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A breakdown of your no-bra summer
Increasingly, women are ditching underwire bras with copious padding, preferring a natural shape and fewer worries for nipple show.

The stories that defined a year
The news year is unpacked by five divas with microphones.

Now you can 3D print keycaps (or anything else) in official Noctua Brown
Noctua’s PC case fans are quiet. Really, really quiet, much quieter than its human fans, which are vociferous in their praise of the Austrian cooling manufacturer, and sometimes willing to shell out serious dosh for GPU collaborations. But if you’re looking to save a little money, now you can print...

Toddler strangled by loose strapping on unsafe bed, coroner rules
The ruling says the 19-month-old boy's slat bed from The Warehouse was not inherently safe, nor is the updated model of the bed that's currently for sale.

Ageing cardiac workforce under strain
A new study has found more than half the country's heart specialists are currently over 50, and nearly one in five is older than 60.

Associate transport minister bars Holcim from using foreign-flagged ship for transport
Holcim says local seafaring jobs will suffer if it cannot transport its product around New Zealand on a Swiss ship for three years.

Sling TV just made its 3-day streaming pass even better
Sling’s done a nice job of shaking up the live-TV streaming market with its cheap day passes, which let you access Sling’s Orange bundle—including ESPN—for as brief a period as 24 hours. Now Sling is replacing one of its day-pass options with another that’s even more enticing. Gone is the Weekend Pass, the $10 Sling pass that gave users the run of Sling Orange over a...

Anker’s 140W GaN charger blows away your power bricks—and it’s 35% off
One of the most annoying things about carrying my laptop around is the fact that I also have to pack that annoyingly large brick of a charger. This 140W Anker GaN charger is a much better option, and it just so happens to be on sale for $65 right now,...

Borrowers get refunds in $15m student loan error
A systems error affected more than 150,000 student loan borrowers.

Ombudsman investigating Hawke's Bay Regional Council's role in post-cyclone buyout
Hawke's Bay Regional Council was responsible for putting thousands of properties into categories 1, 2 and 3 after Cyclone Gabrielle hit in 2023.

Alienware’s popular ultrawide OLED gaming monitor is cheaper than ever
You’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity, stalking the web for months, patiently passing up the big deal days, both Prime and Black. Your quarry: A big, juicy OLED gaming monitor at a truly remarkable price. Your restraint is remarkable, and today it’s going to pay off. Because you can...

OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora
The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.

Two aircraft came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision, TAIC report reveals
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission put the near miss over Northland in August 2023 down to failures in the way New Zealand's airspace is managed.

Public listed companies can expect rise in shareholder activism, major legal reform - report
Companies are also looking ahead to major legal reforms, as the economy continues to recover.

SLB, Shell partner to develop AI-powered solutions for energy industry

J.P. Morgan harnesses blockchain for debt issuance amid digital asset adoption boost

On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry

This powerful Core i9 mini PC with 32GB RAM is a steal at 34% off
All I want for Christmas this year is a mini PC. If you’re in the same festive mood, this Acemagic M1 mini PC is an absolutely insanely powerful device, and it’s only $569.05 to get at Amazon right now — a massive discount from its $856 MSRP. This machine packs a...