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Microsoft pledged to save water. In the AI era, it expects water use to soar
New York Times: Microsoft AI data centres to drive huge surge in global water use.

‘Olympic dream is not over’: Defiant skiing great, 41, airlifted to hospital after crash
Lindsey Vonn’s crash in her final event before next week’s Winter Olympics cancelled the downhill World Cup race in Switzerland.

Lido’s new stVaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking

Descartes drives the future of visibility with agentic AI

Comedy legend Catherine O'Hara dies at 71
The radiant actress helped elevate Beetlejuice, Home Alone and Schitt's Creek with her singular comedic delivery.

French eyewear maker in spotlight after presidential showing

EU allocates €63 million for Myanmar crisis

‘Isolation isn’t the way forward’: readers on their unusual living arrangements

Mali lawmaker jailed in Ivory Coast for insulting president

MSF halts staff list submission to Israel, raises safety, transparency issues

Country Life: IKEA owner's first New Zealand forest
Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant IKEA, now owns 30,000 hectares of forestry in Aotearoa. Its first purchase saw the conversion of Wisp Hill Station in southern Otago from farmland to timber production forestry.

Country Life: Growing demand for on-farm fun from international tourists
Farmers are being urged to embrace the growing demand for "experiential tourism" from overseas visitors.

Intruder posts 81% enterprise ARR surge on AI, cloud push
London-based Intruder posts 81% surge in enterprise ARR as AI, cloud security and consolidation drive midmarket and enterprise demand.

Data Privacy Day warns AI, cloud outpacing governance
Data Privacy Day warns AI and cloud adoption is racing ahead of data governance, as boards and regulators demand proof of control.

Why isn't my rent a tax-deductible expense - Ask Susan
RNZ's Susan Edmunds answers your questions.

One injured and power knocked out after serious crash in Dunedin, driver flees scene
A person appeared badly injured after a car they were in crashed into a power pole in Dunedin.

Exclusive: Long-time Google DeepMind researcher David Silver leaves to found his own AI startup

Traffic delays expected in Auckland with two protests planned
Police will be monitoring both protests to ensure safety.

The small social club that 'made' Gary Barlow
A Netflix documentary reveals the Take That singer first performed at Connah's Quay Labour Club.

Hospitals IT failure follows start of new group to fix old systems
An IT failure that forced some hospitals to rely on pen and paper for 12 hours follows closely on the government setting up a new centre to try to fix the plethora of weak old systems.

‘Experts wanted to retire me’: Djokovic slams critics after epic semifinal win
Novak Djokovic pulled off one of the most breathtaking performances of his career to beat Jannik Sinner and reach another final in Melbourne.

Country Life: Camp ovens, bullockies and other tales from the bush
Lew Pickens' passions hark back to his days clearing land in Northland - camp oven cooking and driving bullock teams. He has a woolshed full of memorabilia on the family farm in King Country and he is keenly aware that his stories, culture, traditions ...

Get Ring’s Battery Doorbell + Indoor Cam for 50% off! Save big while you can
Home surveillance is so easy to set up nowadays, what with the proliferation of smart gadgets, more affordable prices, and the ubiquitous nature of home Wi-Fi networks. One of the simplest and most effective ways to get started is with a video doorbell, and if you don’t have one yet,...

Optional Windows 11 patch remedies several broken issues
Microsoft has now begun rolling out update KB5074105, the latest optional patch for Windows 11. It’s optional because this is technically a preview of next month’s mandatory Patch Tuesday update. You can tap into this update now if you don’t want to wait. According to Windows Latest, the latest optional Windows...