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You're never too old, says dancer, 71, cast in Taylor Swift video
Denise Sides was selected from hundreds of applicants to take part in the Opalite video.

Exclusive: Bain and Greylock bet $42 million that AI agents can finally fix cybersecurity’s messiest bottleneck

Is Pyrex glass the answer to long-term data storage?
Microsoft just announced a breakthrough in its push to commercialize Project Silica, its effort to etch data into glass as an archival medium: The company has successfully made the etching technique work with the type of glass used in oven doors. Previously, Project Silica used a special type of fused glass,...

Four people injured, one critically, after report of gunfire in Christchurch
Police swarmed a street after reports of shots being fired.

Auckland's west coast residents fear their beaches will become next rockpool harvesting hotspot
The government has imposed a two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools on Auckland's east coast.

Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver at women's Snowboard Slopestyle final
The 24-year-old Kiwi has powered to another silver medal.

Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?
Property experts say there are a few things that can happen to influence a property's value - some within the owner's control and some not.

Qodo 2.1 adds AI-driven rules for smarter code review
Qodo 2.1 debuts an AI-driven rules layer that learns from code history to enforce consistent standards and analytics-led code review.

AI moving faster than expected?
AI looks set to start displacing a huge number of jobs, if predictions are to be believed and it could all happen very soon.

Claim Toto wrote Africa in UK burger bar 'comical'
A burger restaurant in Preston jokingly claims the hit 1982 record Africa by Toto was written there.

Zuckerberg to testify in social media addiction trial
The billionaire Meta chief executive was questioned by lawyers over whether use of Instagram harms children.

Apple Decouples From Nasdaq, Offering Alternative to AI-Fueled Volatility

This former Microsoft PM thinks she can unseat CyberArk in 18 months

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in teen social media addiction suit

Game of Thrones play to open in the UK this summer
The stage prequel will be set 10 years before the events of the original books and TV series.

Sales plummet for business near Moa Point sewage spill
Businesses on Wellington's South Coast are doing it tough since the failure of the Moa Point wastewater plant.

Government expected to make announcement on Auckland housing plan U-turn
The Housing Minister has had to grapple with a process which he says is "legally complicated".

Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course
A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.

Four injured in late-night altercation in Christchurch
One person in critical condition as Police examine Hoani Street scene.

Grab the 256GB Samsung Bar Plus USB flash drive for 37% off now
It’s been forever since I last spotted a flash drive deal worth mentioning, and that’s all you need to know about the current state of storage prices. The AI-driven storage shortage is wreaking havoc on the market, which means if you need an excellent flash drive at a reasonable price,...

ChatGPT gets ‘Lockdown Mode’ mode for extra security and privacy
OpenAI is launching two new security features in ChatGPT to address growing threats to its AI systems, according to a recent blog post. As AI services increasingly connect to wider parts of the web and more external apps, the risk of so-called “prompt injection attacks” also increases. A prompt injection attack...

More injured sea birds seen after storms by beach clean up group
Stormy weather in the capital this week blew birds off course and left some exhausted and in need of rescue.

Little River residents question why Lake Forsyth wasn't opened to sea before flooding
Little River has been flooded for the second time in a year, leaving residents asking why the council didn't act sooner.