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Meta Bans TikTok Ads in Seven Countries

Meta Bans TikTok Ads in Seven Countries

Restrictions Extend to Third-Party Advertisers

Meta has banned advertisements from ByteDance, the Chinese technology company behind TikTok, across Facebook and Instagram in seven countries, extending the restrictions…

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0 October 9, 2026

NZ First Surges to 12% in Latest Curia Poll

NZ First Surges to 12% in Latest Curia Poll Coalition Projected to Retain Government With 65 Seats

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0 October 9, 2026

ShinyHunters Targeted Former Boeing Unit for Extortion, Sources Say

ShinyHunters Targeted Former Boeing Unit for Extortion, Sources Say Jeppesen ForeFlight Says Operations Unaffected

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0 October 8, 2026

The Race to Connect Phones From Space

The Race to Connect Phones From Space FCC Weighs New Spectrum Rules as SpaceX Expands and Amazon Plans Rival Network

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0 October 8, 2026

Latest

Has the Kiwi Dollar Fallen Too Far?

Has the Kiwi Dollar Fallen Too Far? NZD/USD Near 0.56 as NZD/AUD Tests 0.80

By Lipschitz Live

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0 October 8, 2026

Avengers: Endgame Overtakes Avatar Again Encore Re-Release Puts Marvel Back on Top

By Quinn Archer

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0 October 6, 2026

FBI Contractor Removed After ShinyHunters Breach

FBI Contractor Removed After ShinyHunters Breach Contractor Failed to Install Critical PeopleSoft Patch

By TheZeal

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0 October 6, 2026

“Rey” Detained as ShinyHunters Backs Away From FBI

“Rey” Detained as ShinyHunters Backs Away From FBI Khader Said He Was Cooperating Long Before His Detention

By TheZeal

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0 October 6, 2026

World

France's Sudden Turmoil Explained

France's Sudden Turmoil Explained

Student Protests, Riots and Debt Collide Ahead of the 2027 Election

If you have not been following events in France, what is happening there can look surprisingly sudden. Since protests began in the Paris region in September,…

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0 October 5, 2026

China-Aligned Hackers Target US AI Policy

China-Aligned Hackers Target US AI Policy TA419 Impersonated White House and Anthropic Figures

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0 October 4, 2026

Cold War Spy Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit

Cold War Spy Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit After 38 Years, USA 32’s Breakup Remains a Mystery

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1 October 2, 2026

Is the FBI Bluffing ShinyHunters?

Is the FBI Bluffing ShinyHunters? A Suspect Was in Custody When Hackers Targeted Cl0p and the FBI

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0 October 1, 2026

Business

Revolut Is Now Worth $115 Billion

Revolut Is Now Worth $115 Billion

It Wants to Become Your Main Bank

Revolut started as an app promising cheaper foreign exchange. Just over a decade later, it is privately valued at US$115 billion and wants to become a truly global…

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0 October 5, 2026

Anthropic’s $518 Billion AI Gamble

Anthropic’s $518 Billion AI Gamble As Claude Maker Prepares for a Possible $2 Trillion IPO

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0 September 30, 2026

Australia Raises Rates to 4.60%

Australia Raises Rates to 4.60% The Rate Gap With New Zealand Just Got Wider

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0 September 29, 2026

Should Savers Give Up on the Kiwi Dollar?

Should Savers Give Up on the Kiwi Dollar? Australia Heads to 4.60% - New Zealand Sits at 2.75%

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0 September 28, 2026

How New Zealand Became East of Eden

How New Zealand Became East of Eden Netflix Recreates Steinbeck’s California in New Zealand

By Quinn Archer

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0 October 3, 2026

The Greens Listened to the Symptoms

The Greens Listened to the Symptoms 16% Should Not Surprise Anyone

By Marilyn Marple

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4 September 29, 2026

Over 100 ANZ Tech Jobs at Risk in New Zealand

Over 100 ANZ Tech Jobs at Risk in New Zealand Bank Weighs Moving Software Testing Offshore

By TheZeal

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0 September 26, 2026

Megan Main’s Early ACC Exit Cost $160,630

Megan Main’s Early ACC Exit Cost $160,630 Three Months’ Pay in Lieu of Notice

By TheZeal

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0 September 25, 2026

Paramount-Warner Bros Mega-Merger to Become Skydance

Paramount-Warner Bros Mega-Merger to Become Skydance

$110 Billion Hollywood Merger Nears October 6 Close

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery will come under a new corporate parent called Skydance when their roughly $110 billion transaction closes, which is expected…

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0 October 3, 2026

Avengers: Doomsday Breaks Australian Presale Record

Avengers: Doomsday Breaks Australian Presale Record Marvel Blockbuster Passes AUD$1 Million in Presales

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0 September 27, 2026

Spider-Man’s $2.5 Billion Web

Spider-Man’s $2.5 Billion Web Sony Gets the Movies, Disney Gets the Merchandise

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0 September 22, 2026

Oprah’s Self-Help Sermon Gets Roasted

Oprah’s Self-Help Sermon Gets Roasted Megyn Kelly and Maureen Callahan Have Had Enough of Oprah’s Life Lessons

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3 September 20, 2026