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Socceroos star Cristian Volpato allegedly tests positive to cocaine during roadside test
Volpato had been stopped two hours earlier on Anzac Bridge and issued an infringement notice after allegedly being caught driving more than 20km/h over the speed limit.

Please stop me from using a leaf blower to clean my PC
Hey there! Welcome to the Full Nerd newsletter, your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts here at PCWorld. I’ve been digging around in an old PC case this week, and I have to ask: How do you like to clean out your PC? I’ve been ruminating on...

‘Amazing level of quality’ on show at regional best architecture awards night
The winners of the best architecture in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty have been announced at the 2026 Regional ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards.

team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands
Small businesses can now automate website, reporting and email tasks as team.blue rolls out AI across four brands on European infrastructure.

Alan Turing short story sheds new light on WW2 codebreaker
Prof Sarah Dillon says the short story, Pryce's Buoy, offers fresh insights into the codebreaker.

Shufti launches Glocal Platform for compliance teams
Compliance teams facing fragmented systems may cut integrations and vendor sprawl as Shufti folds onboarding, screening and monitoring into one platform.

Respected public servant Dame Helene Quilter dies
Dame Helene was honoured for her work in the public service over 45 years.

This $19.97 lifetime pass lets you learn almost anything at your own pace
TL;DR: Expand your skills with lifetime access to 1,000+ online courses through EDU Unlimited, now just $19.97 until July 26 (MSRP $600). Learning new skills doesn’t have to come with a college-sized price tag. Instead of paying for individual classes or expensive boot camps, EDU Unlimited by StackSkills gives you lifetime access to more...

Health Minister Simeon Brown says more work needed on medicine access
The Forbidden Pharmacy opens at Auckland’s Shed 10 on Saturday.

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman's family in legal dispute with his widow
The late actor's siblings claim she has mishandled distribution of the funds and "cannot be trusted".

‘You just hired a million bad employees’: How the brief tokenmaxxing era delivered the opposite of what it promised

Will SpaceX Land on the Moon Before 2030? Here's What Betting Markets Are Predicting Post-IPO.

Two free apps every eBook reader should know about
Today, you don’t even need to physically visit your local library to enjoy the books it offers. If you have a library card, there’s a good chance you can borrow eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, TV shows, and even music without ever walking into a branch. My two favorite apps for...

Why the next breakthrough in AI agents comes down to leadership, not technology
Enterprise AI agents are already generating revenue, but shortages of compute and skills could determine who captures the gains.

Respected public servant Dame Helene Quilter dies
She was honoured for her work in the public service over 45 years.

OpenAI model breaches Hugging Face in unprecedented incident
Security experts warn the breach shows autonomous AI can exploit old misconfigurations at machine speed, widening enterprise identity and containment risks.

This $20 app is your complete PDF toolkit—and it’s yours for life
TL;DR: Get IndyPDF Editor & Converter for $19.99 and manage PDFs with editing, OCR, conversion, signing, encryption, and more—all without ongoing fees. PDFs have a way of showing up when you least expect them—tax forms, contracts, invoices, school assignments, or paperwork that suddenly needs a signature or quick edit. The problem is that many...

King and Queen emerge from Tardis to open Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The Royal couple drew gasps and cheers from the audience at the Hydro as they appeared on stage in Glasgow.