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SanDisk Crayola flash drive review: Unique, fun, colorful—and slow
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Fun, attractive design Super affordable Decent 400MBps reads Stands out from the crowd Cons Limited to 256GB capacity Already slow 150MBps writing drops to 80MBps after a few gigabytes Our Verdict If your younger kids need to back up or transport stored data, there’s no more enticing or entertaining way to do it than...

Is this the most affordable way to try business class? I fly Auckland to Perth to find out
Stuff Travel is on board the inaugural Qantas flight from Auckland to Perth.

The NZ city Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz doubts he will ever be invited back to
The legendary rockers behind hits like Mr Jones and Accidentally in Love are coming back to New Zealand next March, but only to Auckland.

How people used Microsoft Copilot in 2025, from coding to philosophy
Microsoft has released a new report showing what people used its AI assistant Copilot for in 2025. The analysis is based on 37.5 million de-identified conversations and shows that in addition to productivity, Copilot is used for health, relationships and personalized guidance. Health was particularly prevalent on mobile, with users turning...

I switched to Gemini for Home. Here’s the Google Assistant feature I miss
I recently made the switch to Gemini on my Google smart speakers and displays, and for the most part, I’m liking it. Gemini is chatty without being a blabbermouth, and it capably controls my smart home while also delivering detailed weather reports and answers to my other queries. So far, I’m impressed. But there’s one Google Assistant feature that I miss: Continued Conversation, which allowed...

Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

Germany summons Russian ambassador over cyberattack, disinformation

2024 Eurovision Champ Nemo Returns Prize In Protest of Israel’s 2026 Inclusion: ‘I No Longer Feel This Trophy Belongs on My Shelf’

Italy's national strike called by main union disrupts transport and school services

Russian bank sues Belgium's Euroclear after movement on frozen assets

Enterprises pivot to smaller, measurable AI projects by 2026
Enterprises to shelve grand AI overhauls by 2026, funnelling budgets into smaller, measurable projects and AI-as-a-Service models.

Fallout season 1’s error-filled AI recap was so bad, Amazon yanked it
Corporate greed, unchecked hubris, technology advancing too fast without any regard for its impact. All these themes are explored in the Fallout games, and in the wildly successful TV series that Amazon debuted in 2024. Someone at Amazon probably should have watched it, before submitting an “AI”-generated recap so full...

For months, residents received water bills based on incorrect meter readings. Then came the ‘huge’ catch-up bills
Claire Kerr said her Watercare bill was usually between $90 and $120 a month. Then, “all of a sudden”, it was $422.86.

Roofer charged with theft of controversial ‘flag’ artwork
Bryce Gambirazzi has appeared in court charged with theft of the piece, valued at $15,000.

‘Oh, you hear that too?’ The mysterious hum tormenting Christchurch goes national
A mysterious low-frequency hum is rattling Christchurch and it turns out the city isn’t alone.

Consultants hired to run Health NZ’s IT service desk after layoffs
Critics say a restructure gutted the health department’s IT service team, then it had to hire consultants to fill the gaps.

Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games and you don’t want to miss it
It’s not every day that you get a really good full-price game for free from Epic Games. But now it’s finally happening again, because for one week only you can get Hogwarts Legacy for free. The open-world role-playing game is based on the Harry Potter franchise and is a fantastic...

The great scroll off: Inside Australia’s world-first teen social media ban
How grieving parents, media campaigns, and political opportunism collided to create the world’s most ambitious - and contentious - experiment in digital regulation.