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Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet
Start-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?

Bar manager admits stealing thousands of dollars from popular pub
Sophie Elizabeth Perniskie 33, who was initially accused of stealing more than $70,000, has admitted the thefts but is disputing some facts.

Rocket Lab wins NASA contract for three New Zealand launches
Electron rockets will carry two Earth science missions from Mahia in 2027, with NASA citing Rocket Lab’s precision and rapid launch capability.

Former Wallaby returns to Highlanders
The tighthead prop has also signed with NPC champions Canterbury.

Tahr out that’s gross: Dead animal crammed in public rubbish bin
The carcass of a Himalayan Tahr was found in a public rubbish bin in the centre of Methven this week.

No Short Cuts How We Risked Everything for Six Weeks in the Andes

Pakistan Joins Effort to Decarbonize Textile Manufacturing

Zelensky announces 40-day intelligence operation to pressure Russia

Israel Navy hosts German delegation, vessel at Haifa Naval Base

Metro explosion video is from 2021, not earthquake in Venezuela

EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools
Enterprises can now run AI agents on live PostgreSQL data with governance controls, as EDB expands its Postgres AI platform.

StarSpark launches assignment sharing for students
Students can now send study assignments to friends and family by email, as StarSpark tries to make its homework platform more collaborative.

Blood, Sweat & Tears rocker David Clayton-Thomas dies at 84
The Grammy Award-winning music legend sold more than 40 million records and helped shape the sound of jazz-rock.

Framework finds cheaper SSDs, but CPU price hikes could be next
The good news: modular PC maker Framework actually was able to find cheaper SSDs. The bad news? The company sees higher CPU prices in your future. Right now, Framework is trying to get customers shipments of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro, which the company launched in late April. Framework already...

Slate delivers their EV
For $25K you can pre-order your Slate EV in the USA right now but will this leggo-style vehicle be a success?

Former police staffer believed to have made complaint against Police Commissioner Richard Chambers
RNZ understands they emailed the Minister of Police in November last year making allegations about Chambers' conduct towards women.

Former Silver Ferns captain retires
The 34-year-old captained the Silver Ferns to bronze at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Skier Kai Jones' meteoric rise and near-fatal fall
US Skiing prodigy Kai Jones became world famous after footage of a daring jump at just 11, then five years later came an accident that almost ended his life.

Samoa and New Zealand differ over further Manawanui compensation claims
New Zealand says no new payment is being negotiated over the sinking of the New Zealand Navy vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, despite a report in Samoa to the contrary.

Ecuador roar back to stun Germany with late winner to reach knockouts
Gonzalo Plata stabbed home the crucial goal to ignite wild celebrations as Ecuador made the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup.

AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers
The Grenoble startup will use the funding to industrialise its breaker technology as AI data centres and electrified buildings strain power networks.

Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs
Security chiefs are being given a framework to curb risks as AI spreads through coding, no-code tools and autonomous software workflows.

Linux Foundation launches Akrites to fix open source flaws
Backed by Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the scheme aims to speed fixes for flaws that could ripple through banks, hospitals and power grids.