NZ 'getting a cyclone season': Cyclone Vaianu's impacts felt across the North Island – RNZ

NZ 'getting a cyclone season': Cyclone Vaianu's impacts felt across the North Island – RNZ

A car written off in Whitianga following the storm. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu’s wrath lashing the north and east.Hundreds of households were evacuated, while thousands more went without power as fallen trees took down lines.It also caused storm surges and massive ocean swells.Vaianu’s force was first felt in...

Why Upland Software (UPLD) Stock Is Falling Today – StockStory

Why Upland Software (UPLD) Stock Is Falling Today – StockStory

April 23, 2026Shares of cloud software provider Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) fell 7.1% in the afternoon session after quarterly results from two major companies raised fresh questions about AI’s impact on the software sector. IBM declined about 10% after reporting slower Q1 revenue growth, with weakness in its software business. ServiceNow also fell after noting that delayed deals in the Middle East, tied...

Google Updates Gemini For Home With AI-Powered Camera Automations – Engadget

Google Updates Gemini For Home With AI-Powered Camera Automations – Engadget

Gemini can trigger smart home routines based on what your cameras see.Google is updating Gemini for Home, the version of its AI assistant for smart homes, with new camera-based automations, reliability improvements and an updated version of the Google Home app. Gemini for Home launched in early access in October 2025, and has replaced Google Assistant on Google’s smart home...

Live Updates: Iran fires missile at Kuwait after U.S. strikes, as Trump says regime "negotiating on fumes" – CBS News

Live Updates: Iran fires missile at Kuwait after U.S. strikes, as Trump says regime "negotiating on fumes" – CBS News

Live Updates: Iran fires missile at Kuwait after U.S. strikes, as Trump says regime “negotiating on fumes”  CBS News Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes  BBC US says Iran launched ‘egregious ceasefire violation,’ testing fragile truce  Politico Iran war live: Gulf condemns Iran attack on Kuwait after US strikes on IRGC  Al Jazeera Central Command: Iran attack on Kuwait an...

QEMU Shifting On AI Policy To Allow Some AI/LLM-Generated Contributions – Phoronix

QEMU Shifting On AI Policy To Allow Some AI/LLM-Generated Contributions – Phoronix

Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael has written more than 20,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking...

Yashoda and Krishna: Raja Ravi Varma painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale – BBC

Yashoda and Krishna: Raja Ravi Varma painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale – BBC

A 19th Century painting by iconic artist Raja Ravi Varma has become the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold, setting a new auction record.The painting, Yashoda and Krishna, was sold for 1.67bn rupees ($17.9m; £13.6m) at a Saffronart auction in Delhi on Wednesday. It beat the previous record set by MF Husain's Untitled (Gram Yatra) which fetched $13.8m last year.The...