Functionality Due To Blobs With Intel Xe, NVIDIA Nova
Following yesterday’s Linux 6.18 kernel release, GNU Linux-libre 6.18-gnu is out today as the latest release of this free software purist kernel that will drop/block drivers from loading microcode/firmware considered non-free-software and other restrictions in the name of not pushing binary blobs even when needed for hardware support/functionality on otherwise open-source drivers… ⌘ Read more

Hillcrest jumping castle operator seeking possible ‘millions’ in costs
The operator of the jumping castle at the centre of the tragedy in which six schoolchildren died in 2021 is seeking to recoup potentially “millions” in court costs following her being found not guilty of a health and safety charge in relation to the incident. ⌘ Read more

Russia Left Without Access to ISS Following Structure Collapse During Thursday’s Launch
After a successful November 27th launch to the International Space Station, Russia discovered an accident had occurred on their launch site’s mobile maintenance cabin — when a drone spotted it lying upside down in a flame trench.

“The main issue with the structure collapse is that it puts Site 31/6 … ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Jury finds man accused of killing student in Darwin guilty of murder
The man accused of murdering a 23-year-old international student in Darwin in 2023 has been found guilty following a week-long trial in the NT Supreme Court. ⌘ Read more

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Live: Joyce to make decision on move to One Nation in ‘next couple of weeks’
Newly minted independent Barnaby Joyce says he’ll make his decision on whether he’ll defect to One Nation in the next couple of weeks. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Head happy to ‘play any role’ in day-night Ashes Test
Travis Head says he has no qualms if he is shifted back down Australia’s batting order following his exploits as an opener in the first Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

Live: Piastri’s Qatar Grand Prix pole piles pressure on Norris
Oscar Piastri starts on pole for the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, with F1 championship leader Lando Norris feeling the pressure in second. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Ukraine attacks two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers in the Black Sea
Naval drones could be seen speeding towards hulking tankers followed by powerful explosions that caused fires on the vessels. ⌘ Read more

Wayde Chiesa vows to get to work following LNP victory in north Qld
The LNP’s Wayde Chiesa will be the next representative for the Queensland seat of Hinchinbrook, which had been safely held by Katter’s Australian Party since 2017. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Diver unaccounted for at Tank Cave
Emergency services are at the Tank Cave near Tantanoola in the state’s south-east, following reports a diver is unaccounted for. ⌘ Read more

‘I thought I would die in there’: Report exposes ‘inhumane’ NT watch houses
The Northern Territory’s prison watchdog has called on the government to urgently remove all inmates from police cells following an investigation which revealed prisoners sleeping between toilets and claims guards watched women showering. ⌘ Read more

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Young women say social media didn’t prepare them for realities of sex work
Sex workers say viral social media content, which often promotes a life of luxury, needs to be more transparent to avoid duping young followers. ⌘ Read more

Live: Kangaroos and Lions meet in blockbuster AFLW grand final trilogy
North Melbourne carries a 26-game winning streak into the AFLW grand final in a bid to become the first club in league history to win consecutive premierships. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

US halts all asylum claims following shooting of two National Guard members
Less than 24 hours after the shooting, Trump officials began ordering widespread reviews of immigration policies. ⌘ Read more

Police seize $8.4m in assets after alleged illicit tobacco raids in the NT
Police have seized about $8.4 million in assets, including two cars and a jet ski, and almost 1 million cigarettes, following an operation targeting the NT’s illicit tobacco trade. ⌘ Read more

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It’s only been really @manton@bridge.twtxt.net that’s new on yhe disxover cure? 🧐 And only because i’m following him (only person whose Fediverse handle i could remember 🤣)

Why King Gizzard defied Spotify, then embraced orchestras and raves
Their rock, rave and orchestral music attracts a cult global following. But the prolific, chaotic King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are just “at peace with failing”. ⌘ Read more

Live: Kerr starts from the bench as Matildas face New Zealand in Gosford
The Matildas begin their final international window before hosting next year’s Asian Cup, with Sam Kerr in contention to play her first minutes on Australian soil in two years. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

One Of Intel’s Xe Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Maintainers Is Departing
It’s been two months since there were any notable Intel Linux engineering departures to note following various layoffs and voluntary departures this year that have unfortunately impacted their Linux/open-source talent. Sadly this US Thanksgiving is a new departure to note: one of Intel’s maintainers for the Xe open-source Linux kernel graphics driver is leaving the company. This is for the modern Xe driver used by default since Lunar … ⌘ Read more

