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Hyundai says it will deploy humanoid robots at US factory
The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge immigration raid in 2025.

Roman-era necropolis, ancient workshops unearthed in Egypt’s western Nile Delta

Unbearably long wait for justice leaves South African families in limbo

Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra reelected, provisional results show

Russian family brings abandoned graves back to life

Peacock embraces Dolby Vision HDR and Atmos for live sports
As live sports becomes a bigger focus for the Peacock streaming service, so does the picture and sound quality. To that end, the NBC-owned service plans to support Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound for sporting events. Peacock will roll out these formats for its Sunday Night Football,...

Lego unveils ‘smart bricks’, its biggest innovation in 50 years
Eight years of development have produced a computer small enough to fit inside a classic 2x4 brick. But do kids really need a microphone and speaker chip inside it?

'It's an easy one': England's sloppy summer continues with simple drop
England’s Ashes woes continue with a shocking dropped catch by Will Jocks to give Travis Head a life.

Freshworks adds AI tools to streamline customer service
Freshworks rolls out new AI tools for Freshdesk to unify channels, cut agent drudgery and boost resolution speeds for service teams.

NetSafe warns Manage My Health users to be suspicious of emails including personal details
It comes as hackers threaten to release more than 400,000 stolen health documents.

Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping
A video posted to social media shows some upset fisherman making the discovering.

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 laptop chips: Panther Lake is go
Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 chips, aka “Panther Lake,” have entered the market, backed by dozens of PC makers. “We’ve beeen out there shaping what it means for fundamental computing, said Jim Johnson, senior vice president and general manager of the Intel Client Computing Group, in a launch event at CES...

An industrial robotics company enters the robot lawn mower market
Known primarily for robots that scale steel structures and automate hazardous industrial maintenance, RobotPlusPlus is at CES this week trying something new: a robot lawn mower for everyday consumers. Developed with the same engineering used in industrial surface-climbing robots, the flagship M6 is designed to handle real-world residential terrain, including steep...

Duke of Marlborough denies strangling wife
The Duke of Marlborough has indicated he will plead not guilty to strangling his estranged wife.

Private jets’ noise like ‘neighbour starting up a chainsaw’
Arrivals and departures at 11.30pm and 4am have left residents less than thrilled, prompting calls for noisy night time flights to be completely scrapped.

Avocado & Clear Dynamics team up to tackle CPS 230 risk
Avocado and Clear Dynamics join forces to replace risky spreadsheet-based systems as CPS 230 ramps up scrutiny of operational resilience.

‘There’s snapper everywhere’: Dead fish filmed floating near Great Barrier Island with trawler nearby
The footage was filmed on Monday morning by New Zealand spearfisher Darren Shields while he was travelling toward the island.

Deadline for Manage My Health ransom moves to Friday - reports
It had been set for about 5am on Tuesday, but the hackers have not released any further data.

Intel launches next-gen PC chip at CES in Las Vegas

Watch live: Nvidia's Jensen Huang delivers address at CES 2026

Hyundai is taking on Tesla and others in race to mass-produce humanoid robots

Nvidia announces humanoid robot plans, self-driving car technologies at CES 2026

Nvidia launches Vera Rubin, its next major AI platform, at CES 2026

Alpine search tech deployed in hunt for missing tramper
Police will be using a helicopter mounted Recco radar system in their search for 66-year-old Graham Garnett.