When power lines failed in Alexandria on a Friday evening, Sydney pub owner Phil Anderson used an electric vehicle to keep The Mitch Hotel operational for six hours, according to NewsWire. Rather than closing the venue during its busiest shift, Anderson plugged an extension cord from his electric BYD directly into the pub, powering essential … Read more
Payment services resumed across Australia after a Saturday afternoon disruption left some customers unable to complete purchases at major retailers, with Mastercard blaming a “scheduled system update” for the outage. According to Mastercard, the update caused transactions to be declined for a period of time before the situation was resolved and all systems were working … Read more
A four-tonne SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the moon at 2.43 km/s, creating a crater estimated at 18 metres wide and four metres deep. According to astrophysicist and cosmologist Brad Tucker of the Australian National University, the event highlights a “growing problem” with space junk, noting that approximately one tonne of debris hits … Read more