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Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Business

The SAP Center was absolutely packed. Picture: Twitter

$3 trillion company stuns tech world

It looks like a rock concert, but an image of a stadium in California is proof that AI has changed the world forever.

Celebrity Deaths

Singer Eric Carmen performing onstage, Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 1988. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

‘Awful news’: Beloved singer dies aged 74

Beloved singer Eric Carmen has died at the age of 74, sparking a flood of tributes to the star on social media.

News Life

Carey Birmingham, 60, has been sentenced over the shooting of his wife Patricia, 48.

Husband, enraged by affair, shoots wife dead

Warning: Graphic content. Footage shows the moment an enraged husband shot his wife after discovering she was having an affair.

Royals

Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attends the "Keynote: Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen," during the SXSW 2024 Conference and Festivals at the Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)

‘Completely spewing hate’: Meghan unleashes

Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered from relentless online abuse while she was pregnant — and she’s calling for change.

World Economy

US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Joe Biden erupts in State of the Union address

Joe Biden went on the attack during his State of the Union address to Congress. But it was two words that got all the attention.

On the Road

Felicity Ace car carrier on fire. Picture: Marinha Portuguesa

Porsche blamed for disastrous electric vehicle fire

A fire broke out on a ship carrying luxury cars in 2022, costing at least $236 million. Now a lawsuit alleges a Porsche EV was to blame.

Hubbl is ushering in a new era for TV and streaming.

‘Australia hasn’t seen anything like this’

A new technology is being launched in Australia that heralds a revolution in the way people consume live TV and stream content.

Social Media

South African-Canadian-US Tesla CEO businessman Elon Musk arrives for the Premiere of the movie 'Lola' at the Bruin theatre, in Los Angeles, on February 3, 2024. (Photo by LISA O'CONNOR / AFP)

Elon Musk’s brutal response to global outage

Facebook was hit by major outages as US voters took part in Super Tuesday — and Elon Musk didn’t miss his chance to stick the boot in.

Business

KRAKOW, POLAND - JANUARY 22: SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on January 22, 2024 in Krakow, Poland. The symposium on anti-semitism, organized by the European Jewish Association, was held ahead of international Holocaust remembrance day on January 27. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

Elon explodes as lawyers demand $442k/hour

Elon Musk has reacted with fury after lawyers involved in his Tesla compensation package lawsuit asked for $9 billion in legal fees.

Climate Change

Heat stress is causing bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef at the Keppel Islands. Picture: TropWATER/JCU

‘Mass bleaching’ fears over 1100km of reef

There are fears the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its seventh mass bleaching event after widespread bleaching was observed.

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