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Komprise unveils Flash Stretch to cut flash storage costs
Komprise debuts Flash Stretch service to analyse NAS data, reclaim flash capacity and counter rising DRAM and SSD costs for enterprises.

CData adds pipeline orchestration & broader CDC support
CData Sync gets pipeline orchestration, broader CDC for IBM DB2 and SAP HANA, plus open table format support for hybrid and cloud data flows.

As it happened: Floods close highways as heavy rain hits North Island
Fire and Emergency says it's responded to more than 100 weather callouts in 24 hours.

OpenAI launches safety bug bounty for AI abuse risks
OpenAI opens public Safety Bug Bounty to find agentic prompt injection, data exfiltration and other AI misuse risks.

Google warns ‘Q-Day’ is coming, could break encryption by 2029
The development of quantum computing is progressing faster than expected, leading Google to now anticipate that “Q-Day” could arrive as early as 2029. So says Heather Adkins, VP of Security Engineering, in a recent blog post on The Keyword. Q-Day (also known as Quantum Day) refers to a hypothetical future point...

Tech Life
The effect of screen time on young children. Plus a listener tells us his AI voice story.

Itauma fighting Usyk or Wardley a ridiculous conversation - Bunce
Steve Bunce says Moses Itauma is the future of the heavyweight division, but that future isn't quite here yet.

Northampton head coach Vesty questions England's identity under Borthwick
Northampton head coach Sam Vesty questions whether England have lost their rugby identity under Steve Borthwick

Will Trump succeed in changing the US voting system?
And why have ICE agents been deployed to US airports?

Plans for UK's newest national park to face public inquiry - is it a huge opportunity or a waste of money?
Glyndwr National Park could extend through Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and northern Powys.

Anker’s 2K webcam for video calls is just $48 right now (20% off)
Amazon Big Spring Sale Anker PowerConf C200 Webcam View Deal Crystal-clear video calls and streams don’t have to cost a fortune. Right now, the Anker PowerConf C200 is down to $48 on Amazon (was $60) with the Big Spring Sale event going on. This compact webcam can be placed on top of your laptop...

Live weather: More rain, gales for upper North Island, parts of South
Heavy rain and winds continue as a deep sub-tropical low makes its way across the country.

Paul McCartney announces nostalgic new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane
The 83-year-old looks back at his childhood in Liverpool on the new record, which comes out in May.

The 12 best tech deals in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is finally here and we have a full week of crazy tech deals to look forward to. Kicking off on March 25th, the sale event will wrap up on March 31st, so you still have time to grab great deals. The only catch? Not all deals will...

Super League at 30: What changed - and what's next?
Former Great Britain international Iestyn Harris was part of the switch to Super League back in 1996, and looks back on 30 years of change.

Referee and VAR errors increase in Premier League
Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season's Premier League.

Formula 1 now 'much more fun' - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says the new Formula 1 this year is "much more fun" than any other time in his career.

England sewage spills nearly halved in 2025 due mostly to drier weather
Water companies said the country was also seeing the effect of greater infrastructure investment.

European Parliament gives conditional approval to EU-US trade deal
The agreement would see EU tariffs on US goods reduced to zero while US tariffs on EU imports set at 15%.