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Warriors don’t have to look far for inspiration taking ‘scenic route’ in NRL finals
Coach Andrew Webster and two enforcers were part of the last team to bounce back from a week one loss and win a grand final.

‘It’s criminal’: Health leader has seen kids as young as 5 addicted to vaping
Catherine Manning would rather lose her job and a Government contract than give out vapes.

‘Police would not take him alive’: Inquiry reveals what Tom Phillips’ family knew
Tom Phillips’ family described a caring father, and denied knowing his whereabouts or helping him. The inquiry provides a more complicated picture.

Google launches open-source Agent Substrate on GKE
Teams running AI agents at scale could save idle compute and tighten isolation as Google opens Agent Substrate on Kubernetes Engine.

Novo looks to Anthropic’s AI models to ‘supercharge’ drug development

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has a flawed view of AI regulation, heavyweight tech investor Bill Gurley warns

Novo Nordisk partners with Anthropic to speed up drug discovery

AI is not yet driving drug development

MyPDFTools review: A handy free PDF toolkit with some rough edges
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iPhone 18 Pro review: the biggest upgrade Apple's made in years
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro looks almost identical to last year's model. But don't let the familiar design fool you. This is one of the most significant internal upgrades Apple has made in years, and it's the camera doing the heavy lifting.

The big questions hanging over the defeated All Blacks
It’s safe to say the honeymoon period is over for Dave Rennie.

Privacy doors and '10/10' plane food: This airline made me reconsider why I stay so loyal
Privacy doors, lie-flat seats and some of the best plane food our reviewer has encountered make Malaysia Airlines a serious option for getting to Asia or Europe.

Forget the gloom – something big is changing in New Zealand’s economy
What? How can I be optimistic when so many are doing it tough?

Tied to a property they never owned: Family forced to wait for $220k payout
The rule could soon be outlawed, with a Government announcement on retirement villages expected this week.

Google just fixed 42 Chrome security flaws. Update now
In the new versions of Chrome 153.0.8010.47/48 for Windows and macOS, and 153.0.8010.47 for Linux, Google has fixed more than 40 security vulnerabilities, some of which are critical. According to Google, none of the patched vulnerabilities have been exploited in attacks yet. In the Chrome Releases blog post, Srinivas Sista lists...

Exein becomes unicorn: Italian Physical AI security start-up valued at $1.7bn

This retro-styled Ryzen 7 mini PC with 16GB RAM is now $518 at Amazon
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