‘Alchemised’ is the top local fiction bestseller
Here are the top local bestsellers from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.
Day: November 2, 2025
Oura prepares Apple Watch-like hypertension detection for its smart ring
Oura’s chief medical officer said a ring-style design enables more accurate physiological signal capture, since it sits directly over arteries in the finger.
Saudi Arabia, rich with oil, wants to be known as the AI exporter
Saudi Arabia has been negotiating with U.S. tech giants about using its future data centers and deepening their ties.
New college calculator helps students figure out how much they’ll pay
Nearly two dozen private colleges are offering an online tool that factors in need-based grants and scholarships to estimate students’ actual costs.
AI video generators are now so good you can no longer trust your eyes
The arrival of Sora, along with similar AI-powered video generators released this year, has major implications. The tech could represent the end of visual fact.
A profile of David Bailey, Trump’s informal crypto advisor who organizes the Bitcoin Conference, as he seeks to turn a Utah health clinic into a bitcoin bank (Nina Bambysheva/Forbes)
Nina Bambysheva / Forbes:
A profile of David Bailey, Trump’s informal crypto advisor who organizes the Bitcoin Conference, as he seeks to turn a Utah health clinic into a bitcoin bank — Bitcoin Magazine publisher David Bailey believ…
ATO is paying private debt collector $42m to pursue taxpayers, including welfare recipients
The tax office’s increased reliance on Recoveriescorp has coincided with a spike in complaints to the watchdogGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Taxation Office has awarded the private debt collector Recoveriescor…
‘Diabolical’: why Australia’s teacher shortages are among the worst in the world – and who is suffering most
Regional and disadvantaged schools are bearing the brunt of the crisis, with almost two-thirds of teachers reporting high levels of stressGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMathew Burt has been principal at Broome Senior High Sc…
The Coalition have a better chance of winning by chasing teal voters over One Nation voters
Opposition faultlines have opened up over net zero and immigration, but the data shows there’s more to gain targeting moderate electorates Want to get more charts and analysis in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch hereRecent moves by pr…
Strap in for a feral lead-up into Christmas in the NSW parliament
The Minns government has two major pieces of legislation it desperately wants to pass – but to do so it needs to woo some crossbenchersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the New South Wales parliament draws to a close at the …