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William talks World Cup football fever on Travis Kelce's podcast
The Prince of Wales shared his hopes for England's chances in the tournament - and that his father "hates football".

Zoo takes rare animals off display as New Zealand braces for bird flu
The only flamingos in Australasia are being protected for the “inevitable” arrival of disease.

Five Kiwis you’ve (probably) never heard of are dominating global tech
These five New Zealanders are running multi-billion dollar tech companies shaping the digital economy.

HP expands OpenAI partnership to scale AI across business
The rollout could speed up support, security fixes and software delivery across a business that channels more than 80% of sales through partners.

Electric car registrations up by 48% in Germany in first half of 2026

Ramco names Sandesh Bilagi as chief executive officer
Six straight quarters of operational profit have paved the way for Sandesh Bilagi to steer global expansion and an AI-focused overhaul at Ramco Systems.

America’s secret weapon isn’t just innovation — It’s the freedom to fail

Where Will SpaceX Be in 100 Years?

AI boom to leave data centre demand far above supply
AI-driven demand could overwhelm available capacity by 2030, with spending on servers and GPUs pushing supply short of need across key markets.

Another sewage discharge on Wellington's south coast
The cause of the discharge is unknown but investigations are underway.

Fubo quietly raises prices. Is it still worth considering over YouTube TV?
Now that live TV streaming service Fubo is bringing NBC channels back, the bill for those channels is coming due. The Disney-owned Fubu has quietly announced sweeping price hikes in a support document on its website. Base packages are rising by $15 per month, while Fubo’s skinnier sports plan is increasing...

Why even buy a Steam Machine? Check out our own DIY builds for $1,050
I’ve never seen the core components of a good PC cost more than they do right now, but I’m still excited to build a new machine. That was something of a revelation for me this week, because working in tech journalism — neither a lucrative nor stable field — has taught...

No longer the ‘golden ticket’: Kiwis look to come home from Australia as economic tide turns
Economists say New Zealand’s improving outlook and Australia's slowing job market are encouraging more Kiwis to stay home — or return after years across the Tasman.

Open home planner: The central North Island town with architecture from every age
This week's open homes showcase the city's variety, from a tidy 1970s family home to a grand Victorian villa.

Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks
The NCA says there is a growing threat of children's images being used to create child abuse material.

Anthropic widens Fable 5 safeguards & rates jailbreaks
New safeguards will let Fable 5 block more harmful cyber prompts, as Anthropic also seeks a common scale for jailbreak risk.

AI hiring outpaces overall IT recruitment in India, report shows

Space startup Katalyst launches orbital rescue mission for aging NASA observatory

Nvidia launches revenue-sharing AI cloud financing
The new model could ease access to scarce AI computing for startups and cloud providers, while giving Nvidia a recurring revenue stream.

The best PC games of 2026 (that don’t need a graphics card)
This is the eighth year running that I’ve written a roundup of the best new games for low-power PCs. And before now, I felt like it might be losing its relevance. After all, the Steam Deck doesn’t have a discrete graphics card, and plenty of new laptops are coming out...

Prepare to expect less from your cheap AI subscription
From ChatGPT Plus to Claude Max and Gemini AI Pro, it’s long been clear that flat-rate AI subscription plans are, to put it plainly, untenable. Doing the math, AI users have realized that flat-rate plans give you so much bang for the buck versus paying API fees. They’re essentially being subsidized...