What next for the Comm Games after rest of Australia rule out last-minute bid?
The 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria will not go ahead after the state government pulled its support for the event.
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Netflix stock hits 17-month high as analysts forecast ‘competitive advantage’ from Hollywood strike
The surge in share price comes amid an industry standoff with Hollywood actors and writers demanding fair contracts that one analyst deemed a major win for Netflix.
This startup just raised $16 million to help keep returned items out of landfills
Arrive Recommerce hopes to help retailers resell returned products, helping them save money and keep merchandise out of the dump.
Musk says Twitter ads plummet as battle with Threads heats up
Elon Musk said early Saturday that advertising revenue for Twitter has dropped 50% amid a “heavy debt load,” just as competition between the platform—which recently started to pay creators for advertisements—and Mark Zuckerberg’s rival Threads continues to intensify.
$900 million Powerball jackpot: Here’s what you need to know
Following yet another failed jackpot, the US Powerball total has rocketed to US$900 million (AUD$1.31 billion).
Carlos Alcaraz stuns Novak Djokovic in epic Wimbledon Final
Up-and-coming Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz defeated Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men’s singles final Sunday, thwarting Djokovic’s bid to secure a 24th Grand Slam title and fifth Wimbledon win in a row.
Powerball hits $1.31 billion—here’s how much the winner would actually take home after taxes
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $US900 million—the seventh largest in U.S. history—after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Saturday, the lottery said, but because of taxes, the winner of the next jackpot will take home significantly less.
Europe swelters as dangerous heatwave sparks warnings across Italy, Spain and Germany
The European Space Agency warned temperatures could surpass the continent’s previous record of nearly 120 degrees.
Last minute appeal to kill historic $69 billion Microsoft-Activision deal is denied – here’s what it means
Microsoft still needs to satisfy U.K. regulators to finally close the deal.
Fast-Fashion giant Shein’s rise built on ‘systematic’ IP theft, new lawsuit claims
Three artists allege that Shein is using an automated software approach to design that both intentionally and unintentionally copies the work of human designers.