1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (965+ words) Experienced matchmakers say older individuals may need to make certain compromises in their search for love. One's financial situation, parenting status and baggage from past relationships all play a part in trying to find love later in life, experts say....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (774+ words) The function is automatically being turned on for Instagram accounts, meaning you'll need to change it. Meta unveiled Muse Image this week, calling it "image generation built for your world." It includes a feature that lets users create AI images…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (343+ words) If it seems like your power bill is more expensive. . you'd be right. The Electricity Authority says most households have seen an average increase of about eight percent to their bills this winter. . and that's on top of the eight…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (401+ words) Google and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo M'ori (the M'ori Language Commission) have partnered to launch a New Zealand voice in Google Maps. For many years M'ori place names pronounced by Google Maps have sounded kawa (unpleasant) in the…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (919+ words) An Australian publican and her husband are gearing up to help lonely hearts find love away from phone screens. "Before we had dating apps, we also had pubs and that's where people met. We don't have that human connection like…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (314+ words) The new dating app for rural New Zealand, Howdy, is proving popular in the wake of its launch, with 1800 downloads and counting - adding to the more than 30, 000 users on the platform across the Tasman. About 1000 of those with registered accounts…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (954+ words) Young children are particularly prone to developing strong attachments to conversational AI agents, research shows. Chatty Bear, a soft, brown-furred teddy bear, begins every conversation with a jubilant, "Hello, my buddy!" No longer the province of the imagination, Chatty Bear…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (1286+ words) Predictive text in 'demonstrable decline' with introduction of AI-based language models, experts say. The next "butks" stop. Eating a "banns bc a". It's "mi longer shiny sync". The above gobbledegook is what my phone dished up the other day when…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (187+ words) More than a thousand homes and businesses across Auckland are currently affected by broadband outages. RNZ has identified at least 1045 properties impacted by fibre outages in several areas including Mount Roskill, Glen Eden and Meadowbank. The majority of affected customers…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (899+ words) A US aerospace analyst says it is significant that New Zealand has begun testing Elon Musk's Starshield military satellite communications system. In response to RNZ inquiries, the NZ Defence Force said it was testing Starshield to see what use it…...