‘Economy held to ransom’: Warning over fallout from looming BHP strike action at Port Hedland
The action would be the first strike in the Pilbara in decades, and the alarms were sounding for those in the mining industry around pending industrial action as far back as March. ⌘ Read more

Jacinta Allan dismisses leadership challenge rumours
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has rubbished claims she is facing a looming leadership challenge. ⌘ Read more

Jacinta Allan dismisses leadership challenge rumours
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has rubbished claims she is facing a looming leadership challenge. ⌘ Read more

Auckland Council’s PC120 decision could be revisited in RMA reforms
The Auckland Council’s decision on contentious housing intensification could be for naught, as resource management reform looms.

Councillors on Tuesday are set to vote on PC120, a plan change to meet housing intensification requirements, after the Government in April passed a law to downgrade the city’s house planning target from two million dwellings [to 1.4m dwellings](https://busin … ⌘ Read more

Walsh answers Maroons SOS as Slater reveals changes to save the series
Reece Walsh has been issued a stunning State of Origin SOS, and now looms as the Queensland Maroons’ secret weapon. ⌘ Read more

Fieldays 2026: Sunshine, spending and an election
New Zealand’s agricultural sector is making its annual pilgrimage to Mystery Creek this week, with Fieldays’ sites sold out, farm balance sheets in decent shape, and an election looming in the background.

This year’s Fieldays is the first in recent memory to sell out all available exhibitor sites, something the event’s chief executive, Richard Lindroos, puts down to strength in the sector. ⌘ Read more

Watson’s ‘right-hand man’ fails in counterclaims bid in looming US$101m fraud trial
Entrepreneur Owen Glenn’s successful case against fallen tycoon Eric Watson, marred by a still unpaid $50 million award following a London fraud trial in 2018, is about to get another airing.

Watson again has star billing in a trial, this time in a US$101m (NZ$170m) fraud case alongside 14 defendants, including Watson’s son Sam, who is chief executive of A … ⌘ Read more

US Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Startups For Nuclear Fuel
The Trump administration is planning to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to nuclear startups that want to convert it into reactor fuel, arguing it could help address a looming fuel shortage for advanced reactors. Critics warn the idea raises serious nonproliferation, security, cost, and technical concerns. The New … ⌘ Read more

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
As Americans stew over the looming risk of job-stealing AI and data centers in their back yards, the feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat, documents obtained by WIRED show. ⌘ Read more

Inflation data may let the RBNZ off the hook in May, but rate hikes loom
Barring any major surprises, recent data has taken a May rate hike off the table, but most economists agree that rate increases aren’t far off.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is mandated to keep inflation between 1% and 3%. ⌘ Read more

Tech giants ship more than $14 billion offshore amid AI debate
New filings show the extent to which Google, Meta and Amazon send revenue overseas, as new media laws loom. ⌘ Read more

Meta’s Australian cash machine: $1.5 billion shipped offshore
New filings show the tech giant sent most of its revenues offshore and paid its first dividend in years, as new media laws loom. ⌘ Read more

Carmakers Rush To Remove Chinese Code Under New US Rules
“How Chinese is your car?” asks the Wall Street Journal. “Automakers are racing to work it out.”

Modern cars are packed with internet-connected widgets, many of them containing Chinese technology. Now, the car industry is scrambling to root out that tech ahead of a looming deadline, a test case for America’s ability to decouple from Chinese supply chains. New U … ⌘ Read more

TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years. The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form the new TikTok U.S. joint venture. The new version will … ⌘ Read more

Japan Restarts World’s Largest Nuclear Plant as Fukushima Memories Loom Large
New submitter BeaverCleaver shares a report: Japan has restarted operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster forced the country to shut all of its reactors. The decision to restart reactor number 6 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa north-west of Tokyo was taken despite local r … ⌘ Read more

Australia Poised for Desalination Boom as Water Shortages Loom
Australia is on track for a significant expansion of desalination capacity – converting seawater to freshwater – to meet the needs of a swelling population at a time of declining average rainfall. From a report: The world’s driest inhabited continent is projected to build or expand 11 desalination plants worth more than A$23 billion ($15 billion) over t … ⌘ Read more

