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Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August
Some economists say the increase won’t be enough to stop the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates next week. Source link
Analyst warns diesel could top $4 and rationing possible if US ban proceeds
Energy expert Saul Kavonic says the US’s proposed diesel export ban is “probably the most worrying development we’ve seen in global fuel markets since the [Middle East] war began”. Source link
Meet this year's ARIA Award nominees
Here is the full list of Australian musicians vying for a pointy trophy at this November’s ARIA Awards. Source link
OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says
Albanese said he expressed “concern” to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June. Source link
'Make women feel seen': Why the Dutch have a new word for labia
Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity. Source link
Ukraine's winter warning to Canada: Help us keep the lights on
With Russia intensifying attacks on Ukraine’s power, water and sewage systems, Ukrainian lawmakers are asking Canada to help fund desperately needed electrical transformers before winter. Their warning is stark: Moscow is trying to make cities unlivable — while exhaustion and fading Western attention threaten to become weapons of war. Source link
Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying
Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game. Source link
F.D.A. Advisory Panel Endorses Controversial Cancer Blood Test
The panelists expressed reservations about the evidence supporting Grail’s Galleri test, which is designed to detect cancers early. Source link
OpenAI and Anthropic bosses push UN for global terms on AI
OpenAI’s Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Hugging Face’s Clement Delangue. Source link
AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet
The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control. Source link