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Biffy Clyro bass player quits tour over addiction and mental health issues
James Johnstone wrote to fans on the band's social media, saying he had recently started receiving professional help.

LG TV owners baffled by a Microsoft Copilot app that can’t be removed
LG TV owners are expressing confusion and annoyance online after Microsoft Copilot suddenly appeared on their smart TVs, with no option to uninstall the app, Tom’s Hardware reports. Copilot was reportedly added to some LG models in conjunction with a recent webOS update and subsequently appears pinned to the home screen....

If Windows 11’s new Outlook app refuses to open, try this
Over the past year, we’ve reported on countless problems with Microsoft’s Outlook apps, and they’re still coming. This time, it’s about difficulties opening the new Outlook app in Windows, something that has led to annoyance by several users in Microsoft forums. Fortunately, Windows Latest has a trick that fixes the problem. What you...

‘One Battle After Another’ torrents hide ultra-sophisticated malware
As we all know, winter time is cinema time, and the Oscars are drawing ever closer. So it’s no wonder that more and more films are being released that are attracting the attention of the masses. September saw the release of One Battle After Another, a fast-paced drama starring Leonardo...

‘Pumpkin’ case: Dad does ‘further soul searching’ in prison as he makes seventh bid for parole
Nai Yin Xue murdered his wife, abandoned his daughter at a train station and fled to the United States.

Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming set to be sentenced
McSkimming is due to be sentenced at Wellington District Court on Wednesday.

Teaching Council interim CEO resigns from board for 'avoidance of doubt', chair says
The council appointed Tom Gott to the role last month even though the Education and Training Act says the chief executive "may not be a member of the Teaching Council".

OpenAI CFO on hardware device: 'No changes right now, no announcements to be made'

OpenAI is the 2025 Yahoo Finance Company of the Year

Bitcoin's Parabolic Arc Snaps: Trader Peter Brandt Eyes $25K Crash Floor

Crypto wallets, long a painful experience, now feel a lot more like Venmo

Get cozy this holiday with a discounted Kindle
If your TBR list is longer than Santa’s naughty list, then you need a proper way to tackle all those books. Luckily, Kindles are on sale! Pretty much every model is available at a nice discount, making it easy to snag the perfect gift for yourself or someone you love....

This powerful mini PC handles everything and is 29% off right now
Listen, you don’t need some massive PC tower (or even a bulky laptop) to get your job done. Mini PCs are all the rage these days, and for good reason. Take the Kamrui AM21: it’s tiny, powerful, and affordable. Right now, it’s 29 percent off, bringing it down to $500. View...

35 gorgeous new Windows PC themes appear in the Microsoft Store
According to Microsoft, it has made over 35 new themes for Windows 10 and Windows 11 available in the Microsoft Store. This means that a total of over 400 themes are now available for Windows users to personalize their computer. Microsoft is now collecting all these themes in a new...

Roomba maker iRobot swept into bankruptcy
Shenzhen-based Picea Robotics, its lender and primary supplier, will acquire all of iRobot’s shares.

‘So hyped’: NZ Team reveal first Kiwi-designed Winter Olympics uniform
Next year’s Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be the first time the New Zealand Team will wear Kiwi-designed uniforms.

Tom Phillips filmmakers agreed police could edit documentary
The documentary makers' 'access agreement' outlines exactly what the filmmakers and police signed up to back in March.

Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
At the current rate of global warming, just a few hundred of the country's 3000 glaciers could remain by the end of the century.

Nvidia unveils new open-source AI models amid boom in Chinese offerings