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Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show
The Super Bowl-style show marks the Canadian singer's latest big performance after his comeback shows at Coachella.

Fastly joins DIMPACT coalition to track digital emissions
The move could improve carbon accounting for streaming and publishing firms as emissions from content delivery become harder to ignore.

As New Zealand plans a social media ban for teens, is Australia's one actually working?
Explainer: Australia banned youth under 16 from using social media, and New Zealand wants to follow. But how well has it actually worked out?

Oamaru residents urged to conserve water after storm affects supply
The Waitaki District Council issued a Conserve Water Notice on Thursday morning, saying heavy rainfall had affected the quality of the source water supplying Oamaru.

Climate resilience is becoming a core technology strategy
Weather-related outages are pushing technology firms to treat resilience as vital as emissions cuts, with connectivity now a business continuity issue.

Driving School car involved in crash
A two-car crash blocked the road.

Timaru solar installer says proposed policies not enough of an incentive
A Timaru solar panel installer said he thinks neither Labour or National's policies would get many people installing solar panels.

Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.

Egypt file complaint to FIFA alleging ‘double standards’ after dramatic World Cup defeat
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has filed an official complaint to FIFA, alleging ‘double standards’ following the country’s 3-2 loss to Argentina.

Wildcard Fery storms past Cobolli and makes Wimbledon history
Arthur Fery makes history at Wimbledon by defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to become the first British wildcard and only the second in tournament history, to reach the semi-finals.

I've lost the fire to regain spot in new-look England side - Beaumont
England batter Tammy Beaumont discusses the emotions of her retirement, reflects on her career and calls for more Test cricket in the women's game.

RONS to nowhere? Government slows work on promised major highways
The much hyped Roads of National Significance (RoNS) project has had the brakes pumped with Transport Minister Chris Bishop announcing a new “phasing” pipeline.

Eco-concrete and grass tech take top awards at Pacific Innovation Forum
A type of sustainable concrete and grass systems for soil stabilisation were the big winners of the first Wave Makers Pacific Innovation Forum for Climate and Environment held in Vanuatu.

One person dies suddenly while Rotorua house on fire
Emergency services were called to the scene on Hona Road just after 7am.

A new era of computer gaming?
I expect that AI is about to usher in a new era of computer gaming and it won't be because of vibe-coding. Find out how I have been able to return to the 1970s thanks to my own localy hosted LLM.

Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."

Datacom Group profit drops to $20m on higher revenue
Its profit almost halved as it invested heavily in data-centre infrastructure and AI-ready computing capacity.

Nvidia's valuation just hit a multiyear low — even as revenue sets records

Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents

Blue Origin Is Raising Cash at a Big Valuation—But Space Stocks Continue to Struggle Post-SpaceX IPO

SK Hynix IPO to give US investors bigger bite of the memory pie, as shortages persist

Better Space Stock to Buy Before 2026 Runs Out: SpaceX vs. Rocket Lab

From Barcelona to Bromley: Inside Putellas' move to LCL
London City Lionesses have pulled off one of the biggest signings in WSL history - but how did they persuade Alexia Putellas to join?

Arsenal target Guimaraes asks to leave Newcastle
Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes asks to leave the club with Arsenal accelerating their interest in the 28-year-old.