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Localised downpours possible as intense band of rain moves across NZ
A raft of severe weather warnings and watches are in place for the West Coast and top of the South Island, and for much of the upper North Island.

Dua Lipa marries Callum Turner in low-key London ceremony
The couple, who have been together since 2024, tied the knot at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London.

software becomes biggest bottleneck for robotics teams
Software integration and architecture now top robotics teams' constraints, with 27% citing them as the biggest bottleneck, a QNX survey found.

Want to type faster? Start with this fun one-minute test
I spend most of my day at a keyboard, so I type a lot. I thought I was pretty good until I tried out an online typing test and was quickly humbled. Since then, I do a few minutes of practice every day to improve and my favorite site to...

Watch: Fans break glass door trying to see Netflix star
Huge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see Pursuit of Jade's Zhang Linghe.

Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence

China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the south

Rare Facel Vega FV3B With Kuwaiti Prime Minister Provenance Heads to Lucky Collector Car Auctions

Wat Sam Phran, Thailand’s dragon-wrapped temple

Aztec Labs acquires Obsidion for ZKPassport identity
Privacy fears over centralised ID checks are set to deepen as Aztec Labs brings ZKPassport in-house for wider use.

Classic Monaco Grand Prix images through the years
A selection of the best images of the Monaco Grand Prix, starting with the first F1 championship season in 1950.

I leave Liverpool exactly where it belongs - Slot
Arne Slot says he is leaving Liverpool "exactly where it belongs: among Europe's elite" after he was sacked as head coach on Saturday.

Premier League record-holder James Milner retires after 24-year career
Former England international James Milner announces his retirement after a 24-year Premier League career.

Nvidia’s RTX Spark just turned Arm into a real PC threat
For hardware enthusiasts, Computex 2026 could have felt subdued—if you only looked at the x86 side of the fence. The usual players offered low thrills. AMD trotted out a $350 rehash of its venerable Ryzen 7 5800X3D and a new $329 Ryzen 7 7700X3D. (For comparison, the current street price for...

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra could be your killer PC upgrade
Microsoft’s surprise launch of the new Surface Laptop Ultra, based on Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform, is definitely worth talking about. Everything about this machine suggests an exciting reboot of the Surface lineage. The new 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra laptop is designed around Nvidia’s just-announced N1X and N1 processors, which are the...

Euphoria actor understands backlash to third - and final - season
Toby Wallace stars alongside Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi in the teen drama.

UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal

IoT Analytics flags seven telecom trends at MWC 2026
Operators are shifting towards AI, satellite links and embedded security as telecom and IoT networking converge with compute and device control.

I ditched Windows for a Chromebook—and it fixed my biggest PC frustrations
I’m not saying Windows is a terrible operating system, but it’s definitely no longer the one I choose to use on a day-to-day basis. After 30+ years of using Windows in its various forms (starting with Windows 95), I have moved on — but not to macOS! In fact, I’ve...

Sooryavanshi, 15, wins car at IPL awards - but cannot drive it
Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wins a car for his performances in the Indian Premier League - but the 15-year-old will have to wait three years to drive it.

Watch: Marilyn Monroe 'lookalikes' gather to celebrate her 100th birthday
Fans set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe to celebrate what would have been the legendary actress’ centenary.