‘Investors in Limbo’. Will the TikTok Deal’s Deadline Be Extended Again?
An anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC:

A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok’s US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app’s sale looms.
The US has repeatedly delayed the date by which the platform’s Chinese owner, Bytedance, must sell or be blocked for American use … ⌘ Read more

Labuschagne praises Aussies’ makeshift opening pair as Khawaja call looms
Marnus Labuschagne says Australia’s opening partnership is making the rest of the batting order improve, as selectors deliberate over Usman Khawaja’s Test future. ⌘ Read more

Strictly stars gear up for Musicals week as final looms
There are just two weeks left in the contest, and things are heating up on the ballroom floor. ⌘ Read more

RoboCop Statue Rises In Detroit
alternative_right quotes a report from the Guardian: The statue looms and glints at more than 11 feet tall and weighing 3,500 pounds, looking out at the city with, how to put it … a characteristically stern expression? Despite its daunting appearance and history as a crimefighter of last resort, the giant new bronze figure of the movie character RoboCop is being seen as a symbol of hope, drawing fan … ⌘ Read more

**Previously unseen images of Epstein’s island released **
The new images come as a deadline for the broader release of documents held by the US government looms. ⌘ Read more

Tasmanian politicians under ‘intense pressure’ as answer on stadium looms
State politicians face a looming debate in parliament’s upper house, which will finally decide whether a stadium is built at Hobart’s Macquarie Point and whether Tasmania gets an AFL side. ⌘ Read more

‘Hopefully it’s not like the Spirits’: Opinions mixed as Hobart stadium vote looms
By the end of this week, Tasmania will know whether or not Hobart will have a new AFL stadium. Many Tasmanians are still making up their own minds about whether they support it or not. ⌘ Read more

Chinese Pharma is On the Cusp of Going Global
China’s pharmaceutical industry has quietly evolved from a hub for generics and clinical trials into something more ambitious – a genuine competitor in drug discovery that Western giants are now courting to fill gaps left by looming patent expirations worth over $300 billion by 2030. In the first half of 2025, nearly a third of global licensing agreements signed by big pharma inv … ⌘ Read more

Labor is celebrating the year but tough economic choices loom
The level of the prime minister’s reform appetite has been discussed and debated since roughly 9pm on election night in May, when Labor’s massive win became clear. ⌘ Read more

‘No one is bigger than the union’: CFMEU chief swings axe in cleanout
The CFMEU has flagged the moves as part of reforms to the union’s scandal-tainted Victorian branch. ⌘ Read more

Mass redundancies and sackings loom in CFMEU clean-out
CFMEU administrator Mark Irving flagged the moves as part of reforms to the union’s scandal-tainted Victorian branch. ⌘ Read more

Liberal MPs to decide on dumping net zero target
The Liberal party’s net zero carbon emissions decision is looming as the party prepares to come together in Canberra today. ⌘ Read more

Cubans flee the coast as Hurricane Melissa looms
Under sheets of rain and laden with possessions, residents of southeast Cuba fled inland Tuesday—escaping the peril of the coast before Hurricane Melissa’s arrival. ⌘ Read more

Questions loom over Albania’s forests after devastating fires
As Albania recovers from a summer of devastating wildfires, locals and experts are eyeing a long road back to save its shrinking forests from intensifying disasters. ⌘ Read more

More Mozilla Services Shutting Down as Loss of Funding Looms
Both Mozilla Pocket and Orbit are shutting down with the potential loss of more than 80% of the Firefox makers funding coming in August. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Chaos: Layoffs, Founder Out, New Democrat Operative Leadership
Yet another round of layoffs for troubled Firefox maker, with more looming. Insiders describe the mood as “ominous”, the “writing is on the wall”. ⌘ Read more

SA vintage kicks off early but shows promise of excellent wine
Drought, heat and frost have cut yields and pushed SA’s wine industry into an early vintage, but a silver lining looms in the promise of high quality wines as a result. ⌘ Read more

