Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
HyperVerse promoter ‘Bitcoin Rodney’ accuses Australian Sam Lee in US court of duping him with ‘elaborate deception’
Rodney Burton says in Maryland district court memorandum he acted in good faith when promoting scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of US$1.89bn, but Lee calls claims ‘baseless’
Tom Felton: ‘I agree with Barbie – blonds have more fun’
The actor on playing Draco Malfoy, all-night fishing with his brother and taking a beating from Chadwick Boseman
Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories
Christopher Harborne’s record gift revealed in Electoral Commission figures prompts renewed calls for cap on political donations
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
‘I don’t take no for an answer’: how a small group of women changed the law on deepfake porn
The new Data (Use and Access) Act, which criminalises intimate image abuse, is a huge victory won fast in a space where progress is often glacially slow
Pornography company fined £1m by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks
AVS Group, which runs 18 websites, has 72 hours to make changes required by UK’s Online Safety Act
TV Tonight: celebrating two of the best Christmas films ever
How festive favourites The Muppet Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life were made. Plus: are Bunny Munro and son nearing the end of the road? Here’s what to watch this evening
‘Embodying the zeitgeist more than ever’: German sitcom character Stromberg revived for Merz era
New film is based on TV series inspired by The Office, whose lead character is said to resemble the chancellor
Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down accounts as Australia’s under-16s social media ban looms
Ban due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already
Hundreds of Australians complain of wrongful social media account closures but ombudsman can’t help
Increasing number of people asking for help to regain access to accounts, with Google topping digital platform-related complaints
‘From taboo to tool’: 30% of GPs in UK use AI tools in patient consultations, study finds
Survey shows rise in GPs using tools such as ChatGPT to produce appointment summaries and assist with diagnosis
Doom, gloom … and Belle Gibson? The top Google searches in Australia in 2025
From Cyclone Alfred to Charlie Kirk, the results show Australians are tuned in to major events. But there are some surprise inclusions
Letters. Text messages. Passwords and more passwords. Why can’t the NHS just give me someone to talk to?
I can forgive shabby hospitals, confusion over appointments, even doctors’ poor bedside manner, but all the apps in the world can’t replace a real person, writes Adrian Chiles
‘It was legs out all the time!’ June Squibb on starring in Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut – and Broadway’s original Gypsy
She brought the house down as a stripper in Gypsy, going on to star in films with Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. Now, at 96, she’s stealing the show in Eleanor the Great. What’s her secret? ‘Be a looker-ahead’