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Shoes on or off inside? What are the rules?
When you see a pile of shoes at the door, do you slip yours off too or hesitate, half-balanced, wondering if you can get away with keeping them on?

The price of instant gratification
One million Kiwis use a Buy Now Pay Later scheme, but not everyone is convinced the regulations governing them are adequate to protect users from harm.

Gisèle Pelicot among headliners at this year's Hay Festival
Other speakers at the event include Malala Yousafzai, Nazanin Zaghari-Rarcliffe and Emma Thompson.

Microsoft and Anthropic team up to bring Claude Cowork to Microsoft 365

Microsoft taps Anthropic for Copilot Cowork in push for AI agents

Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount

Amazon's Zoox expands service as robotaxi competition heats up

Live Nation reaches settlement in US monopoly case
The live events company, which owns Ticketmaster, will open parts of its business to rival companies.

When will the Steam Machine land? Valve doesn’t seem to know
The most exciting hardware for PC gamers this decade is the Steam Deck, a portable handheld gaming PC that’s almost singlehandedly created a product category. Valve’s console-ish follow-up, the revived Steam Machine, was almost as exciting when it was announced last year. But we’re getting towards the end of Q1...

The iPhone is designed for those clinging onto older phones
Apple's newest addition could be a good upgrade option for many people, technology expert Trevor Long says.

One in two large businesses successfully attacked by cybercriminals in last year
Kordia's 10th annual New Zealand Business Cyber Security Report indicates 61 percent suffered a serious business disruption, including extortion in one-in-five cases.

NZ economy 'on precipice' as markets wobble, oil price rises
An economist says there would be a wider inflation effect for New Zealand, beyond the increase in petrol prices that has already begun.

Woman 'celebrating freedom, not Hamas', court told

Watch out for this ‘1.1 TB’ laptop scam on Amazon
Way back in the 90s, a program called SoftRAM claimed to double your memory without any additional hardware. It, uh, didn’t. (It basically just fooled the memory display and did nothing to improve performance.) I’m reminded of this flimflammery as HP laptops with “1.1TB” of storage pop up on Amazon...

War on the wallet: Iran conflict a 'worst of worlds' scenario
The war and the resulting supply worries are pushing up global oil prices.

ChatGPT’s explicit ‘adult mode’ gets postponed once again
If you’ve been waiting to try out the upcoming “adult mode” in ChatGPT, you’ll unfortunately have to wait a little longer. Engadget reports that OpenAI has once again postponed the launch of this new mode that promises to allow adult (read: erotic) conversations with the chatbot. A spokesperson for OpenAI announced...

Anthropic sues US government for calling it a risk
The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude

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NOW 20% OFF Blueair Pure 511i Max Air Purifier View Deal How are your allergies this spring? It seems like there’s no escaping the pollen. If you’re in the same boat as me, you might want to consider an air purifier to help you out at home—and right now, the Blueair Pure 511i...

Local government minister Simon Watts can't guarantee rates cap won't increase social housing rents
Simon Watts said the final rates cap policy is still being designed, but didn't anticipate it would cause higher costs for those living in roughly 10,000 council-owned rental homes.

More scope for private sector to ease public healthcare woes, report says
The Westpac report found the public health system was under growing presssure, with an ageing population and wider social challenges pushing demand ever further beyond capacity.

The Magic of Solo Silence: Escaping to a Glass Cabin in Arctic Finland

MPs demand action as heating oil prices surge

Peru’s ongoing political instability leaves renewable energy transition in limbo

IDF expects Iran can sustain ballistic missile fire despite losing 75% of launchers