Anthropic Acquires Bun In First Acquisition
Anthropic has made its first acquisition by buying Bun, the engine behind its fast-growing Claude Code agent. The move strengthens Anthropic’s push into enterprise developer tooling as it scales Claude Code with major backers like Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, and Google. Adweek reports: Claude Code is a coding agent that lets developers write, debug and interpret code through natural … ⌘ Read more

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next-20251203: linux-next
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Tasmania to pay $650,000 for Foo Fighters concert in Launceston
Tasmania’s “biggest concert ever” will take place at Launceston’s York Park next month when American rock band Foo Fighters play their only Australian show. ⌘ Read more

Why are so many Australian caravan companies collapsing?
Zone RV is just one in a series of caravan companies that have gone under in recent years. Here are the major challenges plaguing the industry. ⌘ Read more

How to prepare yourself and your child for the social media ban on December 10
From December 10, young people will lose access to part of their online world. Here’s how to support them. ⌘ Read more

Brisbane hit with widespread Optus internet outages
Optus apologises for NBN internet outages affecting Brisbane and some other parts of Queensland. ⌘ Read more

Is it better to sleep naked or wear pyjamas?
What you wear to bed can affect the quality of your sleep. And if that’s nothing at all, there are a few things to consider. ⌘ Read more

Woman dies after being struck by hay bale at Roma Saleyards
Police and emergency services were called to the Roma Saleyards this morning after reports a hay bale had fallen on a woman. She died at the scene. ⌘ Read more

It’s almost never OK for psychologists to date their clients
A new code of conduct for for Australian psychologists provides updated guidance that it’s almost never OK to date someone who is or has been a client, even if that was years ago. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Search for missing flight MH370 to resume this month, Malaysia says
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, more than a decade after the Beijing-bound flight disappeared. ⌘ Read more

Parents question post-operative care after son’s sudden death
The parents of a young man with a neuromuscular disease who died seven days after spinal surgery say they have serious concerns about the post-operative care he was provided at Royal Perth Hospital. ⌘ Read more

Michael and Susan Dell nearly $10b to ‘Trump accounts’ for children
Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell have pledged $US6.25 billion ($9.5 billion) to new investment accounts for children, known as “Trump accounts”. Here’s how the donation will work. ⌘ Read more

Government considers offloading retiring Tiger helicopters to Ukraine
As the United States attempts to broker a peace deal at the Kremlin in Moscow, it is expected a significant funding boost from Canberra to aid Ukraine’s war efforts is imminent. ⌘ Read more

Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal against failed rape defamation case
Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a Federal Court ruling that found on the balance of probabilities he had raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in 2019. ⌘ Read more

San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: The San Francisco city attorney filed on Tuesday the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultraprocessed fare (source may be paywalled; alternative source), arguing that cities and counties have been burdened with the costs of treating diseases that stem from the companies’ prod … ⌘ Read more

What happened to Lisa Lynn? Decades after her death, questions remain
Long before Greg Lynn was convicted of murder in Victoria’s High Country, his estranged wife died suddenly at home in Mount Macedon. Now, some of those closest to Lisa Lynn are pushing for the coroner to re-examine her death. ⌘ Read more

Safety bureau finds WA pilots were unaware of each other’s flight paths
ATSB investigators say the two helicopter pilots that died in a mustering crash in WA’s north were unaware of each other’s flight paths. ⌘ Read more

Amid ‘war on drugs’, Trump frees right-wing leader jailed for trafficking
Donald Trump says his country is at war with “narco-terrorists”. But he is freeing the former president of Honduras, who was jailed in the US for overseeing one of the world’s worst drug conspiracies. ⌘ Read more

Airbus to inspect some planes over ‘quality issue’ with panels
The announcement comes days after a massive recall affecting thousands of the firm’s A320 fleet. ⌘ Read more

Air force and Olympians team up for special Christmas exercise
With Olympians on board and a cargo of presents, the Royal Australian Air Force is getting a head start on Santa with Exercise Christmas Hop. ⌘ Read more

Worker killed in retaining wall collapse remembered as ‘amazing father’
Kimura Dixon, 45, was killed and his 19-year-old stepson sustained serious injuries when a retaining wall collapsed at a construction site in Brisbane on Tuesday morning. ⌘ Read more

Waymo Hits a Dog In San Francisco, Reigniting Safety Debate
A Waymo robotaxi struck a small unleashed dog in San Francisco – just weeks after another Waymo killed a beloved neighborhood cat. The dog’s condition is unknown. The Los Angeles Times reports: The incident occurred near the intersection of Scott and Eddy streets and drew a small crowd, according to social media posts. A person claiming to be one of the pa … ⌘ Read more

Two Victorian councils breach rate cap in ‘honest mistake’
Two Victorian councils exceed the state government’s cap on rate increases, in the first breach of the rules since 2021. ⌘ 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

Strict fishing bans for Perth, WA beginning early 2026
Strict bans limiting commercial and recreational fishing in Perth and WA are announced in an effort to save some under-threat fish species from the brink of collapse. ⌘ Read more

NSW government under fire after 670 trees felled for renewable energy project
The NSW government is being accused of wilfully ignoring warnings about the destruction of hundreds of native trees as part of a renewables project. ⌘ Read more

