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ThetaRay appoints Brad Levy as CEO to drive AI growth
AI compliance firm ThetaRay names ex-Symphony chief Brad Levy as CEO, tasking him with scaling its Cognitive AI platform globally.

Grab HP’s Intel i7 laptop with 16GB RAM for $300 off while you can
If you want a daily driver laptop that won’t cost an arm and a leg, $500 will buy you the perfect HP setup—if you jump on this deal before it’s gone. Right now, you can save $300 on this 15.6-inch HP laptop, a fantastic budget find with this heavily discounted...

Coldplay help teen's campaign dream come true
Isla, 14, from Plymouth, has scoliosis and was asked to share with stage with Coldplay.

Weather live: Red heavy rain warnings continue, alongside states of emergency
It's been another wet and wild night, as the tropical storm moves slowly down the North Island's east coast

Money: How to tackle new year financial stress
Financial mentors impart their advice for those feeling stressed about their holiday spending and back-to-school costs.

Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you
More than 40 percent of employers use online guides to calculate salaries for familiar roles.

RTX 5090 cards sell out while scalpers make bank
Remember during the pandemic and the crypto boom, when it was impossible to find a graphics card at retail price? Remember the launch of the RTX 50 series last year when that happened again? Yeah, it seems like the RAM crunch has us reliving painful memories. After conflicting reports of...

Drama classes help GPs handle difficult patients
Hull Truck Theatre's classes aim to build communication, empathy and confidence in trainee GPs.

Windows 11’s latest update crashes classic Outlook and loses emails
Microsoft seems to have messed up again with its latest Windows 11 update, which borks the classic Outlook app. Earlier this month, classic Outlook struggled to open encrypted emails. Now, Neowin reports that several users are saying the latest Windows 11 update (KB5074109) has made classic Outlook completely unusable. According to...

Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs
Analysis - Pacific-led governance is the best chance the world has to make sure decisions about the deep sea benefit people and nature, not just the next commodity cycle.

Wow! Score this Acer Ryzen laptop with 16GB RAM for just $240
16GB of RAM is as low as I would recommend for Windows 11. Unfortunately, 16GB of RAM is currently… (checks Amazon)… about $200 for DDR5 laptop SO-DIMMs alone, jeez. If you’re looking for a budget-tier laptop with a usable amount of memory, you might have to go refurbished—like this 15-inch...

Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home - and what they get for that
For the first time in ages, Auckland has been overtaken as the most expensive place to buy.

Ratana celebrations get underway
Thousands of followers of the church known as Te Iwi Morehu congregate in the small settlement of Ratana Pa south of Whanganui every year.

Sand-mining company McCallum Bros probed for alleged wildlife breaches at Pakiri
Department of Conservation confirmed to RNZ that the concerns of locals are under investigation.

Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth
The 0.3 percent decline ended six months of consecutive increases.

I moved to a walkable city on an island in Canada. Despite a few drawbacks, living here feels close to perfect.

Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days, fearing a regime execution with 'finishing shot'

Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain

The Secret Fire-Starting Tactics of Australia’s Raptors

Germany arrests woman suspected of spying for Russia