From cars to data centres, GM pushes into energy storage with three new battery deals

General Motors is pushing into energy storage for data centres and the electrical grid, announcing a sodium-ion battery development partnership with Peak Energy, a lithium iron phosphate supply deal w [...]

EOFY 2026 phone deals in Australia: score up to 45% off flagships, budget phones and everything in between

Australia’s end-of-financial-year sales are a good time to pick up a new phone for less if you’re in the market for an upgrade. [...]

Study shows many students are actually using AI for good — smashing the myth of cheating and laziness

New data reveals European students mostly use AI for organization and productivity – not cheating. [...]

Best EOFY 2026 iPhone deals: save up to 45% outright or on a plan

Australia’s end-of-financial-year sales are a good time to pick up a new iPhone for less if you’re in the market for an upgrade, whether through a telco plan or outright. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, June 10

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 10. [...]

Report warns 'potentially lethal' knock-off phone chargers sold on Amazon Haul, B&Q and eBay can electrocute and even explode

New Which? report reveals dangerous, ‘potentially lethal’ knock-off phone chargers sold by major retailers [...]

How B2B brands are earning citations in ChatGPT, Claude, and Google’s AI Overviews

The B2B marketing playbook has a new top metric: whether a brand gets cited when a buyer asks an AI assistant a question. The brands that show up inside ChatGPT, Claude, and Google’s AI Overviews, a [...]

Standard Bots raises $200 million to build robotic arms in the US and claims it will handle 10% of industrial deployments by year-end

Standard Bots has raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation to expand US manufacturing of AI-powered robotic arms. The round was led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, a robotics-focused fund, [...]

The best places to travel this summer if you hate the heat

From Iceland's midnight sun hikes to New Zealand ski slopes open while the Northern Hemisphere bakes, the best summer escapes from the heat [...]