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Is there beef over canned corned beef?
As Manu Samoa's fans flock to Auckland's Eden Park for a rugby union match against Scotland, there's a different kind of clash brewing for Pasifika in the kitchen arena. 
© 2025 RadioNZ 6:35am 

Former American football ace Bryan Braman dies from rare form of cancer at 38
Braman was diagnosed earlier this year and had multiple surgeries in recent months in an attempt to treat the illness. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz 6:35am 

Nvidia is doubling the frame rate of RTX 40 graphics cards for free
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50 series has been shining with cutting-edge technology since January 2025, but Nvidia is now following suit for the RTX 40 series with some upgrades. The GeForce 590.26 preview driver, which is available on Nvidia’s developer website, allows owners of Ada Lovelace graphics cards (such as the RTX 4080 and RTX 4060) to utilize Smooth Motion frame generation technology. This feature, previously reserved for RTX 50 cards, promises almost twice the frame rate in many games, reports VideoCardz. Doubled frame rates for older games Smooth Motion is Nvidia’s answer to AMD’s Fluid Motion Frames. The technology AI-generates intermediate images at the driver level, which are then inserted between two rendered frames. This makes games appear smoother without requiring developers to specifically incorporate the feature in their games. Smooth Motion is especially attractive for older games with frame rate limits and/or without DLSS support. Users on the Guru3D forums report double the frame rate in World of Warcraft, from 82 to 164 FPS. Similar leaps were achieved in Company of Heroes 3, as demonstrated by VideoCardz. In competitive and CPU-limited games, Smooth Motion unlocks noticeably smoother gameplay, even if the quality doesn’t quite match DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Only for developer accounts so far There are some restrictions on this new feature: the driver is only a preview, and it requires the Nvidia Profile Inspector from GitHub and a developer account with Nvidia to activate Smooth Motion. Without developer access, users will have to wait for the final version, which is expected to make the feature easier to access. Nevertheless, the free performance boost is a strong argument for RTX 40 owners who want more FPS without new hardware. Smooth Motion technology shows how Nvidia is extending the life of the RTX 40 series. For gamers who want to get maximum performance out of their graphics card, the preview driver is an exciting foretaste—and the final version shouldn’t be too long in coming. 
© 2025 PC World 6:25am 

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Kiwi rower Zack Rumble apologises, cops booze ban over Seattle incident
Top rower Zack Rumble is now banned from drinking and on a final warning after he ran from police while being questioned about a fight then hid in a bush. 
© 2025 RadioNZ 6:35am 

Google hides secret message in name list of 3,295 AI researchers
Gemini 2.5 paper hides Easter egg in massive author list—but why so many contributors? 
© 2025 Ars Technica 6:25am 

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