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Logitech’s new $260 work/leisure headset is also repairable
Logitech is launching the Zone Vibe Pro, a wireless over-ear headset that’s designed to be used both at work and in your free time. The Zone Vibe Pro doesn’t have a traditional microphone boom, instead using AI-based voice isolation to reduce background noise. The speakers feature 40mm drivers and adaptive active...

Paulsen save helps All Whites beat World Cup nation on penalties
Alex Paulsen made a crucial save as New Zealand converted all five penalties after a 1-1 draw to book a spot in Monday’s decider.

Naomi Campbell wins appeal over charity ban
A tribunal rules that the model was unaware of misconduct at her charity Fashion for Relief.

Pandora opens US$150 million Vietnam jewellery factory powered by renewable energy
The expansion highlights a broader challenge for the jewellery industry: reducing the environmental footprint of precious metals while meeting growing demand for jewellery.

Stack Overflow adds free starter for internal knowledge
A free starter workspace for up to three knowledge sources aims to help firms test Stack Internal before wider deployment.

As it happened: Minor party leaders go head to head in first big debate of campaign
The leaders of NZ First, ACT, the Greens, Te Pati Maori and Opportunity have faced off in the first major debate of the campaign.

Minor parties keep calm and carry on in tepid kingmakers debate
Existing policy and reasonableness reigned in a debate excluding the two Chrises, and which Winston Peters seemed to think was a waste of his time.

‘Not in the same league:’ Winston Peters on the two Chrises as Prime Ministers
The NZ First leader says the two Chrises are "not in the same league" as the best prime ministers he has observed over his career.

Otago go top after Cam Millar kicks 82nd-minute penalty to deny Auckland
A late Cam Millar penalty breaks a 42-42 tie after Auckland pushed Otago to the absolute brink.

Microsoft promised a better Windows 11. Here’s its 6-month report card
This was supposed to be the year Microsoft fixed Windows 11. Back in March, Microsoft made an unusually blunt promise: Windows would become faster, more reliable, more consistent, and less eager to shove Copilot into every corner of the operating system. Six months later, Windows 11 26H2 is rolling out, and...

Tourette's campaigner Davidson asks to watch Scottish Baftas via video link after racial slur row
John Davidson, whose condition includes involuntary tics, shouted a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards in February.

Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty
Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.

I doubled my laptop’s battery life in a single click. Here’s how
It’s not often that I come across a productivity tip so good that it amazes even me. And that’s what happened when I started testing Windows’ hidden “energy recommendations” to extend laptop battery life. Before external USB-C battery packs were a thing, I’d carry a backup laptop to conferences. I know,...

Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

What it costs to stream the top 100 TV shows of this century
If you have five years, four months, and $1,138 to spare, you might be able stream every one of The New York Times‘ top 100 TV shows of the 21st century. As you’d expect from any authoritative listicle, The Times‘ plaudits have prompted plenty of debate about the honorees and snubs....

Winston Peters, ruthlessly on brand, and ruthless
ANALYSIS: In the battle for the swing vote, if the debate was actually Winston Peters vs Qiulae Wong, then Peters’ experience mattered a lot.

All Whites beat Panama on penalties to advance to Kirin Cup final
The New Zealand team are through to the Kirin Cup final in Tokyo.