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Google now lets you delete your personal info from search results
In celebration of Safer Internet Day, Google rolled out an update to its “Results About You” feature and launched a new, simpler tool for removing unwanted explicit images from search results. With Results About You, you can tell Google to keep track of search results where your personal information appears, and...

How many children have to die for safety regulations for corded window blinds, mother asks
The mother of a child who died after becoming caught in a window blind cord is asking how many other children have to die before mandatory safety regulations are introduced.

Former Reserve Bank Governor supports review into Bank's decisions during pandemic, but questions timing
However, concerns over the review's timing so close to election time are a "fair question", he says.

Australia cricket captain sidelined with ‘internal testicular bleeding’ after being struck in groin
In a dramatic day at the T20 World Cup, South Africa also triumphed in a second Super Over against Afghanistan.

All Whites to face title contender in high-profile friendly before World Cup
A friendly against former champions England has been confirmed for early June.

Lindsey Vonn shares photo from hospital bed after undergoing third operation on broken leg
US skier Lindsey Vonn says she's had a third surgery after breaking her left leg during Olympic downhill race.

Schools accused of giving illegal scholarships to foreign students
School sport leaders say they do not believe the cases are symptomatic of a wider problem.

This Lenovo USB-C dock with 65 watts of power is just $76
I don’t often write deals on USB-C docks… because frankly, there aren’t often very good deals on them. With laptops now the vast majority of personal computers and USB-C making them easy to turn into full workstations, there aren’t a lot of sales to be had. This Lenovo dock, with...

Qlik rolls out governed agentic AI & MCP for Qlik Cloud
Qlik rolls out agentic AI and an MCP server in Qlik Cloud, linking governed analytics to third-party assistants like Anthropic Claude.

Government wants to bypass fast-track process for proposed liquefied natural gas terminal
A proposed LNG terminal will bypass even the fast-track process in order to be built in time.

What could the free trade agreement with India look like?
Many claims about the FTA have been bandied around by many politicians, but we wanted to know what's the actual agreement likely to look like?

UN begins clearing wartime landfill burying Gaza City market

Watch: Double Super Over needed to decide the wildest World Cup encounter
South Africa held off Afghanistan in a dramatic double tiebreaker Wednesday at the Twenty20 World Cup, with spinner Keshav Maharaj just holding his nerve in the second Super Over.

Microsoft just forked Windows
Testing Windows has always allowed you to try out new features ahead of time, even a new operating system. But the Windows 11 26H1 release Microsoft is testing now literally breaks Windows into two parallel tracks, separated into x86 and Arm. Some of this isn’t new: Microsoft said last November that...

Winter Olympics live updates: Snowboard men’s halfpipe final featuring Cam Melville Ives
Live updates of the snowboard men’s halfpipe final featuring Cam Melville Ives.

Chinese snowboarder left motionless after sickening 'scorpion' crash
Liu Jiayu was stretchered off the halfpipe after a scary fall at the Winter Olympics.

The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken dead at 72
In a statement published online the band said Ranken was the "heartbeat of The Pogues".

Anker’s USB-C hub turns 1 laptop port into 8 ports (best ever price)
It’s time to upgrade your home office experience! But not with something that’ll break the bank or risk buyer’s remorse. What you need is an accessory that’ll level up your laptop with all new capabilities, at a price that’s more than reasonable. I’m talking about this 8-in-1 Anker USB-C hub...

Kyndryl unveils policy-as-code guardrails for AI agents
Kyndryl launches policy-as-code guardrails to keep agentic AI workflows governed, auditable and compliant in tightly regulated sectors.