Intel LASS, SGX EUPDATESVN & Microcode Staging Features Land In Linux 6.19
In addition to new AMD CPU features being merged today for Linux 6.19, there are also some new Intel CPU features that hit Linux Git today that are worth highlighting… ⌘ Read more

MPs warn China spy trial failures could happen again
A damning report finds a “shambolic” system could lead to future espionage cases being dropped. ⌘ Read more

Franklin the Turtle and Sabrina Carpenter in tiff with Trump administration
Trump administration officials used Carpenter’s song and Franklin the Turtle’s image in social media posts about deportation and killing drug traffickers. ⌘ Read more

Man charged with murder over partner’s 2020 death
A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder of the death of his partner near Darwin, and will be extradited from Victoria ahead of his first appearance in the Darwin Local Court. ⌘ Read more

Kubernetes Is Retiring Its Popular Ingress NGINX Controller
During last month’s KubeCon North America in Atlanta, Kubernetes maintainers announced the upcoming retirement of Ingress NGINX. “Best-effort maintenance will continue until March 2026,” noted the Kubernetes SIG Network and the Security Response Committee. “Afterward, there will be no further releases, no bugfixes, and no updates to resolve any security vu … ⌘ Read more

Melbourne doctor faces 775 new charges over illegal recording device
A trainee surgeon accused of secretly filming women in hospital toilets and bathroom is facing hundreds of additional charges. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Australia’s economy growing at annual rate of 2.1pc
Australian’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, following growth of 0.7 per cent in the June quarter. ⌘ Read more

Cyclone catastrophe in Sri Lanka awakens volunteer spirit
Fishing boats deliver relief supplies to flooded suburbs as community kitchens churn out food aid. ⌘ Read more

Humanitarian migrants in US fear being deported into danger following shooting
The Trump administration’s escalating restrictions on humanitarian migration are leaving some of the United States’s most vulnerable diaspora communities terrified for their futures. ⌘ Read more

Newcastle penalty ‘absolute VAR mistake’ - Frank
Thomas Frank says awarding Newcastle a penalty after a holding incident between Dan Burn and Rodrigo Bentancur was an “absolute mistake” by VAR. ⌘ Read more

Allan government targets car parking rules in bid to build more homes
The Victorian government vows to overhaul “outdated” car parking requirements for new residential developments in areas that are well-serviced by public transport. ⌘ Read more

OpenAI Declares ‘Code Red’ As Google Catches Up In AI Race
OpenAI has reportedly issued a “code red” on Monday, pausing projects like ads, shopping agents, health tools, and its Pulse assistant to focus entirely on improving ChatGPT. “This includes core features like greater speed and reliability, better personalization, and the ability to answer more questions,” reports The Verge, citing a memo reported by the Wall S … ⌘ Read more

Report details attacks, fire bombings and abuse faced by Australian Jews
Executive Council of Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin said the data showed antisemitism remained at “deeply troubling levels”. ⌘ Read more

Football presenter updates fans after scary on-air collapse during England game
Laura Woods says she is doing ‘OK’ after collapsing on-air during an England match. ⌘ Read more

Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her song in ICE video
Two-time Grammy winner Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song in a social media post about ICE raids, telling the Trump administration to never involve her in their “inhumane agenda”. ⌘ Read more

Apple To Resist India Order To Preload State-Run App As Political Outcry Builds
Apple does not plan to comply with India’s mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app that cannot be disabled. According to Reuters, the order “sparked surveillance concerns and a political uproar” after it was revealed on Monday. From the report: In the wake of the criticism, India’s tel … ⌘ Read more

Live: Judges rule on Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal against defamation case
Judges presiding over Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal against his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson are delivering their finding this morning. ⌘ Read more

Car falls from bridge, lands on train tracks sparking lengthy rail delays
A complex operation is under way to remove a car that crashed onto train tracks in the Blue Mountains. ⌘ Read more

Presenter Woods ‘OK’ after collapsing on TV
Presenter Laura Woods says she is “OK” after collapsing while leading television coverage of England’s friendly against Ghana on Tuesday. ⌘ Read more

Mother frightened for children’s safety after encountering needle in backyard
A single mother-of-two no longer feels safe in her government-provided housing after her child found a used needle in their backyard. ⌘ Read more

UK Plans To Ban Cryptocurrency Political Donations
The UK government plans to ban political donations made in cryptocurrency over fears of anonymity, foreign influence, and traceability issues, though the ban won’t be ready in time for the upcoming elections bill. The Guardian reports: The government’s ambition to ban crypto donations will be a blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which became the first to accept contribu … ⌘ Read more

Watch the Fun Apple Holiday 2025 Commercial: A Critter Carol
Apple has launched their official 2025 holiday advertisement for the season. This years commercial comes in at 2 minutes and features two friends taking a snowy hike, one of whom drops their iPhone into the snow, which is soon picked up by a forest creature, who proceeds to gather even more forest creatures to use … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/12/02/watch-the-fun-apple-holiday-2025-commercial-a-critter-c … ⌘ Read more

NSW police minister’s driver charged with high-range drink-driving
The NSW government employee was seen allegedly driving dangerously in the Bemboka area. ⌘ Read more