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  • 14 minutes 1 second
    Questions over an antisemitic plot, and dumplings for all..

    Friday, 31 January: Questions over an antisemitic plot; A deadly crash in the US capital; the Rugby World Cup takes shape; And dumplings for all...

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).


    The article from the conversation on avoiding doomscrolling is here

    A chicken and corn dumpling recipe is here


    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    30 January 2025, 7:04 pm
  • 12 minutes 23 seconds
    Your Shortcut to... DeepSeek and the US/China AI race

    A new Chinese artificial intelligence app sent the tech world into a spin this week when investors realised a competitor to ChatGPT had been produced at a fraction of the cost… Almost a trillion US dollars was wiped from global markets within days, and a reckoning about the huge sums of money spent on AI by US tech giants is now underway. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll look at what the Chinese model - called DeepSeek R1 - does, who’s behind it, and what it could mean for the AI race between the US and China.


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    Listening: This episode of Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast - produced by our former colleague Alex Tighe no less - which gives a quick overview of the disruption DeepSeek’s R1 caused and what it could mean for the sector.


    Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories…


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    30 January 2025, 1:50 am
  • 11 minutes 38 seconds
    Inflation drops again, and Lunar New Year takes off

    Thursday, 30 January: Inflation drops again; An Oscar Jenkins update; A pharmacy megadeal; And Lunar New Year takes off...

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    29 January 2025, 6:53 pm
  • 11 minutes 28 seconds
    The new AI chatbot on the block, and some tasty pastries

    Wednesday, 29 January: A new AI chatbot; Violence in Congo; Virgin drops a domestic route; And a tasty pastry competition...

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    28 January 2025, 8:38 pm
  • 12 minutes 44 seconds
    Palestinians return to north Gaza, and the year of the snake

    Tuesday, 28 January: Palestinians head north; Yoon Suk Yeol is indicted; Dingo warnings on K'gari; And the year of the snake...

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    27 January 2025, 6:43 pm
  • 13 minutes 18 seconds
    Musk questions a Trump initiative, and a cat-astrophe...

    Friday, 24 January: Musk questions a Trump initiative; A new fire in LA; The Aus Open finals shape up; And a cat-astrophe...

    You can find Claire and Kate's interview with PM Anthony Albanese here.

    You can find the Recipe Tin Eats recipe for Chilli Con Carne here.

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    23 January 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 12 minutes 9 seconds
    Your Shortcut to... Our interview with the Prime Minister

    A federal election is on the horizon, and with voters heading to the polls, we’re all about keeping you informed. That’s why we were pretty chuffed to have PM Anthony Albanese choose The Squiz for his first podcast interview of the year. It's a big deal for an independent media outfit like us. Listen for a few snippets, and you can catch the full convo on our News Club podcast feed.


    Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    23 January 2025, 2:00 am
  • 12 minutes 40 seconds
    More action on antisemitism, and a big year for Austen fans

    Thursday 23 January: More action on antisemitism; Zelensky asks for support; de Minaur's out; And a big year for Austen fans...

    You can find Claire and Kate's interview with PM Anthony Albanese here.

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    22 January 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 11 minutes 49 seconds
    Another antisemitic attack, and a multitasking frontman...

    Wednesday, 22 January: Another antisemitic attack; A dingo attack on K'gari; Trump swings into action; And a multitasking frontman...

    You can find Claire and Kate's interview with PM Anthony Albanese here.

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    21 January 2025, 6:41 pm
  • 13 minutes 1 second
    Your Shortcut to... Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle

    The 2024 film It Ends With Us was a huge box office hit, raking in over 10 times its budget. But the film’s success has been overshadowed as its 2 stars have launched lawsuits against each other over claims of abuse, smear campaigns and reputational damage. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across how a behind-the-scenes battle hit the headlines, the accusations made by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and how Ryan Reynolds, Disney and Taylor Swift are involved.


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    Reading: This piece by the New York Times: We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Campaign

    And if you don’t have a subscription to the NYT, here’s a good piece by The Guardian: It’s a PR battle’: inside the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuits


    Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories…


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    21 January 2025, 1:46 am
  • 20 minutes 2 seconds
    Donald Trump is sworn in, and a smell for the ages

    Tuesday 21 January: Donald Trump is sworn in; Gaza's ceasefire holds; Star Entertainment trouble; And a smell for the ages...

    You can find Claire and Kate's interview with PM Anthony Albanese here.

    The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to all today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news).

    Other things we do:

    Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!

    Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it.

    Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news hosted by Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - including the interview series, Newsmakers.

    Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.

    Sign up for The Squiz Shortcuts newsletter here - a weekly explainer on big news topics

    Support The Squiz by sharing our newsletters and podcasts with your friends.

    20 January 2025, 7:16 pm
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