A newsletter on interesting stuff that is emerging around the world so you can think about strategy.

A newsletter on interesting stuff that is emerging around the world so you can think about strategy.

Falling battery costs and a data centre-fuelled dash for gas have overturned decades of accepted wisdom: gas is no longer the cheapest way to meet peak power demand.

For people who are blind, AI-powered smart glasses deliver a level of independence that was once out of reach, but the rise of wearable cameras also raises urgent questions about surveillance, consent...

Astronomers have detected signs of a type of sugar found in raspberries in gas clouds near the centre of our galaxy the Milky Way.

AI startup PrismML has shrunk down Alibaba's (BABA) open-source large language model Qwen 3.6 to run on Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 17 Pro.

Climate change is now believed to be a leading contributor to more frequent and younger nuptials, with 12 million girls tipped to become child brides this year.

Intercept, a new nonprofit, will focus on countering the common cold and the flu.

Regenerative agriculture promises lower emissions and healthier soils, but results vary by environment and practice. Across four diverse rainfall zones, this study finds that practices that yielded th...

In a first, researchers genetically modified hookworms. It’s a step toward turning the parasites into living pharmacies.

As temperatures rise, New Zealand's dairy farmers face a growing challenge: keeping cows cool enough to remain productive. Heat stress can reduce milk production, harm animals and lower the environmen...

European EV sales topped 212,000 in May, with Denmark leading on market share and Italy posting 100%+ year-on-year growth.

London hits 3,000 zero-emission buses - a third of TfL's fleet, and a 100-fold rise since 2016.

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping renegotiation of the AUKUS submarine pact, under which the United States will now pay Australia $350b...

SHENZHEN, China — May 28, 2026 – BYD today pledged Full Damage Coverage for the Urban Navigate on Autopilot (NOA) function of its God's Eye - BYD Intelligent Driving System in China. The company made ...

This week I was in Yichang, a city of 3.9 million people in Hubei province.

Stellantis gets closer to production-ready solid state EVs, as testing with Factorial progresses.

A decade-long study following almost 1,200 Melbourne school students finds a "small increased risk" of depressive symptoms for teenagers using social media at least two hours a day.

The Iran war and the oil supply squeeze are supercharging business investment in renewables.

The growing number of computations required in a smart grid with countless distributed generators means that quantum computing will be required to manage it

CDs, DVDs, Blue-Rays and even VHS cassettes are enjoying a resurgence. Why some are returning to physical media?

Emissions are at their lowest point since the COVID pandemic shut down the economy, dropping 2.1 per cent over the year to December 2025.

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A Betoota Heights man has caused a scene this afternoon, after a rather unusual move on his commute home. Berrigan Berickson (49) was pulled over by police a short t...

A drone with flapping wings is being trialled to scare away rainbow lorikeets that are eating hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of strawberries.

War driving energy market disruption, but not like that of the 1970s

Vattenfall, Kia, and Hyundai launch a Netherlands V2G pilot letting 80 EVs power the grid.

A newsletter on interesting stuff that is emerging around the world so you can think about strategy.

The wireless devices may also have virtual reality and augmented reality applications

Gene editing to enhance photosynthesis in crop plants offers a strategy to boost plant carbon capture and mitigate climate change. This Review explores the agronomic, molecular and technical challenge...

Germany proved the technology is safe at scale. Three states have enacted laws, five have passed both chambers, and utilities are pulling every lever they have to slow them down.

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT After a lifetime of selflessly serving the state that gave them nothing by incredible employment, free education and training, affordable living and cheap housing - A...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to be replaced by a bloke called Wes in coming days, if the growing speculation is correct. Wes looks like he sells...

With most teens unlikely to tune into nightly TV news or to read newspapers, a new study shows the social media ban is all but cutting them off from the news.

New details about what we found, and how agentic harnesses are now able to reproduce real bugs and dismiss false positives.

Used EV sales in the UK hit a record 86,943 in Q1 2026 - a 32% year-on-year rise, supported by years of strong new EV sales.

The government said its in-house IT system was

Over the last week I have written a series of articles on the longer-term futures that could flow out of the by-election result in Farrer last weekend (is it only last weekend - seems a lot longer). H...

Government-controlled media influences the output of large language models via their training data, and models queried in the languages of countries with lower media freedom show a stronger ...

Yesterday I wrote a scenario on politics out until 2033 flowing on from the results of the Farrer By-election and the analysis by Kosmos Samaras on the underpinning political and demographic drivers o...

Yesterday I wrote a post on the initial implications from the Farrer By-election based on demographic data that Kosmos Samaras published in his newsletter: Futures, Damned Futures, and Statistics Toda...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The entire Australian political system is in a state of shock this week after One Nation's historic Farrer by-election win. This marks the first time that the far-r...

Kosmos Samaras at the Redbridge Group has written a really interesting piece on The Farrer byelection on LinkedIn with an extended version in his newsletter. Essentially the message is that the by ele...

Sodium-ion batteries are becoming a hit for energy storage firms as proved by new CATL deal, but what about automotive applications?

Total EV registrations in the UK pass 2 million, as more drivers benefit from the Electric Car Grant

A duo of drugs that boosts our glymphatic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT SHORT-TERM ROLE: Early voters have already begun pre-polling in towns like Hay, Griffith, Leeton and Narrandera - as the Farrer by-election edges ever closer. This ...

A newsletter on interesting stuff that is emerging around the world so you can think about strategy.

Researchers have discovered ancient platypus fossils in outback South Australia, where they are believed to have lived with lungfish, flamingos and freshwater dolphins. They also had major a differenc...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Barnaby Joyce comes back from his piss still smoking, phone in one hand, doing up his fly with the other. He didn't go around the side or find a post to lean ...

A scientist, an engineer, an archaeologist and a lawyer break down some of the physical, environmental, ethical and legal challenges of mining on the Moon.