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Australia news live: Telstra blames ‘software glitch’ for mass outage; more than 300 triple zero calls failed

Communications minister Anika Wells says it’s ‘very important that people do not make test calls to triple zero’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra outage reported to be cause of Victoria train stoppageThere is a long list of cancelled trains on the official V/line site, but the TL/DR is that Victoria’s regional train network has ground to a halt.Due to a radio network fault affecting the network, services are currently unable to operate …Passengers are advised to defer travel where possible. Continue reading...

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Samsung will launch its new wide foldable on July 22nd

Samsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked launch event will be held on July 22nd, with the tagline: "A new shape unfolds." It's long been rumored that Samsung is about to expand its foldable phone line to a third format, with a shorter and wider version of its big book-style foldables, to match Huawei's […]

The Verge Tech • 32m

Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.

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Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company

Servers at data centres in Sydney and Melbourne were to blame but the exact cause remains unknown.

BBC World World • 52m

Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600

Healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments.

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AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.

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Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease

Marshawn Kneeland had early chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is caused by head impacts and has been found in hundreds of former NFL players.

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The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts’ could be the ideal second car

While the auto industry wrings its hands over the electric vehicle market, sweating details like aerodynamic efficiency and range anxiety, a new EV startup based in Lisbon, Portugal, is zagging in a different direction. Amble's new electric buggy won't impress anyone with its 0-60 time or its self-driving features (it has none). Instead, it takes […]

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Tech

Samsung will launch its new wide foldable on July 22nd

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Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

TechCrunch 46m

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

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Final extension: Startup Battlefield Australia applications now close July 20

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GAO: DOE Is Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive Options for Nuclear Cleanup

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Meta just launched a new AI generator, Muse Image, and users are already pushing back over use of their photos

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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

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Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows

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Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan

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Australia news live: Telstra blames ‘software glitch’ for mass outage; more than 300 triple zero calls failed

Samsung will launch its new wide foldable on July 22nd

Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company

Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease

The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts’ could be the ideal second car

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Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600

Funeral prayers in Iraq for Iranian supreme leader commence after body arrives in holy city

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Oil prices jump more than 2% after US strikes on Iran, while world shares retreat

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DNA evidence from Charlie Kirk assassination disputed by defendant's lawyers

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ICE agent fatally shoots man in Houston during ‘targeted enforcement operation’

US

Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease

US strikes target Iranian military boats and coastal sites

Suspect ate Chick-fil-A and interacted with Charlie Kirk staff before shooting, court hears

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Utah boarding school where Paris Hilton alleged abuse as a teen loses its licence

Top Democrats press Maine Senate candidate to drop out of race over sexual assault allegation

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World

Australia news live: Telstra blames ‘software glitch’ for mass outage; more than 300 triple zero calls failed

Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company

Australia dock workers call for 28-hour week in AI talks

Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project

Russian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war?

Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling

Suspect ate Chick-fil-A and interacted with Charlie Kirk staff before shooting, court hears

Utah boarding school where Paris Hilton alleged abuse as a teen loses its licence

Top Democrats press Maine Senate candidate to drop out of race over sexual assault allegation

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Business

Plot twist: Gen Z is buying houses after all. Here’s how they’re doing it.

Rivian’s stock sale triggers worst rout for the shares in nearly two years

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Micron’s stock falls as investors wonder if the memory market is near the top

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AI-related debt sells off sharply as Amazon looks to borrow another $25 billion

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Tech

Samsung will launch its new wide foldable on July 22nd

Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts’ could be the ideal second car

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