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How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers
So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

Seven balls, a close call, zero runs: Root’s 10 miserable minutes in Perth
This was a golden chance for Joe Root to break his Australian hoodoo, and he looked nervous. Here’s how the England great’s brief stay on day one of the Ashes unfolded.

Mitchell breaks silence on failed Merrett trade, leaves door ajar for another crack
In his first public comments since the Hawks’ attempt to snare the Essendon captain collapsed, Sam Mitchell admitted he was annoyed that the trade didn’t go through, stating Hawthorn’s offer was fair.

Tsarukyan headbutts Hooker
Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker came face to face before their fight in Qatar on Sunday.

Daly Cherry-Evans was still doing his bit for Manly just a few weeks ago
He’s now a Sydney Rooster, but Daly Cherry-Evans continued to train with the teen who will eventually wear his old Manly No. 7 jersey.

This South Island walk takes you off-grid for three days. If you can make it there first
The Banks Track is a self-guided two or three-night walk over 31 kilometres of the Banks Peninsula.

Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.

Donald Trump commends victory of New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at White House meeting
Mamdani requested the sit-down with Trump to discuss cost-of-living issues and public safety.

ICP Breaks Major Support as Volume Spike Confirms Accelerated Downtrend

BofA says the mega-cap hyperscalers have an OpenAI problem

Parallels RAS 21.0 enhances hybrid cloud & user experience
Parallels has launched RAS 21.0, enhancing hybrid cloud management, security, and user experience for distributed workforces with multi-cloud support.

It’s time England handed over the Ashes, for real
In what other international comp with a famous trophy, does the trophy itself stay with just one side? It’s time the Ashes urn made the trip south.

Roosters, Wallabies or Japan: Three options on the table for Angus Crichton
The Sydney Roosters back-rower is back from the Kangaroos tour and will meet with his management on the weekend to work out his next career move.

Why blaming the coach is our childish way of coping with complex rugby landscape
As rugby has become more complex, our answers have become simpler: put the coach in the bin and start again. It’s not that simple.

Gender is a spectrum; sport is binary. Why an IOC decision is anything but straightforward
An International Olympic Committee blanket ban on transgender women will face serious legal obstacles, and they will be required to prove why a complete ban is the only available solution.

All Blacks v Wales: All You Need to Know
The All Blacks must wish they were already flying back to New Zealand after the loss to England, but there’s still work to be done in Wales.

Tony Robinson on Blackadder: 'I learned how to ride at the feet of those masters'
The British TV presenter and writer reflects on playing Rowan Atkinson's "really, really stupid" servant Baldrick in the cult '80s sitcom.

One Ocean fishing protest convoy crosses Auckland's Harbour Bridge
The One Ocean protest is travelling from Auckland's Albany to Mission Bay on Saturday.

Country Life: Beef and Lamb's sheep poo study
Wairarapa sheep farmer Paul Crick is one of hundreds out collecting poo samples from his flock as part of a national study.

We're in Australia, can we come back and get NZ Super? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.

Lovable’s CEO targets enterprise customers as the ‘vide-coding’ unicorn doubles its annual revenue to $200 million in just four months

This ‘invisible’ smart lock is 29% off for Black Friday
Level locks are some of our favorite smart home security products for the simple reason that they don’t look like smart locks. Unlike so much of the competition, there’s no massive box hanging on the interior side of your door, and nothing on the exterior side looks any different than...