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Ben Shelton criticises Australian Open interviewers for not being 'respectful'
Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton has taken the Grand Slam's on-court interviewers to task for being "disrespectful" to players.

Flights canceled for refugees who were slated to travel to US
Refugees who were slated to travel to the United States after a years-long and often cumbersome process have had their flights cancelled, according to a State Department memo.

Watch: Daredevil climbs crane above Auckland skyscrapers
An Auckland man has been filmed hanging from a crane boom 220 metres in the air atop an incomplete apartment block in the city.

Government to weaken Hauraki Gulf protections over $14k in fishing revenue
Fisheries officials warned Shane Jones the changes might be 'inequitable' and reduce the effectiveness of long-awaited marine protections.

Trump administration to criminally probe officials who resist immigration changes
United States President Donald Trump's administration has directed US prosecutors to criminally investigate state and local officials who attempt to resist its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a memo to Justice Department staff.

'They are all petrified' - recently graduated enrolled nurses unable to find jobs
Recently graduated enrolled nurses are struggling to find jobs, after spending thousands of dollars on training that they hoped would open up more career opportunities in healthcare.

This Core i7 mini PC with 32GB of RAM is an absurdly cheap $410
Tired of paying out the wazoo for a capable PC? If you don’t need portability or gaming, then your best option is actually a mini PC — a best-of-both-worlds machine that offers fantastic bang for your buck, especially when you can find a great deal on one. Right now, you can score this GMKtec M2 Pro mini PC for $410 on Amazon. Normally priced at $640, it’s currently available on sale with a significant $230 discount (36 percent off). So what makes it worth getting? It comes with an Intel Core i7-1195G7 CPU, a solid 32GB of DDR4 RAM, and a sizable 1TB SSD — a combination that’s powerful enough to breeze through almost any task you have to handle. Plus, later you can upgrade up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB SSD, making it even more powerful when you need it to be. And that power equips it to be a multitasking beast, able to support three 4K60 displays through two HDMI 2.0 ports and a USB-C video port. With the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU integrated GPU, it can handle those three displays without a problem. Just don’t expect to play many games beyond 2D and older titles — this mini-pc is more focused on productivity. If you need a compact PC for your home office, you can’t go wrong with this GMKtec M2 Pro mini PC for $410! Get it on sale while you can. Save 36% on this powerhouse triple-4K mini PC for productivityBuy now at Amazon

Minister denies claim Waitangi Tribunal appointments a ‘whitewash’
The Minister for Maori Development appointed eight new members, removing well-known Maori academics - which raised some eyebrows.

Let’s chat with Paul’s Hardware about Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and more
Hey, did you know there are new Nvidia graphics cards on the way? It’s a pretty big deal. Such a big deal, in fact, that we’re still processing what we saw at CES 2025 (along with a lot of the videos we recorded, sorry). After Nvidia’s big reveal of the RTX 5090 and other cards, PCWorld’s Adam Patrick Murray pulled his old buddy Paul of Paul’s Hardware aside to chat and get his expert impressions. There are two shocking things about the RTX 5090. First, it’s a true two-slot card — no 2.5-slot fuzziness — thanks to some remarkable new engineering that shrinks the primary circuit board. That means it’ll fit far more easily into every PC build, though its pass-through cooling fan setup might create some problems with the smallest SFF designs. Second, the RTX 5090 costs $2,000. A lot of money for a graphics card (and $400 more than the RTX 4090 from two years ago). But it’s also less than a lot of people were expecting, considering the rapid rise in secondary prices for Nvidia cards due to the crypto and AI booms. Frankly, if Nvidia had priced it at $2,500 as many expected, it would still sell every single one it could make. Paul also takes very particular exception to Jensen Huang’s claim that the less powerful RTX 5070, at a $550 price point, will give you “4090 performance.” Nvidia’s marketing rests on the new card’s more powerful DLSS 4 and AI-powered frame generation… which is undeniably cool, and also undeniably not the same thing as “performance” in the general sense. If all you want is 4K/60FPS in Spider-Man 2, it’s great. If you want 1080p/500FPS in Counter-Strike 2, not so much. Check out the full video for all the nuanced takes between Adam and Paul, including ways AMD could counter with a win for consumers. And for the latest PC news (and a lot more stuff from CES 2025), be sure to subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube.