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Google is preparing another push into smart glasses, more than a decade after Google Glass became one of the technology...
The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill would legally define a “woman” as an adult human biological female...
Thailand is set to reduce the visa-free stay period for travellers from more than 90 countries, including the UK, as...
U.S. government borrowing costs have climbed to their highest levels in nearly two decades as investors grow increasingly concerned that...
Forty-one per cent underwater The numbers from Cotality's Q1 2026 Pain and Gain report are difficult to dismiss. 41.1% of apartment...
The market didn't get freedom, it got paralysis There was a defensible centre-right argument for unwinding New Zealand's clean car subsidies....
Profitable companies don't usually fire 10% of their staff Meta's 8,000 job cuts took effect today, eliminating roughly 10% of its...
The numbers are no longer a blip In March 2026, New Zealanders pulled $49.2 million from KiwiSaver accounts under hardship provisions,...
A million applicants, zero guardrails AI hiring is not arriving in New Zealand. It arrived years ago and kept scaling while...
The number behind the frustration New Zealand has 267 separate regulators. Ninety-five sit in central government, 79 in local government, and...
The UK has eased parts of its Russia energy sanctions regime as rising fuel prices and concerns over supply disruption...
China has confirmed plans to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft following President Donald Trump’s recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for talks with President Xi Jinping, in a visit that underscores the...
Broadcaster and commentator Peter Williams is urging New Zealand councils to drop the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system and revert...
Confidence in the housing market has slipped as rising interest rates, stubborn inflation, and expectations of flat prices weigh on...
Bunnings has introduced facial recognition technology across all of its North Island stores, saying the move is aimed at reducing...
