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Australian seamer Scott Boland took two wickets in two balls as South Africa stuttered on a rain-affected day in the second Test. Temba Bavuma earlier scored a century to drag the hosts back into the series, while Australia, with Travis Head eyeing a ton, pushed for a draw heading into day five. The rapid dismissal has put Boland at the centre of the match discussion.

Elijah Tsatas, the midfielder taken at pick five in the 2022 national draft, is back in the spotlight with reports that a rival club has interest amid moves at Essendon and Carlton. Coverage links his name to a Victorian club meeting a delisted Carlton player, with Tsatas among players eyeing a fresh start and a second chance at AFL level.

An AI-generated fantasy story about five girls discovering a mysterious golden train at the bottom of the ocean is drawing massive audiences, with engagement approaching half a million. The tale blends deep-sea mystery and treasure-hunt adventure, and is presented openly as fiction created with artificial intelligence tools.

The San Antonio Spurs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA matchup, with fans and analysts previewing five key storylines to watch on game day. Coverage highlights what Spurs supporters should keep an eye on as the two Western Conference teams meet, with San Antonio fans rallying behind the team under the usual Go Spurs Go banner.

Reuters has published a commentary flagging five artificial intelligence quirks and conundrums that investors and analysts should keep an eye on as companies report quarterly earnings. The piece points to unresolved questions around how AI spending, adoption and returns will show up in results. It lands as markets weigh whether heavy AI investment is translating into revenue and profit.

Lawmakers are examining the safety of AI chatbots in medicine, responding to concerns raised by the American Medical Association. The day's healthcare news also includes major corporations pursuing billions of dollars in federal rural health transformation funding, and a Queens pharmacy owner sentenced to five years in prison for a $24.4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Together the stories highlight growing federal scrutiny of technology, funding and fraud in the US health system.

The common privacy advice to pick an email provider or VPN based outside the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, or Fourteen Eyes surveillance alliances is being questioned in a new discussion among security practitioners. The argument, familiar in guides and comparison charts, is that these jurisdiction labels are often given too much weight when choosing a service, without clear explanation of what the alliances actually mean in practice.