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Google Cloud eases Spanner DML transaction limits
Developers can now keep multi-step updates together as Spanner drops the cumulative DML cap, though the 80,000 limit still applies per statement.

South African view: All Blacks can win the US battle but Springboks have won the war
OPINION: The All Blacks could claim a win against the Boks in the US on Sunday, but the South African side has already won the war, writes Warren Brosnihan.

They sell homes for a living. The feature that made them fall in love with this 1900s villa
When estate agents Mike Robbers and Socheata Tep first saw the 1900s villa, it wasn’t just the house that caught their eye.

A pensioner left his retirement village but waited more than a year for a refund. Even his death didn’t get the money back
When Pat Vesey died in April, his family was still paying for his weekly bills at a retirement village. He had moved out 15 months earlier.

‘You go into hospital to be looked after’: Widow speaks about husband’s ‘preventable’ death
Len Collett died following a fall in an emergency department. His wife Vicky talks about the night she lost him.

Why does Windows 11 have a keyboard shortcut just for LinkedIn?
Windows 11 has tons of useful keyboard shortcuts worth using every day, whether for boosting productivity, doing repetitive tasks faster, accessing hidden panels, or keeping your laptop secure. But did you know there are still secret shortcuts that hardly anyone knows about? Windows Latest recently uncovered one of them—and it’s truly...

Paragon Backup & Recovery Community Edition review: Free file-level backup? Yes!
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Free and easy-to-use file backup Full/incremental/differential backup rotation schemes Backs up to virtual hard drives, including Microsoft VHD/VHDx Cons No drive or partition imaging Disaster recovery was unreliable Our Verdict Paragon’s Backup & Recovery Community Edition is free and offers all the backup options most users need. It also leverages widely supported ZIP...

The big talking points for the Warriors’ finals date with the Dolphins
Finals footy is here. It’s time to deep dive into the major talking points and try and predict the winners of all four of this weekend’s NRL finals matches.

EU cyber rules test manufacturers' reporting readiness
Manufacturers face a 24-hour EU reporting deadline only after proving a flaw is in their product and actively exploited, testing their records.

Young man fatally stabbed mother 3 weeks after mental health order dropped
A 22-year-old man stabbed his mother to death with a kitchen knife just three weeks after health authorities ended his compulsory mental health treatment order, a coroner has found.

Uber driver abducted and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy
Azad Singh Mann, 32, is on trial for two charges of indecent assault, one charge of abduction for sex and one charge of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection.

Delight as NZ plans for revolutionary cancer treatment Sir Sam Neill received
The breakthrough comes after extensive Stuff reporting on CAR T-cell therapy - a cancer treatment that has put patients with only months to live into long-term remission.

Morocco and Spain argue over who will host 2030 World Cup final amid border crisis
Morocco and Spain are arguing over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final — with besieged FIFA boss Gianni Infantino hovering backstage.

This 1440p/240Hz mini-LED gaming monitor is only $250 right now
NOW $80 OFF 27-inch AOC Mini-LED Gaming Monitor View Deal (function () { document.querySelector("#sticky-promo-block a").addEventListener("click", function(e) { const debug = document.location.host.search(/lndo.site|go-vip.net/) !== -1; const text = this.closest("#sticky-promo-block").querySelector("p.promo-title").textContent; const data = { event: "stickyConversionUnitClick", eventCategory: "Sticky Conversion", eventAction: "Click", eventLabel: text }; if(debug)console.log("Sticky Conversion CLick - pushing to dataLayer: ", data); dataLayer.push(data); return true; }); })(); We’ve been bullish on OLED monitor deals for the last year or so,...