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Netflix's new teen drama Crew Girl is being called Gossip Girl meets Friday Night Lights, and critics can't agree on it
Netflix teen drama Crew Girl debuted with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score before dropping to around 73 percent, and critics remain split on its formula.


The US just accused six Chinese AI labs of straight up copying its models, and this fight is only getting louder
US agencies have accused six Chinese AI firms of industrial scale distillation, extracting data from Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok since late 2024 alone.


A whisky brand just took over an art gallery in Sydney, and it's weirder and better than it sounds
The Macallan and designer David Carson have taken over ARTSPACE in Woolloomooloo this weekend only, blending whisky and grunge era design in the city.


Elon Musk says he never offered his baby mama $40 million, and the receipts are getting messy
Elon Musk denies offering Ashley St Clair a 40 million dollar NDA, after she claimed she rejected it to appear in a documentary called Musk this week.


Google just bet €13 billion on Finland, and nuclear power is the reason why
Google is investing 13 billion euros in Finland over two years, including a 22 year nuclear power deal to keep its new AI data centres running properly.


Brisbane's turned its river into a nightly light show, and it's the best free thing in the city right now
Bright Nights by ANZ is a free nightly light and laser show on the Brisbane River running through Brisbane Festival, with a soundtrack from The Veronicas.


ABC says Jimmy Kimmel's show isn't ending, but the leaked details tell a very different story
ABC is denying reports that Jimmy Kimmel Live will end in 2027, after Page Six claimed his contract will not be renewed past this current TV season at all.


Where I'd get married in Melbourne if I wanted the city itself to be the venue
Five Melbourne wedding venues that put the skyline, the laneways and the river front and centre, for couples who want the city itself to be the venue.


A French AI startup just raised the biggest tech round Europe has ever seen, and it's not the one you'd guess
French AI lab Mistral has closed a Samsung led €3 billion Series D at a valuation above €21 billion, the largest tech round in European history.


Melbourne's science museum is throwing a lightning show and calling it a festival
Scienceworks' Science is a Superpower Festival hits Melbourne on 12 and 13 September with lightning shows, planetarium meditation and hands-on STEM fun.


Stranger Things' David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown are back together, and it's a spy thriller this time
David Harbour says he and Millie Bobby Brown are swapping Hawkins for espionage in a new Netflix spy thriller, teased fresh off his Creative Arts Emmy win.


Streaming platforms are making brutal calls this week, and not everyone is getting a happy ending
Streaming cancellations and renewals keep on coming: MobLand and Tires got saved, Wonder Man was axed and The Morning Show is ending after season five.


Where I'd take a first date for coffee in Melbourne
Skip the tourist traps. Here are the best cafes Melbourne locals recommend for a first date, from cosy laneway coffee to garden hideaways worth booking.


A $560 million government fund somehow found its way almost entirely into Labor's own seats
The Centre for Public Integrity found that $493 million of a $560 million grants fund went to Labor-held or marginal seats, with 45 electorates excluded.


Melbourne's getting a brand new market smack in the middle of the CBD, and it's launching this month
A new Makers Market lands at City Square on Swanston Walk on 19 September, bringing together up to 40 emerging artists and designers in Melbourne's CBD.


AI labs just dropped four major new models in a single week, and even the reporters covering it have whiplash
Anthropic, Google, Meta and OpenAI all shipped major new AI models within days of each other this week, and it's already being called model fatigue.


Where I'd take visiting friends for brunch in Sydney if I actually wanted to impress them
Looking for the best brunch Sydney has to offer right now? Here are four real spots with genuine wow factor, from harbour views to a heritage cottage.


Kylie Jenner just gave a six year house tour, and it's peak main character energy
Kylie Jenner posted a YouTube house tour of her unfinished $15 million Hidden Hills mansion, six years after buying the empty lot, and fans are obsessed.


Brisbane's CBD is turning into a twinkly light market next week, and it's the good kind of chaos
The BrisStyle Twilight Market lights up King George Square this Friday with 60+ local makers, food trucks and live music under Brisbane City Hall's glow.


Apple's finally unveiling its foldable iPhone this week, and it might not even be called that
Apple's foldable iPhone finally lands today, tipped as the iPhone Ultra, with a crease-fighting hinge and a price steep enough to make your eyes water.
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