The high-stakes race to become the next TikTok as ban looms
Most Australians have likely never heard of RedNote, or Lemon8. That’s likely to change. ⌘ Read more

Small-scale farmers feel forgotten as food regulation changes loom
Australia is implementing stricter regulations on leafy greens, melons and berries, which small-scale growers say will cause unbearable production cost increases. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Executive Pay Doubles as Loss of 80% of Revenue Looms
“Mozilla has shifted much of its work toward Al” as funds directed towards African “Digital Justice”, “Queer Youth Inclusion”, & “Digital Activism for Young Feminists”. ⌘ Read more

Farmers race to get chickpeas from Australian paddocks to India as tariff deadline looms
Pressure is mounting to get Australia’s chickpea harvest into India before taxes that could cost exporters more than half their profit kick back in. ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net I saw those, yes. I tried using yarnc, and it would work for a simple twtxt. Now, for a more convoluted one it truly becomes a nightmare using that tool for the job. I know there are talks about changing this hash, so this might be a moot point right now, but it would be nice to have a tool that:

1. Would calculate the hash of a twtxt in a file.
   
2. Would calculate all hashes on a twtxt.txt (local and remote).
   

Again, something lovely to have after any looming changes occur.

Internet Archive Takes Another Step Towards Death
Archive.org loses appeal in book copyright case with the Sony / Universal Music lawsuit still looming on the horizon. ⌘ Read more

Mystery disease killing thousands of Darwin mango trees and looms as NT election issue
An agronomist says the dieback is the single biggest problem threatening the sustainability of the Darwin mango industry, especially those growing Kensington Pride mangoes. ⌘ Read more

TikTok local profits surge as potential ban looms
New figures show TikTok is a money-making machine locally, despite mounting political and regulatory pressure. ⌘ Read more

Labor ‘getting nervous’ for Dunkley by-election
Former Labor senator Stephen Conroy says he believes Labor will be “getting nervous now” as the Dunkley by-election looms.

Mr Conroy said there has been some “definite swing” coming to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

“Whether he can get there probably a little too early to call,” Mr Conroy told Sky News Australia.

“He’s certainly coming from behind.

“I think Labor would’ve been confident a couple week … ⌘ Read more

Light Snow Falls on Snohomish County
Dark clouds loomed as snow fell on parts of Snohomish County, Washington, on February 26, when a storm system moved through the region. Footage taken by X user @1technodiva shows snowy conditions in Three Lakes on Monday. Several schools in Snohomish and King counties were either closed or operating on delayed schedules Monday morning due to the weather, according to local reports. Credit: @1technodiva via Storyful ⌘ Read more

‘We just take the good with the bad’: Farmers and rural communities optimistic as dry El Niño weather looms
Queensland farmer “Sno” Harm has seen many El Niño weather patterns in his 50 years of growing cotton. He says he “can’t really prepare” for the next drought and remains hopeful for rain. ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Here’s why you should consider investing in RabbitMQ during a recession
Europe and the US are leading the way in the forecasted recession for 2023, due to persistently high inflation and increasing interest rates. With minimal projected GDP growth, modern technologies can play a crucial role in reducing the impact of economic downturns.

As caution looms, it can be tempting to reign in on your investment. Your initial thought is to balance t … ⌘ Read more

Japan eyes restart of nuclear plants offline since 2011 Fukushima disaster as temperatures soar
Soaring temperatures and a looming power crunch have prompted Japan to speed up reviews of the dozens of nuclear reactors that were shut down in the wake of Fukushima disaster. Nuclear power used to account for about 30 per cent of Japan’s energy mix before 2011. ⌘ Read more

As BTS ‘takes a break’, what does it mean for the K-pop supergroup’s future?
Looming military enlistment for the older members of BTS is creating a headache for the company behind the band. Last week’s shock announcement also leaves the group’s social justice efforts in doubt. ⌘ Read more

WWII sex slave issue looms large over South Korea’s ties with Japan ⌘ Read more

decided to publish the initial words I wrote up for this granular delay I created, available at the !loom: @!(loomref “bugz”)!@.

the !loom now has better page navigation. thanks !worgmap :)