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  NZ going too slow on climate adaptation - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/08/11/nz-going-too-slow-on-climate-adaptation-expert-reaction/ NZ is not adapting fast enough to growing climate risks, leaving communites exposed to damage and costs, says a new report from the Climate Change Commission. The report recommends six areas for urgent action, including clarity about how adaptation will be paid for, making changes to legislation, a

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  It's snowing!

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  Johnny Clegg and Savuka The Waiting #Waiting #JukeboxFridayNight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlrnlaXFPhc

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  The jury’s out on social media bans. Here’s a better idea NZ can borrow from Australia https://theconversation.com/the-jurys-out-on-social-media-bans-heres-a-better-idea-nz-can-borrow-from-australia-288089 A version of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner could be a better way to tackle the online harm experienced by under-16s – and New Zealanders of all ages.

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  Court Win Against Hanson is a Win for Every Australian Muslim - Australian Muslim Advocacy Network https://www.aman.net.au/court-win-against-hanson-is-a-win-for-every-australian-muslim/ MEDIA RELEASE 28 July 2026 The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network congratulates Senator Mehreen Faruqi. Yesterday, the Full Federal Court threw out Pauline Hanson’s appeal. All three judges agreed. She lost on every single ground. The Court backed what Justice Angus Stewart found back in November 2024. Sen...

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  The risk of weather data sabotage is rising https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/17/1140622/weather-data-sabotage/ Prediction markets and a move toward AI forecasting are starting to put the accuracy of weather predictions at risk. Here’s what we can do to safeguard them.

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  How AI Models Reproduce Caste Bias https://www.csohate.org/2026/07/13/caste-ai-chatbots/ The rapid adoption of large language models has brought renewed attention to how caste hierarchies embedded in training data can be reproduced and normalized through AI systems.

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  Fees Free Dropped without Evidence or Consultation https://www.salient.org.nz/post/fees-free-dropped-without-evidence-or-consultation Documents revealed by the Official Information Act (OIA) show the Government scrapped Fees Free without consultation with universities or student unions, and without evidence on the impact of its final-year model.Fees Free had four goals when it was announced in 2018:removing financial barriers to education, reducing learner debt, supporting life-long learn...

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  Tim Minchin - Prejudice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw #Stereotypes #JukeBoxFridayNight

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  Frank Zappa - Valley Girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Q1yVLSR3I #Stereotypes #JukeBoxFridayNight

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  Australian Jews tell antisemitism inquiry of surge in hate before Bondi Hanukkah massacre https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360974194/australian-jews-tell-antisemitism-inquiry-surge-hate-b The mass shooting prompted a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, the highest form of inquiry in Australia.

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  Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and ‘embarrassment’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/wikipedia-founder-brands-australias-social-media-ban-an-unmitigated-disaster-and-an-embarrassment Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is ‘not a disaster’ for the free – and freely edited - online encyclopaedia

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  In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5803149/election-denial-2026-candidates In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds.

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  Hidden math link helps designers build fantastic shapes https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-hidden-math-link-fantastic.html Termite mounds are remarkable structures that regulate temperature, balance airflow, and maintain structural stability in some of Earth's harshest climates. And like other irregular, disordered systems, ...

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  Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-arctic-winter-sea-ice-extent.html In 2026, the Arctic winter sea-ice extent (annual maximum extent) reached the lowest value since satellite observations began in 1979, following the previous record low in March 2025. As part of the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability III (ArCS III), the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...

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  The Venture-Capital Populist - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/david-sacks-crypto-ai-venture-capital/686941/ How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington

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  Many NZ churches using AI, but some concerns remain - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnewsnz.com/2026/05/05/many-nz-churches-using-ai-but-some-concerns-remain/ Many pastors and leaders in churches in Aotearoa New Zealand are making use of artificial intelligence tools in ministry, according to a recent survey. Source: Baptist Churches NZ.

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  ChatGPT Gave Me Chilling Advice—as I Simulated Planning a Mass Shooting – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/media/2026/05/openai-chatgpt-mass-shooting-guardrails-fail/

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  What did Seeby Woodhouse post on X that got him kicked out of the NZ Media Awards naming rights?

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  Online echo chambers can arise even without algorithmic nudges or seeking like-minded people https://phys.org/news/2026-05-online-echo-chambers-algorithmic-nudges.html

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  RIP social media. What comes next is messy. - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/rip-social-media-what-comes-next-is-messy/

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  Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations https://theconversation.com/online-hate-groups-sustain-their-messages-by-repeating-powerful-stories-or-routinely-adding-new-allegations-276744

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  I believe this is the passenger rail line, which when it was disestablished, was estimated to be more expensive than offering each passenger a chauffeur driven Mercedes for their trips. Kaimai Express showed what regional passenger trains could be – Editorial - NZ Herald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kaimai-express-showed-what-regional-passenger-trains-could-be-editorial/premium/CTQU2NDX55FO7LXQ7OHKAIMC4I/

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  Our government using free US-based AI tools for defence. It's claimed that "Data and information stays within an organisation's boundaries". Uh huh. NZDF still drafting AI directive months after rolling out tech | RNZ News https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/594967/nzdf-still-drafting-ai-directive-months-after-rolling-out-tech

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  A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts | Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/bridge-somewhere-how-link-your-mastodon-bluesky-or-other-federated-accounts One of the central promises of open social media services is interoperability—the idea that wherever you personally decide to post doesn’t require others to be there just to follow what you have to say. Think of it like a radio broadcast: you want to reach p...

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  Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119142/australia-moves-to-tax-meta-google-and-tiktok-to-fund-newsrooms Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.

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  'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education https://www.404media.co/nature-retracts-paper-on-the-benefits-of-chatgpt-in-education/ “What educators, parents and policy officials really needed was high quality data and evidence to help guide them. What they have had to deal with instead is some substandard research.”

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  FFS. Microsoft Edge stores all passwords in memory in clear text, even when unused | Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012735

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  All 5 fundamental units of life’s genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample https://theconversation.com/all-5-fundamental-units-of-lifes-genetic-code-were-just-discovered-in-an-asteroid-sample-278099 Ingredients for life may have been widespread throughout the Solar System in its early years.

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  Today's #APOD demonstrates the highly damaging effect of satellites on astronomical photography. Long exposures end up looking like the Tholian Web. Can you find the comet tails amongst the noise? https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260427.html @sundogplanets