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Cloud hyperscalers & AI integration reshape IoT market outlook
Cloud giants AWS and Microsoft now dominate the reshaped IoT platform market, as AI integration becomes key amid industry consolidation and slowed growth.

‘You don’t just shoot them out of trees’, DOC ‘pauses’ possum-control video after complaint
The video showed an elderly woman in a fur hat with a rifle on her lap sipping tea then shooting a possum from a pohutukawa tree.

Trust and Tech: Where should RNZ draw the line on AI?
Editorial - Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, but we can still make deliberate decisions about how we use it.

If Windows Defender flags ‘WinRing0’ on your gaming PC, pay attention
If Microsoft Defender has begun issuing warnings on your gaming PC for a “Winring0 vulnerable driver,” you have a major choice to make: you can set an exception and exempt popular RGB and fan control applications, but you’ll run the risk of malware exploiting it to attack your PC. As identified...

House sale 'blip' in August, Cotality says
There was a slight drop in house sales nationwide in August compared to the same time last year.

Doctors warn of looming prostate cancer crisis as annual diagnoses set to double by 2045
Annual diagnosis numbers for New Zealand's most common cancer are projected to double to 8000 by 2045.

Domestic jet services return to Hamilton for first time in 25 years
An Air New Zealand jet from Christchurch will touch down in Hamilton on Thursday afternoon and will then fly five times a week.

McCartney retires hurt as pole vault trio miss podium at world championships
Olivia McTaggart finished the best of the Kiwi jumpers in a tie for eighth.

Acer’s Intel Core i7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for only $394
Finding an affordable laptop that can actually handle Windows these days isn’t easy, especially if your definition of “affordable” dips down below the $500 mark. But today, Acer is offering a refurbished model—by way of eBay—with an Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM for just $393.99. That’s over...

Salt leads England to first T20 win over Ireland
Phil Salt again leads the way for England as they beat Ireland by four wickets in the first match of a three-game T20 series in Dublin.

Doctors warn of looming prostate cancer crisis as annual diagnoses set to double by 2045
The cancer is the most commonly diagnosed in New Zealand, with more than 700 men dying every year.

Witness says Loafers Lodge accused threatened to kill him during court proceedings
A Crown witness says the man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge blaze has threatened to kill him during court proceedings on Wednesday.

Bilingual books trace the journey of Tararua ancestor from Hawaiki to Aotearoa
Rangitane iwi has launched a set of bilingual books as part of Te Wiki o te Reo Maori.

French Polynesia calls for moratorium on deep sea mining
The territory's president wants a Pacific-wide ban on seabed mining amid deferring view on the issue in the region.

Live: Fire in Canterbury, strong wind warnings in North
Fire crews are working to put out a large vegetation fire in Canterbury after a windy night across much of the country.

Words on the Street: Inside the role of a mobile librarian
Beyond literacy and reading pleasure, a mobile library helps those seeking social connections, self-reflection or even a bit of tech advice.

Kiwi space payload 'parked' in lower orbit
It could be several days before the New Zealand experiment that was launched into space earlier this week reaches the International Space Station.

Department of Conservation takes down possum-control promo video after complaint
The video shows a woman on her front porch shooting a possum in a tree.

Homes in 'dire situation' one step closer to sea wall reprieve
Resident says “we believe that we are one storm away from one house in particular falling into the water”.

Wightman takes 1500m silver for GB's first medal as Kerr suffers injury
Great Britain's Jake Wightman claims silver in the men's 1500m after just being beaten on the line by Portugal's Isaac Nader, as team-mate Josh Kerr suffers an injury that forces him to finish last at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.