NZCity NewsLinks

All Links

3 Oct 2026

Search

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes 25km east of New Plymouth
More than 7000 people have reported feeling the quake, with about 3000 reporting moderate shaking.

Firefox can now show two websites in one tab. Here’s how
Firefox is making it easier to work with two web pages at once. In version 149, the developers added a new feature that allows a single tab to display two web pages side by side. You could, for example, keep Google Maps open on one side to follow your route...

Ted Lasso honours Anthony Head with fresh tribute
Head played series villain, Rupert Mannion, in the first three seasons before his death at age 72.

Oasis acoustic guitar sells for 'record' price
Noel Gallagher played the instrument at Oasis's 1996 MTV Unplugged gig.

K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys
Stray Kids become the second major act to withdraw from the Grammys over the new best Asian Pop award.

Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE after FlyDubai attack
Israel will begin repatriation flights on Friday to bring back passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates after commercial travel between the two countries was suspended.

One last tour of the studio The Full Nerd called home for a decade
The Full Nerd podcast has been running for over a decade here at PCWorld, and this month marks a big shift for the show as we transition from broadcasting in the studio to doing it all online. The main reason? Our own Adam Patrick Murray has left California and decamped to...

Tip Top recalls batch of Jelly Tip ice creams
The ice creams could contain a bacteria which can cause severe gastrointestinal illness.

Olivia Dean accused of copying Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us
The star's record label is sued over similarities between her song I've Seen It and Withers' classic.

'Hitchy is always with us' - the keeper who died after one-punch attack
The memory of James Hitchcock lives on at non-league Barton Town, almost two years after he died following being punched on a visit to York.

Dolly Parton sings Jolene in Welsh in recording released after her death
Parton's niece Jada Star and Welsh singer Bronwen Lewis say the country artist was proud to sing in Welsh.

The budget ChatGPT rival that could change AI
Diogo Almeida was one of the fathers of ChatGPT, but he believes his creation has failed to deliver.

My phone ran Skyrim at 60 fps, and it wasn’t even streaming
Your phone can play games. You already know this if you’ve perused an app store in the last 15 years, or seen the absolute dregs of YouTube advertising. But did you know that your phone can play PC games? And I don’t mean an emulated build of Age of Empires that...

ChatGPT Pro’s biggest perk just got cut in half. Meet the new AI subscription math
OpenAI unveiled several flashy new features during its annual developer’s conference Tuesday, from the always-on “Dot” work agent to a new, cloud-based security system that keeps constant watch for cyber threats. But one of the biggest — and to many ChatGPT users, the most infuriating — headlines from DevDay wasn’t...

MWC27 Barcelona to add new automotive, health zones
Attendees will see connectivity pushed into new sectors as dedicated automotive, health and aviation zones join the Barcelona show in 2027.

I found a better way to search my Windows PC
Windows Search is fine, I guess. But Flow Launcher is a much quicker way to get around. While regular Windows Search can be slow with hit-or-miss results, Flow Launcher optimizes search results and uses keyboard shortcuts to navigate—and shortcuts are just better. At its core, Flow Launcher is a free, open-source...

Sir Richard Hadlee rips NZ Cricket for 'lack of transparency'
Cricketing great offers two solutions to help the national body restore trust.