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Oleeo says Gen Z work criticisms miss labour shifts
Younger staff are being misread as disengaged, as changing career paths and AI adoption reshape expectations across the workplace.

AI is still waiting for its VisiCalc moment
The arrival of Claude for Small Business earlier this week marked an interesting moment–and a savvy strategic move–for Anthropic. Rather than saddling web browsers with more AI slop or trying to slather AI onto perfectly good user interfaces that don’t need improving, Anthropic is attempting something both less flashy and potentially...

This viral Dutch Fish Doorbell is peak internet
Every spring in the Dutch city of Utrecht, thousands of fish attempt to migrate through the city’s canals to reach spawning grounds, but locked flood gates stay shut for long stretches to manage water levels. So the city came up with a weirdly charming solution: a fish doorbell. The site, called...

Enterprise AI hits infrastructure limits, says NTT Data
Privacy and sovereignty demands are exposing legacy systems, with only 29% of firms making sovereign AI a near-term priority.

Live: Adelaide United v Auckland FC, A-League semifinal second leg
Follow all the action in the second leg of the A-League men's semifinal.

Auckland FC face Adelaide with A-League Men grand final place up for grabs
Follow live coverage of the second leg of the A-League Men semifinal between Auckland FC and Adelaide United.

Better Space Stock: Firefly Aerospace vs. Intuitive Machines

Kioxia Preps US Listing After Riding AI Boom to Big Profit

AI start-up boss who faked millions in revenue faces jail time
The former chief executive has been told by his own lawyer that a jail sentence is unavoidable after pleading guilty to fraud.

Trio of former All Blacks named as inaugural Blues Hall of Fame inductees
The three stars of the 1996 championship-winning side are the first players to be inducted into the club’s new Hall of Fame.

Freshworks launches Freddy AI Agent Studio for service
Longer after-hours waits for IT help could ease as the new studio lets firms build no-code agents for tasks across Teams, Slack and portals.

Fact Check: FAKE 'After Image' Does NOT Match Actual Destruction For "Gaza in 2023 and 2026" Comparison

Dirt biker arrested after riders encircle car, intimidate driver in Otara
Police say they're yet to find the victim and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Mexico’s Apapaxoa GastroCultural Festival Comes To Hoteles Xcaret

French city reels from teen killing in drug-linked shooting

Swimmers, 525 Italian beaches now have blue flag quality award

Soaring energy costs weighing on Germany's energy-intensive industries

Indonesia’s nickel dominance reshapes global supply outlook

Drake surprise drops three albums and mentions the Kendrick Lamar beef
These are the first albums the Canadian rapper has dropped since his beef with Kendrick Lamar escalated in 2024.

I tried a skinny RTX 5080. It fixed the worst thing about flagship GPUs
Modern high-end graphics cards are ridiculous. Incredible performance and awesome features, but also extra demanding when it comes to power draw and physical size. Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090, for example, is a gigantic card—especially non-Founders Editions—and the RTX 5080 isn’t far off. Even last-generation flagships like the RTX 4090 and AMD’s...

Supermarket boss reaches out to Lotto lady let go after nearly 30 years of service
The owner of the Palmerston North Pak’nSave supermarket addresses the “concerns and disappointment” he has heard after he disestablished Katie Tippler’s job.

Search for new James Bond officially kicks off as auditions begin
Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson are among the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig.

Hooked on ultra-processed food
New research from Auckland University reveals why it's not entirely our own fault we love junk food.

Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur identified in Thailand