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Anthropic boss to skip Senate grilling into rogue AI agents
A snap inquiry into the Medicare breach is in doubt as one AI firm said it could not attend and the other is yet to confirm.

TerraMaster D8 Hybrid 2 review: DIY storage for SSD speed, HDD capacity
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Supports four NVMe SSDs and four SATA SSDs/HDDs Good USB 3.2 10Gbps performer Easy drive access and installation Cons No hardware RAID 10Gbps limits NVMe performance Our Verdict This eight-bay (four M.2 NVMe and four 3.5-inch SATA) 10Gbps storage box from TerraMaster offers a ton of capacity and decent performance. However, there’s no...

Ex-Man City manager Roberto Mancini appears to acknowledge a 'double contract' with the club
Among the raft of charges that City has faced is an alleged failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.

Angela Scanlon takes over Sara Cox's drivetime slot on Radio 2
The station also announces a new presenter for its country show after Bob Harris's departure.

Windows 11 Pro and Office 2019 land on one PC for $26 total
TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 together for $25.99 (reg. $428). Save for your personal work or business with this deal: two license keys, one payment, and zero monthly fees. Grab the All-in-One Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2019 for Windows and Windows 11 Pro bundle for $25.99...

State Highway 25 closed after serious crash in Hauraki
Police are asking motorists to take alternative routes after a serious single-vehicle crash closed State Highway 25.

Election live: National and Labour level at 28% as Opportunity emerges kingmaker in 1News-Verian poll
The latest 1News-Verian shows a left bloc able to win government - presuming National refuses to work with the Opportunity Party.

'All options' considered for Banksy's flag statue
Westminster City Council says it is the statue's custodian and is responsible for its safety.

Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations.

This global disaster map is useful and strangely addictive
I’m not one that typically seeks out disaster news, but there’s something strangely addictive about the interactive disaster tracking map from The Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS). It’s run by the Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signaling and Infocommunications (RSOE). EDIS tracks emergencies around the globe and plots them on...

‘We’ll need portfolios’: Swarbrick lays down Greens’ demands after record poll result
The party will have 19 MPs if the results of Monday’s 1News Verian poll are repeated in November’s election.

ProCredit picks Teciem's Kondor Up for treasury overhaul
The banking group aims to improve automation, risk visibility and local compliance as it replaces ageing treasury systems across ten markets.

Taylor Swift breaks record for most MTV VMAs as Madonna also wins
Swift took home the big award for video of the year on a night when the original Queen of Pop performed.

Kiwis star reveals ‘tiring abuse’ caused by allegiance switch
Sharks winger Ronaldo Mulitalo has lifted the lid on a ‘disappointing’ group of people that have continued to ‘abuse’ him over the years.

Watch: Madonna and Taylor Swift win big at the MTV VMAs
Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.

Nga Manu Korero winners reflect on 'surreal' competition
The top secondary school orators in both English and Te Reo were crowned last week.

Traitors star burgled after sharing holiday photos
Paul Gorton urges people to think twice before sharing holiday pictures before they are back home.