Under Musk, the Grok disaster was inevitable
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Phil Thomsen’s gardening guides inspire self-sufficiency and simple food growing
Thomsen revels in the magic of watching the seedlings emerge from the soil in early spring and bringing…
Bondi terror, soft policing and why NZ needs a new security plan – Bruce Cotterill
The antisemites, those who are hostile and prejudicial against the Jewish people, protested there just a couple of…
What Jesse Mulligan Really Thinks About The Michelin Guide Coming To NZ
In his fortnightly foodie advice column, Viva’s resident dining-out editor shares where to take an 86-year-old for dinner,…
Society Insider: Who bought Kurt Gibbons and Ben Cook’s high-profile Auckland properties? Plus, The Caker Jordan Rondel’s California wedding
Ben Cook of Cook Properties, whose wealth is said to be more than $700m, sold the historic Ponsonby…
Mental health: There isn’t a family in the land who hasn’t been affected by depression
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These AI glasses promised to make me smarter, and all I got was Clippy for my face
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and…
Meta is building a smart TV — in VR
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just…
Indonesia raises Mount Lewotobi alert to highest after overnight eruption
Authorities have already suspended operations at a local airport in the town of Maumere, some 60km west of…
You need to watch the bonkers Japanese fantasy horror film House
Spooky season is upon us, and traditional horror films like Bring Her Back (excellently gruesome) or The Evil…
Welcome to the ‘papers, please’ internet
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I’ve got a bone to pick with ‘getting credit’ from your fitness tracker
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and…