The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip from Qualcomm supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing.
Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 as its latest flagship smartphone chipset. Qualcomm claims that it has crammed additional AI smarts into the...
Covid-19: ‘This is very much our third Omicron wave’ – epidemiologist
Photo: 123rf.com / Composite Image - RNZ A leading epidemiologist says the long-term effects of catching Covid-19 could be the most significant consequence of the...
Elon Musk has announced that Twitter Blue verification will return on November 29th.
Elon Musk has established a new deadline for the restoration of Twitter Blue's paid verification: November 29th. The revised date comes just a few days...
At 1:04 a.m. ET, you can watch NASA’s latest Artemis 1 launch attempt here.
NASA is prepared to launch Artemis 1 once more after prior attempts were thwarted by technical difficulties and hurricanes. The next launch window for the...
Donald Trump announces he is in for 2024 US presidential bid
Former US President Donald Trump and former US First Lady Melania Trump speak to the media while departing a polling station after voting in the...
Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z synth music is translated into AI-generated images in this art project.
AI-generated art is a promising new frontier. But, for every vexing concern about copyright and the possibility of mass manipulation, generated art may inspire amazement...
Twitter alternatives are developing, but not everyone can just stop using Twitter.
It's been less than a month since Elon Musk began his messy takeover of Twitter, but many believe the platform has already entered an unavoidable...
Boston Dynamics has filed a lawsuit against rival Ghost Robotics for allegedly stealing its robot dog.
Ghost's design is said to be too similar to Spot's. The market for robot dogs is becoming increasingly competitive. Boston Dynamics is suing Ghost Robotics...
Covid-19: Ministry of Health updates on cases, hospitalisations, second booster
Watch here: Health officials say Covid-19 case numbers appear to have plateaued but the 'complex mix' of variants could see daily cases hit 11,000 again...
Explosion kills two in Poland after Russia fires barrage of missiles across Ukraine
US President Joe Biden says preliminary information contests whether a missile that killed two people in Poland was fired by Russia. Follow for live updates....
Lake Onslow not ideal for battery lake, cost ‘vastly understated’ – Contact Energy
Lake Onslow. Photo: Shellie Evans 2014/Wikipedia Contact Energy has warned the government against the development of the large-scale Lake Onslow scheme, which would provide some...
Prison riot started after inmates were told to clean up graffiti
Teenage prisoners on the roof of Hawkes Bay Regional Prison during a stand off with staff in August. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin...
Black Friday sales embellished, misleading, Consumer NZ warns shoppers
Photo: Consumer watchdogs are warning shoppers Black Friday sales are regularly embellished and misleading. Consumer NZ said it was the time of year when retailers...
COP27: ‘Cleaner, safer’ world possible, but time ticking – James Shaw
Climate Change Minister James Shaw told the COP27 UN climate conference that young people were demanding world leaders take action on climate change. Photo: RNZ...
NYC will impose Uber and Lyft driver pay increases by the end of the year
The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) of New York City has voted to raise the minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers. Per-minute costs are...
Netflix now allows you to remotely log out of particular devices.
Starting today, Netflix users will be able to see all of the devices associated with their account and log out of each one separately. You'll...
Health advice urging quick action on immigration leaked to ACT
Health Minister Andrew Little. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver A list of 30 health jobs should immediately be given a fast track to residency, according...
Lucid has released a teaser for its three-row Gravity electric SUV.
Today, Lucid had more to show than its lower-priced Air models. The long-awaited Gravity SUV has finally been teased by the auto startup. The vehicle...
Coroner calls for monitoring of great white sharks following fatal attack
Great white shark numbers are increasing in New Zealand waters and the reasons for this have yet to be researched. File photo. Photo: Gérard Soury...
NASA docking method is foiled by security researchers using a unique attack on the Ethernet network.
A serious security weakness in a networking protocol used in aerospace, airline, energy generating, and industrial control infrastructures has been uncovered by researchers from the...
Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is turning to the metaverse to maintain its culture.
With global temperatures expected to rise as much as 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the island nation of Tuvalu says it...
NASA assisted in the discovery of a network security flaw in spacecraft networks.
NASA and University of Michigan researchers discovered a security hole that could endanger spacecraft under the right (or incorrect) conditions. The team uncovered a vulnerability...
Higole has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a small HDMI 2.1 Android mini-PC-tablet hybrid.
Miniature PCs running on Android have been around for a while, but Higole just presented an unusual example that straddles numerous device classes and has...
YouTube Shorts artists can now use licenced music for up to a minute.
In its latest attempt to entice TikTok producers to migrate to YouTube Shorts, YouTube announced today that short-term video creators will soon be able to...