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Holy Winamp! Opera puts a music visualizer inside its browser
It won’t whip the llama’s ass, but Opera has added a Spotify visualizer to its latest iteration of its free Opera One browser. Known as Sonic, the visualizer will be part of Opera’s Dynamic Themes, which use the WebGPU standard to employ a dynamic theme that runs in the background of... 
© 2026 PC World Sat, 15 Nov 8:05am 

-I had a front-row seat to AI’s rise at Microsoft and SAP. Here’s the billion-dollar blind spot everyone’s missing
-Ether Tumbles 8% as ETFs Bleed Over $1.4B, Long-Term Holders Sell
-Why Genpact has an Agentic AI Officer and why she dislikes the term ‘human in the loop’

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Different 'breeds' of dog started emerging more than 10,000 years ago
Half of the variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age, a new study has found. 
© 2026 RadioNZ Sat, 15 Nov 7:15am 

Country Life: Jefferson Fellow Kate Green
RNZ reporter Kate Green has recently returned from parts of Southeast Asia as part of a Jefferson Fellowship exploring food security issues across the region. 
© 2026 RadioNZ Sat, 15 Nov 7:15am 

Breathing again: A mountain biker's second chance at life
After struggling with a rare lung condition, Rotorua-based Kath Cross is back on her bike to raise awareness for people and causes close to her heart. 
© 2026 RadioNZ Sat, 15 Nov 6:55am 

Review: Rosalia’s new album is everything pop usually isn’t (and why that's a good thing)
In a pop landscape characterised by flavourless mush, Lux by Rosalía feels like a minor miracle, writes Tony Stamp. 
© 2026 RadioNZ Sat, 15 Nov 6:55am 

-China-Exclusive BMW iX3 Long Wheelbase Nears Final Development
-UN peacekeepers say Israel built walls inside Lebanese territory

Early Black Friday deal: Ring Battery Doorbell is a stunning 50% off
If the holidays bring more people knocking on your door—whether it’s family, neighbors, package deliveries, or strangers—then you’re gonna want to boost your home security. And as Black Friday deals roll in, we’ve already found a lovely 50% discount on the Ring Battery Doorbell, bringing the price down to just... 
© 2026 PC World Sat, 15 Nov 6:05am 

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AMD FSR Redstone is here! Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is the first to get it
“Redstone” is the code name for AMD’s next-gen graphics software that leans heavily on frame generation via machine learning, and the first major game to get a taste of it is Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, a mouthful of a shooter that’s launching today. According to promotional messages from... 
© 2026 PC World Sat, 15 Nov 5:45am 


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Move over Guardian, these are the greatest Ashes cricketers of all time
The Guardian is naming its top 100 male Ashes players, but here’s my “Magnificent Seven”. 
© 2026 Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 15 Nov 8:05am 

‘Dumbfounded’: The 26-year drought that highlights the AFL’s greatest challenge
Andrew Dillon says Australian rules needs to be a game for all Australians, not just some. So why aren’t Chinese and Indian migrants playing it, as the data and people reveal? 
© 2026 Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 15 Nov 8:05am 

-JPMorgan Sees AI Boom Driving Record $1.8 Trillion Bond Sales in 2026
-JPMorgan secures deals with fintech aggregators over fees to access data, CNBC reports

Country Life: Living the high country life at Glenbrook
There's romance attached to living in the Mackenzie High Country, but is that still the case? Growing up in the region's harsh winters and hot summers, it's the only life Simon Williamson has known, and he loves the challenge of it. 
© 2026 RadioNZ Sat, 15 Nov 7:15am 

Stream for free: 7 best streaming services with free trials
Why pay for Apple TV, Hulu, Peacock, and other streaming services when you can give them a try for free?   Many of the big streaming services will let you sample their wares for a limited time—generally a week, or sometimes even a month—for the ultra-low price of zip.  These free streaming trials... 
© 2026 PC World Sat, 15 Nov 7:05am 

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-Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
-Normalising hate: Israel leans in to anti-Palestinian violence, rhetoric
-Jerusalem Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, chairman of the Wakf Council, dies age 79
-Tanzania president promises probe into election protest deaths

Can Valve save VR gaming with the Steam Frame?
The Apple Vision Pro is an expensive flop. I haven’t heard anyone mention the Meta Quest in months, despite it getting a new model just last year. I can’t even remember the name of Samsung’s incoming Android-based headset. While virtual reality gamers remain passionate, the excitement around the format seems... 
© 2026 PC World Sat, 15 Nov 6:05am 

Supplier costs to Foodstuffs supermarkets rise by 2.5% in latest year on year analysis
Fish, beef, lamb and chocolate led the surge according to the Infometrics–Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index. 
© 2026 Stuff.co.nz Sat, 15 Nov 5:55am 

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