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GeoGuessr fans should try this addictive history game
If you like GeoGuessr, then you’re going to love TimeGuessr. Although they’re made by different developers, it takes that same basic idea and adds a twist. Instead of scrolling around Google Maps, you’re given a random picture from history and you have to figure out where the photo was taken...

US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.

HCS launches 24/7 managed services with €1.45m investment
Customers facing outages and cyber threats will get round-the-clock monitoring as HCS expands support across Ireland and New Zealand.

Victim of Te Awamutu train incident was a young person
Waipa District Council said in a social media post that a vigil will be held in Te Awamutu on Sunday after the young person’s "tragic and untimely passing".

Two people seriously burned, one in custody, after family harm incident in Northland’s Whangarei
One of the two had been taken into custody by police, a spokesperson says.

Procurement leaders face widening gap in resources
Rising savings and resilience demands are outpacing staffing, data and technology in large procurement teams, a survey finds.

Softswiss leaders tout personalisation, AI & cyber
AI and personalisation are reshaping Softswiss's product, engineering and security priorities as the group warns of higher cyber risk and tighter data demands.

Some AI risks more subtle than others
Widespread use of chatbots and drafting tools may leave workers less able to verify outputs or think independently, Walsh said.

Infobip appoints Mirta Paden Lee as Vice President
The hire bolsters Infobip's global people operations as the communications business deepens its AI-first shift and 20-year growth push.

Businessman jailed after using money for home renovations as $1.4m tax bill went unpaid
A Christchurch man who used money owed to Inland Revenue to pay creditors, employee wages and personal expenses has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for tax offences totalling nearly $1.4 million.

Robbie Williams' surprise singalong after Peru gig cancelled
Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Lima after his stadium concert was cancelled.

Dolphins v Roosters - NRL preliminary final
The Dolphins host the Roosters in an NRL preliminary final at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.

LG's 2.6MW cooling unit wins NVIDIA DSX qualification
As AI racks draw more power, data centre operators are shifting to liquid cooling, and LG's latest unit now meets NVIDIA's reference design requirements.

Local dog 'Uber' stars in Hollywood blockbuster Heart of the Beast
The New Zealand pooch was thrust into the role of a combat injured German Shepherd alongside Brad Pitt at short notice.

Accidentally deleted an important file? This $40 Windows recovery tool can help get it back
TL;DR: Recover deleted, formatted, corrupted, and otherwise inaccessible files with Magic Data Recovery for Windows. The lifetime Pro Edition license is currently $39.99 (MSRP $99.95), with unlimited recovery and support for more than 5,000 file types. Losing an important file is the kind of problem that always seems to happen at the...

Engineering for operations: going from security to insight
Early security design can improve uptime and reveal operational data in data centres, but only if cybersecurity is built in from the start.

Auckland v Manawatu - NPC round 9
Follow live coverage of the NPC match between Auckland and Manawatu at Eden Park.

Shane Jones backs NZ First's controversial New Plymouth candidate selection
Deputy Mayor Murray Chong has proved a controversial fixture on the local council.