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The Man with the Bag trailer: Schwarzenegger is Santa
Prime Video's full trailer for The Man with the Bag has Arnold Schwarzenegger's Santa hiring Alan Ritchson's thief. It streams from 2 December.
Texas schools put up the Ten Commandments as courts wait
Texas law requires the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Conroe ISD is installing them, and the state's Supreme Court reply is due on 10 November.
Wicker reviews: Olivia Colman film at 94% before AU release
Wicker, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, holds 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and opens in Australian cinemas on 5 November.
NSW gun buyback begins, paying $450 to $1,000 a firearm
NSW's 12 month gun buyback started on 2 November at six police stations. Owners get $450 to $1,000 a gun, and the first appointments are full.
Hubble finds dwarf galaxies lose most of their oxygen
A Hubble study of 37 nearby dwarf galaxies finds they kept only 4% to 25% of the oxygen their stars made. Galactic winds likely blew the rest away.
SA councils to vote on compulsory council voting from 2031
South Australia's 68 councils decide on 4 December whether to push for compulsory voting in council elections. Turnout has sat near a third for years.
Supermarket freezers hacked to 50°C in seven countries
Hackers warmed fridges and freezers in about 40 Delhaize stores and shops in Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland on Monday.
Iran offers to reopen Hormuz in two days if US meets terms
Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington accepts its conditions, including lifting sanctions and ending the blockade.
Hanson puts Labor's west on notice at St Albans rally
Pauline Hanson told several hundred One Nation supporters in St Albans on 2 November that Melbourne's west is no longer safe Labor heartland.
Musk says Grok Bot's cost was 'unsustainably high'
Grok Bot users hit their weekly limits early. Elon Musk said serving the agent cost too much for its revenue, then some users saw their meters reset.
SpaceX in talks with EchoStar over Boost Mobile, Post says
SpaceX has talked to EchoStar about buying Boost Mobile or using its network after Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T all said no, The Washington Post reports.
Tesla Robotaxi opens in Fort Worth, its seventh city
Tesla's Robotaxi opened in Fort Worth on 2 November, its seventh city. The zone, put at about 143 square miles, is its third largest.
Final exam at the safe house
The month's last codebreaking pack is set in a safe house. Ten puzzles run from braille to an autokey closer, with answers at the end.
BYD's October sales: exports double as China sales slide
BYD sold 490,168 cars in October, its best month of 2026, as exports doubled and China sales fell. Here's what's driving it and what it means here.
ASIC says super funds blame members for complaints
ASIC reviewed 45 super trustees managing $1.6 trillion and found many don't learn from complaints. Fourteen found no systemic issues in two years.
Tyndale's English New Testament turns 500 this year
William Tyndale's New Testament, the first printed in English, turns 500. The White House marked it on Reformation Day and the only full copy is in Worms.
Volkswagen pauses work on the electric ID. Golf
Volkswagen has paused work on the electric ID. Golf as its Wolfsburg plant runs €300 million short of its savings target. VW says it's not cancelled.
Sam Altman says RAM in home PCs is 'quite terrible'
OpenAI's Sam Altman says it's 'quite terrible' that scarce RAM sits in home PCs used five per cent of the time. PC buyers paying more aren't impressed.
ChatGPT now limits paid accounts per device and card
OpenAI's new help pages say ChatGPT limits paid accounts per device and card. From December, ChatGPT and Codex will share one usage allowance.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 lets you hum the songs
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrives on Switch 2 on 5 November with voiced scenes, orchestral music and songs you can hum. Digital is A$94.95.
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