Linux creator Linus Torvalds has come out strongly in favor of AI tools in kernel…
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Hyundai Moving to Buy SoftBank’s Remaining Stake in Boston Dynamics
Insider Brief Hyundai is looking to buy the rest of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, which…
Native Bird Tests Positive For Bird Flu – Expert Reaction
The kāhu (swamp harrier hawk) – found in the Wairarapa – is the second case…
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending July 17
The top 10 sales lists recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St,…
Second bird flu case confirmed as Government ramps up response
A native hawk found in Wairarapa is the second case of H5 bird flu.
Thinking Machines Launches Open-Weight ‘Inkling’ Foundation Model for Fine-Tuning
July 16, 2026 — The mission of Thinking Machines Lab is to build AI that extends…
Researchers Estimate The Upper Limit Of Human Lifespan Determined By Somatic Mutations
The researchers developed a multistage mathematical model that allowed them to sequentially “switch on” various…
‘They’ve delighted generations of people’: Jack Tame’s favourite New Zealand authors
Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits…
Parents of Auckland schoolboy left alone for hours in van want answers after footage corrupted
A police investigation has found 'no criminal culpability'.
Kimi’s open model K3 nears GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5 while signaling the end of super cheap Chinese AI
Kimi is launching K3, a multimodal open-weight model with 2.8 trillion parameters and one million…