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South Africa Rugby to apologise to Maori players excluded by apartheid
President Mark Alexander says the historical exclusion was 'a stain on our history and it is long overdue that we confront it'.

BBC Proms performance interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra had to restart its recital on Friday after a lengthy disturbance.

The child-safe smartphone that’s ‘incompatible with porn’
HMD’s latest device gives parents a huge amount of remote control, and promises to block the viewing or capturing of any nude images.

Crying emojis, taxpayer subsidies: Where next for Sydney’s start-ups?
Entrepreneurs say they’ve been left in limbo, but critics of the defunct Sydney Startup Hub say it was a poor use of millions in taxpayer funding.

TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs

More than 50 firearms missing as four individuals charged
A police operation in Bay of Plenty and Gisborne saw more than 75 firearms seized.

Rotorua mayoral candidates go head-to-head for first time
A live online voting system asked attendees who impressed them the most on the night. Tania Tapsell came out on top, receiving a 72% share of the votes.

Wairarapa bach 'totally destroyed' after fire
Seven fire crews arrived at the scene on Ocean Beach Road.

Zelensky says Russian advance imminent as Moscow praises war efforts

A hero's legacy: Remembering fallen IDF soldier Shlomi Shrem's faith, love, sacrifice

IDF kills most senior Islamic State terrorist in the Gaza Strip

Liam Payne honored by girlfriend and family members in moving tributes on his birthday

Watch: AMD talks ROCm and how it’s a game-changer for Radeon PCs
You might not have heard about AMD’s ROCm. It (unofficially) stands for Radeon Open Compute PlatforM—a pretty terrible acronym—and it’s pronounced “rock ’em.” This is a way for programs to take advantage of the computing power in a graphics card instead of a CPU. Think of it as a software accelerator, sort of like AMD’s version of Nvidia CUDA. And it’s about to become a lot more relevant. PCWorld contributor Will Smith got to speak with Andrej Zdravkovic, Senior Vice President of GPU Technologies at AMD. While ROCm is mostly relevant for large-scale “big iron” enterprise applications right now, the latest changes are making it more relevant for regular Windows users. How so? Well, the new HIP (Heterogeneous Interface for Portability) SDK. It’s a bit of special sauce that lets programs designed to use CUDA and similar systems tap into ROCm’s power to leverage Radeon graphics cards. And it has the potential to be a huge game-changer. Basically, any local program that needs extra power—from AI applications to rendering to file processing and beyond—can benefit from this, with only small tweaks needed to get existing code up and running in most cases. Check out the full video interview above for the technical ins and outs. And for more deep dives into the latest PC tech, be sure to subscribe to PCWorld and The Full Nerd Network on YouTube.

How rugby player’s life changed in the blink of an eye
In the blink of an eye, Teilah Ferguson’s life changed. When a sprig from a rugby boot entered her left eye during a game, little did she know the community she would gain.

Enero posts steady FY25 EBITDA growth as agency teams win awards
Enero Group posted a 2% rise in FY25 EBITDA, boosted by award-winning agencies Hotwire, BMF, ROI·DNA and Orchard driving steady growth and margins.

Can I leave a child out of my will? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.

'Nature takes no prisoners': The billion-dollar cost of river erosion
North Marlborough landowners are frustrated at the lack of action on riverbank erosion threatening their properties, but the council can’t intervene without footing a bill of more than a billion dollars.

Parking wardens face abuse after fines hiked
Invercargill parking wardens are facing abuse on the back of rising parking fines approved by central government.

Paleontologists discover dinosaur-era crocodile in Patagonia

Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
Longtime acolytes are sidelined as CEO directs biggest leadership reorganization in two decades.