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Maori Queen meets Prince William in historic Windsor Castle visit
The Maori Monarch is following in the footsteps of her tupuna and the royal meeting marked the continuation of eight generations of engagement with the British royal household.

Googlebooks aren’t just Android laptops. They’re a Trojan horse for Gemini
We’ve been hearing about Google’s push to unite Android and ChromeOS into a new laptop operating system rumored to be called “Aluminum” for a while now. A week before this year’s Google I/O conference, the company is ready to talk about it. And to the surprise of absolutely friggin’ no...

Israel entered Hamas war with weakened domestic weapons-production capacity, probe finds

Kuwait captured four IRGC-linked operatives who infiltrated their territory, Foreign Ministry says

South Korea Floats ‘Citizen Dividend’ AI Profit Sharing as Tech Stocks Tank

Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates

Israel’s war creating a ‘lost generation’ of Lebanese students

Stormzy's film company to co-produce Ian Wright biopic
The film will explore the early life of the ex-footballer and former Match of The Day pundit.

Everlee Wihongi transferred to state with tougher immigration rules, lawyer says
Everlee Wihongi's lawyer believes she was transferred from California to Arizona because the latter state takes a harsher view of federal immigration law.

Vaccine-preventable HPV cancers cost country more than $130m in four years
HPV causes several types of cancer, including oropharyngeal (throat), cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anus/anal canal and penile.

Number of kids in KiwiSaver halves
One expert says $500 contributed into a KiwiSaver account when a child was born could turn into $26,500 by the time they were 65.

Anker Zolo power bank with built-in USB-C cable drops to $36
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NZ economy to dodge recession but faces ‘rocky’ year - Westpac
A surge in fuel costs will slow growth, push up inflation and force interest rate hikes, but New Zealand will avoid a recession, Westpac says.

Windows 11’s File Explorer is finally fixing an annoying file size quirk
Windows 11’s File Explorer finally features a file size display that’s easily readable at a glance. Additionally, two important menu items are returning to the right-click menu in File Explorer. There are also plans to simplify and speed up the right-click menu in a future version. Restored right-click menu items Some time...

Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to the disease-spreading bloodsuckers.

Climate legislation changes an attack on the rule of law - Environmental Defence Society
Environmental Defence Society chief executive Gary Taylor says the move is "outrageous", and a "prime example of executive overreach".

AI voice chat sucks. This startup thinks it’s cracked it
Voice chatting with today’s AI can feel as stilted as an old-school CB radio exchange, where you’re forced to take turns as you talk. “Hey ChatGPT, let’s talk about the movies! Over.” “Sure Ben, what movie would you like to talk about? Over.” OK, so you don’t literally have to say...