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Gen Z is flicking to horror films to escape a world on fire
Films such as Backrooms and Obsession are doing brisk box office trade, reflecting Gen Z's penchant for the horror genre.

financial firms prioritise data growth over AI-ready storage
Cost pressures are keeping banks focused on storage basics, with just 10% of firms ranking AI-ready platforms as a top priority.

Video shows ute storming through railway crossing in Rolleston
Police are investigating an incident where a vehicle drove through the railway crossing while the warning lights were flashing, causing a barrier arm to be damaged.

Radiant Logic adds AI agent governance to identity platform
Businesses need a single view of AI agents as their access and ownership can change in real time across cloud and internal systems.

Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed
A separate zero-day also disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse appears to be patched as well.

Developer behind gondola plan faces fury at public meeting
But the Australian company behind the plan says it's trying to help the community.

North Korea-linked hackers target developers via GitHub
Nearly 100 organisations were hit in a six-week phishing spree that used GitHub repositories and Visual Studio Code tools to infect developers.

ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi has charge vacated
Her sister-in-law says having the charge cleared means the US government has no grounds to hold her.

West Coast councillor says gold miners frustrated over consent delays
Mining consents are not being processed quickly enough and council staff are ignoring health and safety rules, a seasoned councillor and goldminer has alleged.

Real Madrid's £130m Alvarez bid rejected
Real Madrid make an offer of 150m euros (£130m) for striker Julian Alvarez, but city rivals Atletico Madrid turn it down.

Caution over Saka as Tuchel says England must dare to dream
England head coach Thomas Tuchel says Bukayo Saka's fitness is being managed with a "little bit of care" heading into the World Cup.

Labour vows to put $20-a-week cap on public transport, $10 outside main centres
And an even lower $10 cap would apply outside main centres, Chris Hipkins has revealed in his party's first policy in months.

Inside the marathon drinking session that led to nightclub clash and put Ben Stokes’ future in doubt
England cricketers and Saracens players converged from various pubs in west London before things took a sour turn in a Chelsea nightclub

Labour reveals public transport fare cap in long-awaited election policy
The Labour Party has pledged to cap public transport fares at $20 per week in its first election policy announcement since the Budget.

Power prices could jump on Stewart Island – again
Two months after electricity prices on the island rose almost 5 percent, its community board is meeting to discuss if they should endorse another increase

Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery
Customers facing machine-speed cyber breaches will get a single agent across Rubrik's platform, with auditable controls for autonomous recovery actions.

Car bomb kills man near Moscow amid speculation over his military rank

UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank

Tally Gotliv jeopardized Shin Bet agent’s safety, AG tells Knesset panel

Ministerial committee approves Torah Study bill amid coalition tensions

Woman Caught Smuggling “Pink Cocaine” Into Mexico City Prison to Visit Her Boyfriend

Aviatrix adds Microsoft agent security across clouds
Security teams may get a single set of controls for AI agents across clouds as Aviatrix enforces Microsoft policy rules at network level.

Williams makes winning return at Queen's
Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko defeat third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe to reach the second round at Queen's. The unseeded pair came through a tie-break in the opening set before racing away with the second set to win 7-6 (7-2) 6-2.