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Percona names Kyle Davis to lead Redis & Valkey push
Percona has appointed open source veteran Kyle Davis to spearhead its Redis and Valkey strategy amid shifting database licensing models.

I just spotted this Windows feature and I instantly fell in love
Have you ever seen something you never expected, and then known instantly that it’s something you’ve wanted and needed? Well, I had that experience this morning, shockingly, from Windows 11’s taskbar. Now I know how TeamFourStar’s Vegeta feels. Despite the fact that the feature has been available in some form for...

The Kiwi skiing legend making history at the Winter Paralympics
Twenty years ago, Adam Hall was in Italy, preparing for his first Winter Paralympic Games. Fast forward two decades, and he’s in the exact same country - this time for his sixth Paralympics.

The ‘flood-prone’ tag that could cost a homeowner $8000 to fight
Stephanie Burgess has lived in the peaceful valley for nearly 30 years, with no sign of flooding.

Petrol prices have gone up because you’re paying for petrol that’s not even here yet
Prices have been climbing since the beginning of the war with Iran and fast. That’s because its calculated on the cost of replacement.

‘Actually, I get on with David Seymour’ - Peeni Henare on relationships, regrets and next steps
Departing MP opened up ahead of his valedictory speech in Parliament today, with Julian Wilcox on the new podcast, Let’s Hui.

Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend
Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.

Your next laptop might cost 40% more
Laptop prices really need to chill. TrendForce says mainstream laptops could cost up to 40 percent more in 2026, which is alarming but not totally unexpected. Still, ouch. The reason mostly comes down to memory, namely RAM and storage. Supplies have tightened, prices are shooting up, and TrendForce says memory could go...

Get two Blink Mini 2K+ security cams for $45 (was $70)
NOW $45 (WAS $70) Blink Mini 2K+ Wi-Fi Security Cam (2-Pack) View Deal Inside your home, it’s super easy to keep an eye on things if you have some security cameras that won’t take away from your chosen decor. These tiny Blink Mini 2K+ cameras are ideal for that, and you can get...

ABB & Nvidia link RobotStudio with Omniverse AI sim
ABB and Nvidia will embed Omniverse into RobotStudio, launching HyperReality in 2026 to narrow the sim-to-real gap in factory robotics.

ChatGPT can now identify songs for you
Remember Shazam? The app that helps you identify songs from tunes hummed or played out loud? The satisfying solution to when you’re going crazy with a song that’s stuck in your head and you want to play it but the name is right there on the tip of your tongue? If...

Country mansion a wild mix of Edwardian style and Mid-century pizazz
Hawthorn House, in Havelock North, Hastings is more than 100 years-old, but only arrived on the site in the 1960s.

‘My time is limited’: Terminal cancer patient’s battle for refund on cancelled holiday
Sharlene Brown had planned a family weekend away as a brief “reprieve” from her illness.

‘Firm but fair:’ Number of Kainga Ora tenants getting kicked out for disruptive behaviour plummets
If a tenant receives three warnings within a 90-day period, then Kainga Ora applies to the Tenancy Tribunal to end their tenancy.

Nvidia’s dynamic frame gen will max out your monitor on March 31
Nvidia is powering up its DLSS technology, as previewed at CES at the beginning of the year. According to an announcement at the Game Developers Conference in San Franciso, DLSS 4.5 will bring a collection of new improvements starting March 31st. This includes Dynamic Multi-Frame Generation, which allows DLSS to...

Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer
Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.

Conga research links slow quote approvals to lost deals
Slow internal quote approvals are derailing nearly half of deals, Conga research finds, as fragmented systems stall revenue and forecasting.