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Australia’s Next Big Battery Could Be Two Reservoirs on a Hill
A proposed NSW project would store electricity by pumping water uphill, then release it to deliver power for ten hours. Wala Wala shows why gravity still has a place in the battery race—and why the hardest questions are about the land, water and construction.
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Apple’s iPhone 18 Rumours Point to a Camera Shake-Up and a Split Launch
Apple’s next iPhone generation could bring a new camera trick, a smaller Dynamic Island and a more efficient chip. But the biggest surprise may be which models arrive first—and how long everyone else has to wait.
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How Apple’s Foldable iPhone Is Shaping Up
Apple’s rumoured folding iPhone could cost US$2,000 or more. Would a bigger screen justify the price and reported trade-offs?
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Android App Verification and the Fight for Owner Control
Google says identifying Android app developers will help stop scammers. Critics see a threat to phone ownership. The argument is real—but September’s rollout is narrower than it sounds.
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AI-Polished Writing and the Debate Over Authorship
Claude’s new text watermark can reveal AI involvement, but heavy editing and original generation can leave the same signal. What should readers be told?
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Intel’s 14A Plan to Challenge TSMC
Intel 14A and TSMC A14 target the same broad production era. We compare their promises, explain the technology and ask what would prove Intel’s comeback.
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Waiting for Nvidia’s RTX 6000? Here’s What AMD Is Building
AMD’s next Radeon generation could give gamers another reason to delay their next upgrade. Its work on AI graphics, Xbox and PlayStation reveals the direction—but launch dates, prices and a winner remain unconfirmed.
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A Planet Without a Sun? Astronomers Have Weighed a Cosmic Wanderer
Some worlds may travel through the galaxy without a star. A 2026 study measured a candidate’s mass using a brief distortion of somebody else’s starlight.
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Your Roof Could Send Heat Into Space—Without Using Electricity
Radiative cooling sounds like science fiction, but its basic physics is real. A new wood-derived material shows why researchers are looking beyond ordinary white roofs.
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A Robot That Does Your Laundry? Read the Fine Print.
1X’s NEO brings the home-robot dream closer to a checkout page. The important detail is how much it can do alone—and when a remote human needs to help.
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The Caller Sounds Like Your Mum. Your Phone May Know Better.
A familiar voice and a familiar number can both be faked. Google’s latest Android protections try a different question: is the real person’s phone actually making this call?
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The Weight-Loss Drug That Helped Old Mice Live Longer
Semaglutide has already changed weight-loss medicine. A new study in older female mice asks a bigger question: could its benefits reach into the biology of ageing?