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Heated Rivalry creator on why fans love the gay romance drama
Jacob Tierney says the "sex forward" gay drama, which is released in the UK on Saturday, features elements of romance that don't get taken seriously enough.

Sir Tim Shadbolt's Invercargill funeral service details revealed
The former Waitemata and Invercargill mayor died on Thursday, aged 78.

Search on for inaugural women's national Scrabble champion
Twenty contestants will face off in Auckland over the weekend for the word-forming crown.

All Microsoft 365 users will need to activate MFA soon, or else
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft 365 users must enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) support by February 9th, otherwise they will not be able to log in to the service’s admin center. “Implementing MFA in the Microsoft 365 admin center significantly reduces the risk of account compromise, prevents unauthorized access, and safeguards sensitive...

Phoenix get another shot at A-League juggernaut
The Phoenix have never taken a point off Melbourne City and are reeling from the news that their star striker will miss the remainder of the season.

‘Don’t leave us’: Hundreds of clots, failing organs — and no diagnosis
Four months ago, Reuben Fisher was healthy and strong. Now he is lying at home, struggling to stay alive, as doctors search for answers to an illness no one can explain.

Prominent leaker reveals Nvidia’s RTX 6000 series launch date
Anyone who expected Nvidia to announce new graphics cards at CES 2026 left disappointed. The company unveiled some interesting stuff—like DLSS 4.5 and G-Sync Pulsar, thoughts on an AI gaming GPU, and possible plans to revive old chips to fight rising costs—but nothing as far as the next series of...

Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation
Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.

Lenovo’s 17-inch RTX 5050 gaming laptop is only $850 right now
If you’re in the market for a new gaming laptop that’ll take you pretty far but don’t want to spend more than a grand, here’s a hot deal you might want to jump on. B&H is currently selling this Lenovo LOQ 17 for just $850, a lovely discount of $280...

Utah tests AI to renew prescriptions without doctors
Utah tests AI to renew repeat prescriptions without doctors, promising cheaper care but sparking safety fears and regulatory questions.

Manage My Health breach victims warned to beware bank account theft
Hackers have accessed data belonging to about 125,000 app users.

Meta Signs Multi-Gigawatt Nuclear Deals for AI Data Centers

Oklo and Vistra Shares Surge as Meta Turns to Nuclear Power for AI

Anker’s fast 6-port USB charging station is a winner at 25% off
I don’t know about you, but I charge most of my devices and gadgets at my desk while I work. But the mess of cables can be a headache if I let it go too far. If you’re like me and prefer having a central charging area for everything, you’ll...

Brendon McCullum: I will not be told what to do by the ECB
The former Black Caps captain is under scrutiny after overseeing England’s disastrous Ashes tour.

This hidden Windows 11 trick unlocks SSD speed boost for NVMe drives
Microsoft recently started offering users of modern SSDs an option to significantly increase their drive speeds. Specifically, this involves a performance boost for NVMe drives. NVMe stands for Non-Volatile Memory Express and is a particularly fast protocol for SSDs that communicates directly with the processor via the PCIe interface. Because of...

LG’s 27-inch 1440p 240Hz monitor is a whopping 45% off on Amazon
Finding a good gaming monitor upgrade that won’t drain your bank account may seem impossible at times, but you just have to be patient for a hot deal to show up. Today might be that day for you, with Amazon selling the 27-inch LG UltraGear 27GR83Q-B for just $277. That’s...

Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal
Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.