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Documentary shines a light on intercultural marriages
Love Without Borders features couples who have married outside their culture.

'Autofocus' specs promise sharp vision, near or far
Start-up firms and researchers are working on lenses that can change their focus.

Repeat offender sentenced over 15,000 child exploitation images
A Papakura man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for distributing and possessing child sexual exploitation material.

Black Sox’s playoff hopes take hit after loss to Venezuela
The 7-2 defeat leaves the Black Sox relying on the result of Canada’s clash with Argentina to determine if they will advance to the Super Round.

Infor expands AWS alliance to boost generative AI for industry
Infor has deepened its partnership with AWS to accelerate generative AI adoption, enhancing industry-specific cloud solutions and boosting digital transformation globally.

YouTube to clamp down on AI content?
YouTube claims it's going to clamp down on the tsunami of automated AI-generated dross on its platform. Yeah, right!

Person crashes car into Hamilton house, is assaulted by neighbours
Two people are in a critical condition after a car crashed into a Hamilton home on Thursday night.

ExpressVPN completes massive U.S. network expansion
As demand for online privacy and security rises, ExpressVPN has taken the initiative and completed a nationwide network expansion. The service now offers VPN servers in all 50 U.S. states. This rollout comes at a time when access to online platforms and services depends increasingly on where users live. Recent events such as individual State age-verification laws are shaping how individuals experience the internet—influencing which sites are accessible, how user data is handled, and creating barriers to entry for certain content. ExpressVPN’s latest network expansion seems to be a direct response to these sorts of rules and regulations. As Shay Peretz, ExpressVPN’s Chief Information Officer stated in a blog post discussing the news, “People want privacy that works with the rest of their lives. They want tools that match the digital environments around them, without friction. Our goal is to make that possible without sacrificing security or speed.” The service now offers 62 server locations in the U.S., covering all 50 states. This is a massive upgrade over the previously offered 24 server locations in the U.S.. By more than doubling the number of available servers in the country, ExpressVPN has now further strengthened its position as one of the best VPNs around—certainly a top contender for American users. ExpressVPN’s new U.S. server locations are available now for all users with the latest version.

Driver critically hurt in assault by neighbours after crashing into house
The occupant of the house in Hamilton also received life-threatening injuries in the crash, police say.

France make 10 changes to starting XV for second All Blacks test
Fabien Galthié will hope Les Bleus can trouble the All Blacks again, albeit with another inexperienced side that’s been chopped and changed from Dunedin.

Crews searching for missing Whatipu diver find body
Search crews looking for a missing diver have found a body near Paratutae Island.

Live: Red heavy rain warning for Tasman, downpours around the country
The alert has been raised to the highest level, with 'significant flooding and slips' possible in the district, while heavy rain begins around the country.

Watch: Former Black Cap launches two sixes in tense T20 win
Trent Boult is best known for his bowling, but he was the hero with bat in hand in Dallas on Friday.

McTrouble: Police called to McDonald’s after youths were ‘being a nuisance and abusing staff’
A man who told a group of youths to calm down after they caused issues at an inner city McDonald’s was squirted with soap and spat on.

Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes
Suspects were allegedly involved in a string of ransomware breaches.