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Meet Expedition: Handheld, PCWorld’s new portable gaming show
Two men walk in from opposite directions in the barren Nevada desert. Neither has a hat or a gun. Both have something more interesting: handheld gaming devices. As two men in the desert are wont to do, they start a podcast. It’s called Expedition: Handheld. PCWorld’s Adam Patrick Murray is...

Iron Maiden and Megadeth announce NZ show
Heavy metal fans will get one thrilling set in November.

CloudCasa boosts OpenShift backup with SMB & VM restores
CloudCasa adds SMB backup targets, edge efficiencies and VM file-level restores to sharpen Red Hat OpenShift data protection.

Enjoy the last gasp of summer - the temperature’s about to plunge
Make the most of warmer days because the cold snap is forecast to make itself known for the South Island and lower North Island..

Would you slap an 'S' sticker on Nan's car?
Boyd Steel hates to think anyone would give older drivers a hard time on the road for driving a bit more carefully or slowly.

Nvidia GPU shortages are here again
Nvidia has some more bad news for PC gamers: GPU shortages are here again. Nvidia warned that supply constraints would be a “headwind” in its fourth-quarter 2026 earnings call, though the company didn’t specifically say whether its GPUs or the associated memory would be tight. It really doesn’t matter. “Gaming revenue for...

The AI spending boom is creating winners beyond the 'Mag 7.' Why one sector could see big gains.

Apple seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit over Siri AI, Epic injunction

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool

C3.ai slashes 26% of staff as CEO admits failure to deliver and 'burning too much money'

Aucklanders protest government's move-on orders for rough sleepers
Meanwhile, a charity is concerned the new rules will push those who need help away from support services in the CBD.

Foreign crew on retired Interislander ferry earning below minimum wage
The former Aratere has spent five months in New Zealand waters since being retired, as it waits for permission to enter India.

Baseus 100W USB-C cable for $8: Super-fast charging for your devices
Everybody needs at least one properly fast USB-C cable for charging, whether it’s for your phone, tablet, laptop, or what have you. If you’re still wasting your life waiting on slow charge times, you owe it to yourself to get a fast cable—like this one by Baseus that’s now on...

Actor Matthew Rhys says USA 'owes' Wales for rich history
Matthew Rhys is urging Americans to join in with St David's Day celebrations on March 1.

Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend
Komodor triples ARR and doubles Fortune 500 reach as AI-fuelled SRE, automation and cloud cost pressure reshape reliability operations.

Lenovo’s new folding handheld gaming tablet thing is ridiculous
Lenovo has become synonymous with unveiling concept devices, many of which eventually arrive in the market. But Lenovo’s latest is truly bizarre: a folding tablet which doubles both as a laptop and a handheld gaming display with accompanying controllers. It truly looks like something a Lenovo designer would Photoshop and leak...

Nano Banana 2 has an ace up its sleeve
Rendering accurate text has long been a stumbling block for even the most advanced AI image generators, but it’s among the strongest suits of Google’s just-updated Nano Banana 2 engine. Available now in the Gemini app (you’ll also find it in Google Search, AI Studio, and other Google products), Nano Banana...

ServiceNow unveils Autonomous Workforce & EmployeeWorks
ServiceNow debuts Autonomous Workforce and EmployeeWorks, promising AI “specialists” that autonomously resolve most employee IT requests.

ASB scam warning: Fraudsters posing as bank staff in cold-call surge
Fraudsters posing as bank staff are seeking login details and access codes, ASB says.

Nvidia stock falls as Q4 beat, guidance fail to satisfy Wall Street

Flood early warning systems - where are they in the Civil Defence Act overhaul?
An overhaul of the legislation has reached the crucial stage of select committee submissions, after a years-long effort to replace the 24-year-old Civil Defence Act.

Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools
Anthropic upgrades Claude Cowork with private plugin marketplaces, richer admin controls and Office-linked workflows for enterprise teams.