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Sandisk retires WD_BLACK and WD Blue for Optimus SSDs ranges
Sandisk scraps WD_BLACK and WD Blue SSD lines, unifying its internal NVMe range under a new three-tier SANDISK Optimus brand.

Azul buys Payara to build unified open-source Java stack
Azul acquires UK-based Payara to build a unified open-source Java stack and push deeper into enterprise runtimes and application servers.

Auger-Aliassime rips incredible passing shot
Felix Auger-Aliassime threads the needle with an unbelievable cross-court pass, leaving Zizou Bergs stranded at the net.

Angel wings, feather boas and chemical burn as Jane McGrath Day paints SCG pink
Glenice Bryant and daughter Jodie were among the spectators who turned the Sydney Cricket Ground into a sea of pink on the 18th annual Jane McGrath Day.

AMD reveals new AI PC chips, details next-gen data center chips at CES 2026

Investor DTI borrowing limit close
Investor mortgage borrowing is edging closer to where debt-to-income (DTI) restrictions start to kick in.

Search ongoing for missing tramper Graham in Kahurangi National Park
The search is ongoing for missing tramper Graham Garnett, 66, in the Baton area of Kahurangi National Park.

Manage My Health CEO: Trust us 'even though we have dropped the ball'
The chief executive of beleaguered patient portal says he is open to standing down if required.

Alienware goes sleek with ultra-slim laptops and stunning OLED panels
Alienware didn’t hold back at CES 2026. The company lifted the curtain on refreshed 16X Aurora and 16 Area-51 laptops, and they look pretty interesting. Inside, these machines sport powerful Intel Core Ultra 200HX CPUs and Nvidia RTX 50 Series graphics. And though you can play hard on them, they still...

Most Queenstown's school buses to keep running - for now
One school bus route will be cancelled, one new route will be added and 11 will continue on an 'interim' basis.

Dell unveils thinner XPS 14 & 16, XPS 13 to return
Dell debuts slimmer XPS 14 and 16 with faster AI performance and longer battery life, and promises an ultra-thin XPS 13 later this year.

AMD unveils Ryzen AI Halo, an uber-powerful mini PC for AI
AMD may not be selling PCs, but it’s providing a reference design to AI developers based on its Ryzen AI Max+ processor. Known as the Ryzan AI Halo, the small PC is an officially an AI developer platform capable of running models with up to 200 billion parameters locally, according to...

Bergs stuns world No.5 to secure landmark United Cup upset
Zizou Bergs shocks world No.5 Felix Auger-Aliassime to earn his second career top-10 scalp and give Belgium a 1-0 advantage at the United Cup.

Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President
Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.

Nutanix & Nvidia build unified AI stack for enterprises
Nutanix and Nvidia unveil a unified AI stack to speed enterprises from pilot to production, promising simpler, scalable “AI factory” deployments.

VAST Data unveils AI-native storage for gigascale inference
VAST Data debuts AI-native storage powering Nvidia’s context memory platform to keep agentic, gigascale inference fast and predictable.

LG unveils CLOiD robot at heart of new AI strategy
LG has unveiled its CLOiD home robot as the centrepiece of a sweeping AI strategy linking homes, cars and commercial systems.

HP’s newest keyboard is a full-blown Ryzen PC, with a battery
If you’re an old-timer in the personal computer world, you probably remember form factors like the Commodore 64, which shoved an entire PC (sans monitor) under the keyboard. This form factor has been attempted a few times, most recently by Raspberry Pi. But HP thinks it’s time for a more...