Articles by Deanna Paul and Elahe Izadi, Washington Post
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Tech: TikTok's countdown has started, do they care?
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 11:12AMThe TikTok clock has started, and TikTok is saying it's not even looking at it. Parent company ByteDance posted overnight...
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Tech: Meta is out to kill ChatGPT
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 11:06AMMeta is out to kill ChatGPT Mark Zukerbeg admits that Meta isn't known as an AI leader but doesn't want it to be that way...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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Too many subscriptions? Gmail's aiming to help
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 11:16AMGmail knows your inbox is overflowing with subscriptions and is trying to help So it wants to help. It seems they're testing...
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Tech: Microsoft is unbundling Teams from Office globally
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 12:13PMMicrosoft is unbundling Teams from Office globally Once again, thanks EU! It comes six months after it uncoupled the two...
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Tech: The US Govt has released AI rules for it's agencies
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 12:23PMThe US government has released AI rules for its agencies Say hello to the "Chief AI Officer" - every US government agency...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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National
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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Sport
Comeback call! Razor approaches ABs great to return
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 12:39PMEXCLUSIVE One of the great sporting comebacks may be on the cards later this year as All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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Tech: Facebook is breaking up with news
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 11:46AMFacebook & News are breaking up The "news tab" is no more and Meta is basically trying to get out of the news business altogether. Meta...
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Opinion
Paul Melville: Honesty needed in climate targets
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 4:11PMJames Shaw, the former Minister for Climate Change, stepped down from the co-leadership of the Green Party this year after...
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Tech: AI is starting to have real world consequences
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 11:12AMWe talk a lot about AI and how it might change things, but it's starting to have real world consequences Tyler Perry, who...
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Tech: Private spacecraft is headed to the moon
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 11:34AMA private spacecraft is headed to the moon Launched from Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9, the "Odysseus" will land on the south...
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Tech: AI image identification marks and Google's Gemini
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 11:06AMAI generated images are getting an identifier Images created by Open AI's DALL-E technology will now come with a new label,...
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Tech: Apple is being forced to allow apps from outside it's App Store
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 12:02PMApple is being forced to allow apps from outside it's App Store The EU's Digital Markets Act is coming into effect in March...
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Fingerprints may not be as unique as thought
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 12:25PMSome new research suggests our fingerprints may not be as unique as we thought they are. The common thesis has always been...
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National
Health warning for lake as 'potentially toxic' algae blooms
Friday, 5 January 2024, 3:56PMA health warning has been issued for Okawa Bay at Lake Rotoiti, in Rotorua, due to a bloom of “potentially toxic” blue-green...
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National
Coastguard Rotorua Lakes rescues four swimmers from Lake Rotorua
Friday, 29 December 2023, 11:02AMTwo people have been rescued after floating off on a “small inflatable mattress” on Lake Rotorua. In a press release, Coastguard...
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Rotorua police investigate multiple burglaries after shops smashed up overnight
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 1:51PMRotorua police are investigating a string of overnight burglaries after shopowners arrived to find smashed windows and stolen...
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National
'Final journey to heaven': Couple killed in tragic crash
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 1:45PMA heartbroken daughter has shared her family’s shock and sadness after her parents’ lives were “tragically taken” yesterday in...
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National
One person dead after crash in Rotorua overnight, investigations under way
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 2:05PMOne person has died after a crash in Rotorua overnight, police have confirmed. A police spokesman said the single-vehicle...
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Tech: A new way to save your passwords
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 11:56AMPasskeys are the reverse password you never need to remember. Instead of having your username and password stored on the...
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Threads is getting set for its European debut
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 11:24AMIt's coming December 14th. Threads has been slowly launching features: it now has hashtags (and even emoji hashtags), a...