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How decentralized AI training will create a new asset class for digital intelligence

Wellington City Mission launches free dental service
It will open on February 10 and run three days a week.

'You feel like the All Blacks': Joel Shadbolt on playing with L.A.B.
The frontman and lead guitarist of beloved Kiwi band L.A.B. describes how members bounce off each other to make magic.

NBA star cops 25-game ban for taking something ‘improper’
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George releases a statement saying he takes “full responsibility for my actions.”

Heavy rain watch in lower South Island, but fine weather for most of the country
A heavy rain watch has been issued for Fiordland, with MetService warning conditions could deteriorate over the next 24 hours.

TAIC to send team of investigators to Akaroa following ferry grounding
There were reportedly 38 passengers and three crew on-board the 17-metre catamaran, on a wildlife cruise.

$150,000 road cone hotline an 'absurd' waste of public money - Labour
A WorkSafe review found excessive use of cones at just 6 percent of the 250 sites inspected.

Shocks, jocks and a Beatle: February’s best TV
A couple of compelling documentaries, a local show starring Tom Sainsbury and the return of an old favourite.

I'm no angel, Italy's PM says amid church fresco row

University explores link-up with Malaysia college

Pope gets invitation to visit Peru during a Vatican garden party, then stays for lunch

Glasgow's troubled Centre for Contemporary Arts to permanently close
The announcement comes just a year after it secured £3.4m in funding from arts body Creative Scotland.

Hidden postcards give first look at Beatles film
A student at Liverpool's LIPA finds one of 1,000 postcards promoting the new Beatles films.

'She basically capitulated' - is Sabalenka underachieving at Slams?
After losing another Grand Slam final - this time to Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open - BBC Sport asks if Aryna Sabalenka is underachieving at the majors.

Watch: Frozen river hosts dance party in Kyiv
Residents in the Ukrainian capital are finding joy in unusual places, despite power cuts caused by Russian attacks and freezing winter temperatures.

Holocaust artefacts sent to Auschwitz archives after auction backlash

Crews from across Southland and Otago fight fire in Fiordland
Firefighters were called to a building on Te Anau Milford Highway around 11.15pm on Saturday, where a roof was alight.

Pakistan thrash Australia in record style
The Australians will head into the T20 World Cup on the back of a series defeat.

12-month prescriptions now available
Patients can now get a script for up to 12 months of medication - up from three - with their doctor's permission.

Wellington City Mission launches free dental service
Appointments would be available by referral only from social agencies across the Greater Wellington region.

How your brain can be trained like a muscle
When the brain is asked to stretch beyond routine, that slight mental discomfort is often the sign that the brain is being trained, a neurologist says.

‘Unacceptable situation': Herzog calls on leaders to tackle record high Arab-sector murder toll

Founder of OKX, one of the biggest crypto exchanges, blames bitcoin’s October crash on Binance

Nvidia CEO Signals Investment in OpenAI Round May Be Largest Yet

Apple faces iPhone pricing challenge, supply crunch as AI demand deepens global memory chip shortage

Musk's SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit
The firm wants to create a network of "orbital data centres" to power artificial intelligence.

Documentary on Glasgow immigration protest wins Sundance award
The film documents how hundreds of residents in Pollokshields prevented the detention of two neighbours during a dawn raid in May 2021.

Forest agree Ortega deal and target Inter's Frattesi
Nottingham Forest agree a deal for Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega worth up to £500,000.

Rybakina beats Sabalenka in thrilling Australian Open final
Watch Elena Rybakina inflict further Grand Slam final heartbreak on world number one Aryna Sabalenka with a dramatic third-set fightback to win her first Australian Open title.