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Country Life: Farmer flying high with agri drone venture
Te Kuiti farmer Mitchel Hoare has a new side hustle, operating a drone to help other farmers improve the land.

19 wickets, a 116-year low, and one huge problem for Australia
A dozen years after Mitchell Johnson terrorised an ageing England team, Australia’s band of veterans is facing a similarly frightful ordeal against one of the fastest pace battalions the old enemy has sent to these shores.

This crazy Echo game controller has special inputs for flight sims
Honeycomb Aeronautical is launching the Echo Aviation Controller, a wireless controller specifically designed for flight simulators, reports The Verge. The controller combines the format of a console gaming controller with realistic flight functions. On the left side of the controller, you have your typical game controls like joysticks and buttons, while...

Attention Bitcoin Bulls: BTC is Now at Levels Preceding FTX-Era Extremes

Google Search’s AI Mode starts showing advertisements
If you’ve been enjoying the lack of advertising in Google’s new “AI Mode”, which replaces conventional web searches with a ChatGPT-style conversational interface, then I have bad news. Users are starting to see the former search engine’s omnipresent ads creep into its shiny new mode as of November 20th. Oddly, it...

Aconso unveils Insights tool to enhance HR data visibility
Aconso has launched aconso Insights, a new analytics tool that enhances HR data visibility and streamlines document workflows for global customers.

NEC X offers founders hands-on AI access & USD $250,000 funding
NEC X invites founders to join Elev X! Ignite, offering hands-on AI access and up to USD $250,000 funding for seed-ready B2B SaaS startups.

Itential unveils FlowAI for secure agentic orchestration in IT
Itential launches FlowAI, enabling secure AI-driven orchestration in enterprise IT, blending intelligent agents with governed automation workflows.

The newest Echo Show 8 gets its first-ever discount for Black Friday
Every home could benefit from a smart display. It gives you access to a smart assistant for all your everyday activities, whether it’s playing music, pulling up photos, asking questions, tapping into home security video feeds, or controlling other smart home gadgets. Amazon’s newest Echo Show 8 model is one of...

Taranaki environmental and conservation work recognised
Young trappers helping preserve biodiversity, a charity diverting waste from landfill and farmers leading the way with freshwater mahi are among the winners of the regional council's Environmental Awards.

I love my Asus OLED laptop. You can get it today for almost 50% off
I had my eye on the Asus Zenbook A14 from the moment I first saw it at a promotional event, thanks to its super-light build, unique finish, and insane battery life. But I wasn’t in love with the $1,000 price when it finally arrived at Best Buy. I waited for...

Base’s Flashblocks Let Bots Front-Run Its Own Founder as Snipers Walk Off With $1.3M

The next phase of AI infrastructure: consistency, cost and consolidation
As AI matures, the focus shifts to consistent, cost-effective infrastructure and unified platforms, moving beyond hype to reliable, explainable AI systems at scale.

QLEO quantum emulator gains GPU boost & full CUDA-Q support
QLEO quantum emulator now features GPU acceleration and full NVIDIA CUDA-Q support, boosting simulation speed over 100 times for researchers and developers.

This $39 TV antenna didn’t get a Black Friday discount. You should buy it anyway
Like many other cord-cutters, I’d grown tired of the constant price hikes for the biggest streaming services. So last year, I chose to really cut the cord by switching to an old-school, over-the-air antenna. After much deliberation, I chose to go with this model: the GE Outdoor HD Digital TV Antenna, now selling for roughly...

Microsoft is making ‘Ask Copilot’ more prominent in Windows File Explorer
For a while now, it’s been possible to right-click on a file in Windows File Explorer and select the Ask Copilot option, which launches the Copilot app with the file in question as part of the prompt. But it seems this isn’t enough for Microsoft. According to Windows Latest, a new...