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Over 100 kakapo chicks hatch in record-breaking breeding season
Touted as the biggest ever kakapo breeding season, 2026 seems to be delivering, with over 100 chicks hatched to date.

Corrections ends Puwhakamua prisoner reintegration contract after 'serious sexual allegations'
But the man who runs the service says the claims against him are untrue, and Corrections was "just looking for any excuse to stop our contract".

Tertiary Education Commission warns of government funding shortfall for domestic enrolments
It's the third consecutive year government funding is expected to fall short of demand for tertiary education.

OpenAI adds shopping tools to ChatGPT with visual discovery
OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a visual shopping hub, adding side-by-side comparisons and richer merchant data for in-chat product discovery.

John Boyega to appear in BBC Damilola Taylor film
John Boyega will appear in a documentary about the death of his friend Damilola Taylor, the BBC says.

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AI boom accelerates China's chip industry growth as demand strains supply chain

1 Theory on Why the Software Stock Sell-Off Could Get Even Worse

Why Intuitive Machines Stock Went to the Moon Today

Organisations boost browser security spend as attacks rise
Rising browser-based attacks push 85% of organisations to boost security budgets, as firms treat the browser as a core enterprise attack surface.

Indian singer's drowning was accidental - Singapore coroner
The coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play in the death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg.

Lakeside holiday ‘treasure’ on market for first time in 71 years
The Auckland-based family first spotted the cottage in the 1950s. Before the day was out, they’d bought it.

What's happened to the price of gold?
Gold prices have slipped in recent days, but there are predictions that it might not last.

Prison 'an unsuitable place' for Alexander Nicholls-Braddock, who died by suicide - coroner
Corrections failed to properly monitor Alexander Nicholls-Braddock - who had ADHD and addiction problems - in Christchurch Men's Prison, a coroner has ruled.

RSA expands Microsoft tie-up with passwordless access
RSA deepens its Microsoft 365 E7 alliance to secure human and AI identities, rolling out wider passwordless access across complex estates.

Firefox users now have a free VPN, with some big limits
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are getting a lot of attention at the moment, for… well, lots of reasons, some of which are beyond the scope of PCWorld’s usual coverage. Before we talk about ways to secure and anonymize your web traffic, pardon me for a second, I need to go...

Google to label verified investment apps in India amid scam crackdown

2 charts explain why OpenAI just pulled the plug on Sora

Appdome launches Vault for mobile compliance history
Appdome unveils Vault, a mobile app compliance history workspace with an AI agent to track, audit and reconstruct security controls.

Singer on 'cloud nine' after winning BBC Scottish Act of the Year award
Alice Faye said it was a "fabulous honour" to scoop the award, beating four other finalists at an event in Glasgow.

The most consequential World Cup call the All Whites coach has to make
Max Crocombe and Alex Paulsen are in a battle to be New Zealand’s No 1 come June.

Position switch earns ‘X-factor’ halfback first Black Ferns call-up
Tara Turner said she owed a lot to her coach at the Blues, who identified her as a potential halfback last year.