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Roosters vs Knights: Could AI Predict the 2026 NRL Grand Final? We Checked
AI models backed the Roosters before the 2026 NRL Grand Final. They got the winner right — but the dramatic 19–18 finish…
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Author: Nino Ray Yeh
Nino Ray Yeh is the founder and editor of The Tech Boom, an independent Australian technology publication covering artificial intelligence, consumer technology and the changing digital world. He focuses on explaining new technology clearly, with an emphasis on what developments mean for everyday users.
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Blizzard Isn’t Chasing Its Past Anymore — It’s Rebuilding It
BlizzCon 2026 wasn’t just a nostalgia show. StarCraft, WoW: Forever, Warcraft III and Diablo V suggest Blizzard has found a more ambitious…
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Alibaba’s New V900 Chip Reveals a Bigger AI Ambition Than a 10-Trillion-Parameter Qwen
Alibaba has unveiled its Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator and plans a Qwen model with up to 10 trillion parameters. The bigger story…
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Emirates’ Starlink Rollout Is Accelerating — and In-Flight Wi-Fi May Never Be the Same
Emirates now has 53 aircraft connected to Starlink as its free high-speed Wi-Fi rollout accelerates across the A380 and Boeing 777 fleet.
Gaming
Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Revealed for PS5, Bringing Juliet Back in 2027
Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back is officially coming to PS5 in 2027, with Juliet Starling returning in an all-new sequel being shown at…
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Microsoft Gave AI to 200,000 Employees — Then Discovered Adoption Wasn’t Enough
Microsoft says giving AI tools to more than 200,000 employees wasn't enough to transform work. Its internal results reveal what happened when…
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Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026: Every Major Announcement, From Hideo Kojima’s PHYSINT to Modern Warfare 4
Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 showcase delivered 17 reveals and updates, including Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT, Modern Warfare 4, Crazy Taxi: World Tour…
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Apple Could Return to the Server Market With M8 Ultra AI Hardware — and NVIDIA Technology Inside
Apple is reportedly developing M8 Ultra-powered AI servers and considering NVIDIA NVLink technology, potentially taking Apple Silicon from Macs into the data…
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Google Backs Near-Zero Emissions Steel Plant as AI Data Centres Drive a New Carbon Problem
oogle is backing Stegra's near-zero-emissions steel project as the enormous construction demands of AI data centres create a new carbon challenge for…
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Google Signs Its Biggest Carbon Removal Deal Yet as AI Data Centres Drive Up Energy Demand
Google has signed its largest carbon-removal purchase to date with Terradot, combining methane cuts from Brazilian rice farms with permanent CO2 removal…