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GCC 16 Switches To Using C++20 Standard By Default
Following up on the discussion from earlier this month among GCC developers over switching to C++20 by default for the GCC compiler as the default C++ standard when not otherwise set, that change has indeed happened. Merged now is the change defaulting to C++20 (well, the GNU++20 dialect) rather than C++17/GNU++17 when not otherwise specified when compiling C++ code… ⌘ Read more

Man who bashed prison guards to serve jail time following appeal
A NSW inmate who bashed four prison guards will serve extra jail time, after a judge quashed his non-custodial term on appeal, calling it “an affront to the administration of justice”. ⌘ Read more

Child safety inquiry flags subpoena as department accused of ignoring law
The head of Queensland’s child safety inquiry says he “might need to subpoena” files from the department after hearing it was often “not” following its own legislation around preferred permanency options for children in care. ⌘ Read more

Italy votes to make femicide a crime
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the measure will help “defend the freedom and dignity of every woman”, following a series of killings and other violence targeting women in Italy. ⌘ Read more

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@prologic@twtxt.net AI is slot machines for coders:

• “Before starting tasks, developers forecast that allowing AI will reduce completion time by 24%. After completing the study, developers estimate that allowing AI reduced completion time by 20%. Surprisingly, we find that allowing AI actually increases completion time by 19%–AI tooling slowed developers down.” https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
  
• “Stack Overflow data reveals the hidden productivity tax of ‘almost right’ AI code”: https://venturebeat.com/ai/stack-overflow-data-reveals-the-hidden-productivity-tax-of-almost-right-ai-code
  

The same intermittent reward operant conditioning that gets people addicted to gambling and thinking that if they follow certain rituals they’ll win “next time” drives people’s beliefs that AI tools are making them more productive when they’re making them less productive. I’m going to guess that a side effect of this is that people think they’re typing less when in the longer term they’re typing the same amount or more when you factor in the productivity loss (as far as I’ve read the studies don’t measure this so I’m only guessing).

People are also being rapidly de-skilled by this technology: the more they use it, the more their actual skills atrophy. “Continuous exposure to AI might reduce the ADR (adesoma detection rate) of standard non-AI assisted colonoscopy, suggesting a negative effect on endoscopist behaviour.” (science speak for saying that radiologists get worse at seeing tumors in scans once they’ve used AI): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00133-5/abstract

Nobody who cares about the future should be using this stuff for anything.

Live: ASX to rise as Wall St extends rally on growing bets of Fed rate cut
A rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher as revived tech strength and the growing probability of a December interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve put investors in a buying mood the day before the Thanksgiving holiday. Follow the latest updates in our live blog. ⌘ Read more

Military seizes control and arrests president in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau’s military says it has seized control of the country and arrested its president following the discovery of a plan to destabilise the coup-prone west African nation. ⌘ Read more

AMD ROCm 7.1.1 Released With RHEL 10.1 Support, More Models Working On RDNA4
Following the release of ROCm 7.1 from just under one month ago, ROCm 7.1.1 is now available with expanded Linux operating system support, continued Instinct MI350 series work, more large language models working on RDNA4 GPUs, and other enhancements… ⌘ Read more

Urgent ACPI Revert For Linux 6.18 To Deal With Some Hardware Crashing
The Linux 6.18 kernel is anticipated for release this coming Sunday while this week a last-minute crisis was averted following reports of a kernel crash from recent ACPI code changes… ⌘ Read more

Rocky Linux 10.1 Released As Community Alternative To RHEL 10.1
Following the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 earlier this month, Rocky Linux 10.1 is now available for this popular community-driven alternative to RHEL 10.1… ⌘ Read more

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AMDGPU Driver Lacks HDMI 2.1 While AMD-Xilinx Driver Has Some HDMI 2.1 Support
Those following Phoronix and the open-source AMD Linux kernel graphics driver know that the HDMI Forum has prevented AMD from implementing HDMI 2.1 support in their open-source “AMDGPU” driver as due the driver implementation would run afoul to the organization’s licensing requirements. It’s been pointed out online this week that the AMD-Xilinx DRM driver though does have some HDMI 2.1 support albeit different hardware… ⌘ Read more

Live: Labor grilled on plan to find savings in public service
The government is being questioned about its request for departments and agencies to save as much as 5 per cent of their costs. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

Nix Package Tool Approved For Availability In Fedora 44
Following approval of the /nix top-level directory with Fedora Linux, the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has additionally signed off on allowing the Nix package tool to appear in the Fedora 44 repository… ⌘ Read more