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Texas trucker accused of trying to run down deputy and two men near Greybull after road rage outburst
A Texas truck driver accused of veering into an angry roadside rampage near Greybull, Wyoming, is facing three felony counts after authorities say he tried

Apple iPhone 18 Release Date: Fall Debut Planned with Key Shift
Apple is expected to split its upcoming smartphone launch, releasing the iPhone 18 Pro in September 2026 while pushing other models to early 2027.

Google Drives Cloud Growth and Humanoid Robotics with Gemini AI
Google is expanding the reach of its proprietary artificial intelligence, leveraging Gemini AI to secure corporate cloud contracts and control humanoid robots. While Alphabet reports major enterprise adoption, Google DeepMind is training robots to perform complex physical tasks in the real world.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max Launch Schedule and Key Hardware Specs Leak
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro Max at a special keynote event on Wednesday, September 9, alongside a new folding iPhone, with retail availability projected for mid-September.

Meta Pays Far-Right and Anti-Vaccine Pages in Facebook Monetisation Programs
Facebook’s parent company Meta is directly paying several controversial content creators, including a white nationalist with neo-Nazi links and a prominent a...

Meta Unveils Muse Code to Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic
Meta enters the coding AI race with Muse Code, an agent-based software development tool powered by the new Muse Spark 1.2 model.

KwaZulu-Natal admits delay in R74 million school revamp as pressure mounts over public services
KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial government is facing fresh scrutiny over a delayed R74 million school revamp, with officials acknowledging the process has gone ba...

Appalachia’s black lung crisis returns to 1970s levels as thousands of miners fall ill
Appalachia is seeing black lung rates not seen in nearly 50 years, and thousands of coal miners are already sick. The surge has renewed alarm

Michael Lomas gets suspended jail term after guilty plea in Eskom Kusile graft case
Michael Lomas, the 79-year-old former Eskom contractor at the centre of the Kusile graft probe, pleaded guilty in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on

Victorian watchdog probes deal that put Andrews and Marshall in the IBAC spotlight
Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog is examining a deal that has put former premier Daniel Andrews and Labor figures linked to him back under the glare of

ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart after complaint over satirical TV sketch
The Australian Broadcasting Corp has apologised to mining magnate Gina Rinehart after a satirical Race Around the World episode drew a complaint over a violent

eNCA to cut 171 jobs as South African news channel shifts to digital-first model
South African broadcaster eNCA is planning to cut 171 jobs, putting more than half its 309-strong workforce at risk as it overhauls its newsroom for

Carnival cruise crew describe grueling hours, poor pay and neglect on Australian ships
Crew on Carnival cruise ships say they work punishing shifts for paltry pay, with little protection under Australian labour rules that have long exempted cruise

South Africa cuts Bosasa whistleblower’s confiscation claim from R1.8bn to R53m
South Africa’s state has sharply cut a confiscation claim against Bosasa whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi, reducing a demand that had stood at R1.8 billion to about

Scottish Couple’s Night Terror: Stranger Wakes Them in Hotel Room After Key Card Mix-Up
A shirtless man stumbled into a couple's bedroom at 2 a.m., insisting it was his room. It wasn't. What happened that early July morning in

Apple to Unveil iPhone 18 Pro, Facing $100-$200 Price Hikes
Apple's next flagship iPhone launch is scheduled for mid-September, with pricing potentially rising $100–$200 due to chip shortages. A cyber breach at Indian supplier Tata Electronics has leaked specifications as geopolitical tensions reshape global manufacturing.

South African Prosecution Chief Bypassed Senior Lawyers in High-Profile Crime Intelligence Cases, Inquiry Reveals
A senior South African prosecutor has accused the former head of an anti-corruption unit of deliberately sidelining experienced colleagues to hand sensitive ...

Google’s Gemini Now Controls Humanoid Robots—And Costs Matter
Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2, enabling humanoids to perform complex physical tasks autonomously. Meanwhile, DeepSeek's cheaper AI model is reshaping enterprise pricing across the industry.

Teen stabbed after bus argument spills onto Maryland street; four youths face charges
A bus argument in Montgomery County, Maryland, turned violent and left a 14-year-old boy stabbed, with police later saying four teenage boys now face charges

Apple Restores Telegram After CSAM Content Removal
Telegram was briefly removed from Apple’s App Store before being restored the same day after Apple said the app had violated rules on child sexual abuse material. Telegram said it banned the user involved and removed the content.

Viral Hug Between JD Vance and Charlie Kirk’s Widow Fuels Online Storm Over Faith, Marriage and Politics
US Vice President JD Vance is facing a fresh wave of criticism after a public embrace with Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie

South Africa’s Voter Registration Deadline Looms as Nearly 2 Million Surge to Register
South Africans have hours left to register before a Friday midnight cutoff closes the books on voter sign-ups for upcoming local government elections. The El...

Labor moves to protect inherited investment property tax relief in reversal over ‘widow tax’ flaw
Australia’s Labor government has предложed a fix to a tax change that critics said could hit people who inherit an investment property from a spouse.

UK PM Burnham Vows ‘Relentless’ Push Against Channel Boat Crossings After Ceuta Tragedy
Prime Minister Andy Burnham declared Sunday that his government would pursue an uncompromising stance on stopping migrants from reaching Britain by sea, a pl...