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CEO of the world’s largest workspace provider says commuting will be extinct by 2040—and your kids will think it’s ‘mad stuff’ professionals once did

GrayMatter Robotics CEO: The FCC was right to ban Chinese robots. But protection alone won’t win the robotics race

The AI boom is creating jobs far from Silicon Valley: Chart of the Day

Wall Street Sees a Multitrillion-Dollar Humanoid Robot Market. These 2 Industrial Stocks Sell the Parts.

RNZAF Poseidon finds six people missing at sea in Fiji
The six people were found after a six-hour search in strong winds and 3.5-metre swells before a Fijian Navy ship came to their rescue.

Mt Eden prisoner sent to hospital after injuring themselves
A corrections spokesperson said the prisoner appeared to have injured themselves and was in a single cell.

CEO Elon Musk Says This Is the Most Underappreciated Part of SpaceX's Business

Whanganui opts out of Head Start pathway ahead of deadline
Mayor Andrew Tripe said the council needed more time to consider its options.

What's gone wrong for Milford's Active Growth Fund?
The fund has long been at the top of performance tables in its category and delivering strong returns year after year, but in recent times, it's started to slip.

Goals galore - the wildest scores in EFL Cup history
BBC Sport looks at some of the wildest games - and scorelines - the EFL Cup has produced as the competition returns for a new season.

Life as a Wag in the transfer window
What is life like for footballers' families during the transfer window where a last-minute deal means you need to uproot your life and move hundreds of miles?

Betty, 97, breaks record for oldest wingwalker
She has carried out six charity wing walks over the past decade.

Woman attacked by bed bugs during Travelodge stay
Hannah Stephenson says the red bites have left her feeling self-conscious and embarrassed.

Apple says Mac users in China can connect to Alibaba's Qwen AI service

Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup
What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?

David Nyika beats Floyd Masson by unanimous decision to earn world title shot
One judge scored the 12-round fight at Eventfinda Stadium 116-111 in the Kiwi’s favour while the other two scored it 115-112.

Siân Phillips to step back from acting aged 93 after memory issues
Sian Phillips will step back from full-scale stage shows but continue other projects.

Kim Dotcom speaks publicly after stroke as extradition fight drags on
Kim Dotcom has given his first major, long-form interview since suffering a stroke in 2024.

Charities raise money for Kaimanawa muster, save horses from culling
An advisory group recently decided that a fourth muster of the year could take place if charities raised enough money.

Mistake to omit creative arts technologies from new school subjects, drama teachers say
Whakaari Aotearoa Drama NZ says the government should have included a subject that covered areas like lighting, sound, staging, costume and set design.

Chapman could return to UK next week after brain bleed
British boxer Raven Chapman could fly back to the UK next week after undergoing a second successful surgery on a brain bleed she suffered following a sparring session in Denmark.

Inside Newcastle 2.0 - how the project is changing
Matthias Jaissle will take charge of his first friendly as Newcastle United head coach against Valencia as a new era begins.

Chernobyl disaster evacuee 'forever grateful' to Welsh family who took him in
Anton Honchanka was one of thousands of people affected by the 1986 nuclear disaster who came to the UK.

Poo, parking and poor pitching - the Lake District's summer battles
Protection orders are being used to try and control the issue, but funding is limited, councils say.

Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of missile interceptors.