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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning.

Sydney looks like a smoke-drenched apocalyptic nightmare. It's all because of a 'perfect storm' of factors. Sydney has been blanketed in thick smoke on and off for the past few weeks due to severe bushfires surrounding the city. The current period of poor air quality in New South Wales is both the "longest" and "most widespread" on record.

Aussies are being targeted by 'cardless cash' scams, according to the ATO – here's how they work Around $2 million was lost to scammers pretending to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) between November 2018 and January 2019. The tax office added that scammers are becoming more sophisticated in their approach.

The last major public speech from Google cofounder Larry Page offers a fascinating hint at what he could do next On Tuesday, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced that they're exiting leadership roles at Google's parent company, Alphabet. Though both will remain on the board and, together, retain a majority vote in the company, they are no longer actively managing Google's parent company, Alphabet.

Microsoft is reportedly working on 2 new Xbox consoles for 2020, and one of them won't have a disc drive Microsoft is reportedly considering launching two versions of its next Xbox console, according to Kotaku. Microsoft has already confirmed that the next Xbox, codenamed Project Scarlett, will launch during the 2020 holiday season, and sources told Kotaku that Microsoft is developing two different versions of the console.

Elizabeth Warren just tweeted at Larry Page that Congress will still hold him accountable for Google, regardless of his job title Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced Tuesday they would step down from their executive roles at the tech giant's parent company Alphabet.

Peloton's confusing holiday ad has turned into a viral internet meme — and it's dragging the company through the mud at a critical moment Peloton recently released a holiday ad that garnered a lot of criticism online. The backlash to the ad comes amid a crucial shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season.

All of the 'Popemobiles' Pope Francis rode this year, from a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen to a hydrogen-powered Toyota Pope Francis has ridden his fair share of Popemobiles in 2019, including a Kia Soul and a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen. His Holiness was gifted a Dacia Duster by the automaker in November.

A nutritionist said eating banana peels can help you lose weight and sleep better, but the truth is more complicated An Australian nutritionist claims that eating banana peels can boost your intake of fibre and important nutrients like vitaminC, potassium, and magnesium.

Video shows world leaders mocking Trump after uncomfortable first day at NATO summit A video from a reception at Buckingham Palace appears to show several world leaders, including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and French President Emmanuel Macron, poking fun at US President Donald Trump over his antics at this week's NATO summit.

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