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MOVE Logistics pays tribute to founder Jim Ramsay
MOVE Logistics has paid tribute to founder Jim Ramsay, who has died.

Described by the NZX-listed firm as a pioneer of the trucking and logistics industry, Ramsay had a 50-year career during which he bought New Plymouth-based trucking company Hooker Bros in 1988, growing this 30-truck business through acquisitions into the Transport Investments Group, now called MOVE Logistics. ⌘ Read more

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European Parliament Ditches Google For French Search Firm
The European Parliament is replacing Google with French search engine Qwant as the default on in-house computers, citing digital sovereignty and privacy concerns. Politico reports: As of Thursday June 4, “Qwant will replace Google as default search engine on European Parliament computers,” officials told lawmakers in an email seen by POLITICO. The change is be 
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QuiznessDesk, Wednesday, June 03
New Zealander Taika Waititi has only directed one film that he did not write. It was a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. What’s the film?
The Ural Mountains form a natural border between which two continents?
The Barbary lion went extinct in the wild around how many years ago? 80, 120, or 200?
What “C” peak in Queenstown, New Zealand, is a skiing mountain, whose name is the same as a crown that is commonly worn by lesser royalties, such as those with peerage?
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Russian Spy Agency Says Foreign Spies Turned Officials’ Smartphones Into Surveillance Devices
Russia’s FSB claims foreign intelligence services compromised smartphones belonging to senior Russian officials, allegedly turning them into surveillance devices capable of stealing data, recording conversations, and activating microphones or cameras. “This software is used to steal existing 
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ComCom to file charges against BP over incorrect pricing
In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Commerce Commission announced it would file charges against BP under the Fair Trading Act for allegedly failing to provide customers with discounts to which they were entitled.

ComCom’s deputy chair, Anne Callinan, said, “We expect big businesses to take the time and effort to get pricing and promotions right. ⌘ Read more

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Offene Fragen zu Abschiebezentren
Die Einigung auf eine RĂŒckfĂŒhrungsverordnung zwischen EU-Parlament und -Mitgliedsstaaten am Montagabend stĂ¶ĂŸt auf ein großes Echo. Neben einer weiteren VerschĂ€rfung der Asylregeln werden dadurch Abschiebezentren in Drittstaaten ermöglicht. Doch zur Umsetzung derartiger Zentren sind weiterhin viele Fragen offen. „Wie ein Return-Hub aussehen soll, weiß derzeit kein Innenminister“, sagte der Migrationsforscher Gerald Knaus. ⌘ Read more

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Microsoft Deliberately Bricking All Office For Mac 2019/2021 Installations
Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac will reportedly drop into “reduced functionality mode” on July 13, 2026, when a license-validation certificate expires, leaving perpetually licensed apps able to open files but not edit or save them. Slashdot reader joshuark shares a report from OSnews: “Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for 
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He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut
A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation. ⌘ Read more

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Microsoft Unveils Scout, an Autonomous AI Agent Built On OpenClaw
Microsoft has unveiled Scout, an experimental always-on AI “autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365 that can operate across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, calendars, contacts, browsers, and external apps via MCP. “Autopilots stay active in the background, understand how work gets done across your apps and systems, and take action without need 
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La loi Baptiste adoptĂ©e au SĂ©nat: «Le ministre considĂšre l’ensemble de l’enseignement supĂ©rieur comme un marché»
AdoptĂ© en premiĂšre lecture au SĂ©nat, le projet de loi de rĂ©gulation de l’enseignement supĂ©rieur privĂ© prĂ©sente une volontĂ© politique «illisible» selon les syndicats. En bref: il propose des restrictions limitĂ©es, et pas mal d’avantages, qui pourraient porter un coup fatal Ă  un Ă©cosystĂšme universitaire dĂ©jĂ  
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Launch HN: Rudus (YC P26) – AI for concrete contractors
Hi HN, we’re Rishi and Sahil. We’ve developed Rudus ( https://www.rudus.ai/), an AI-powered takeoff and estimation platform built for concrete subcontractors.

Takeoff is the process of measuring and quantifying materials from concrete plan sheets. Rudus identifies every concrete structure (footings, walls, columns, slabs), pulls in related details, and eliminates hours of manual quantity calculation. Here’s a demo: [https://www.youtube.com/w 
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Mathieu LefĂšvre, le «commissaire politique» devenu ministre bis de l’écologie
ChargĂ© de la transition Ă©cologique, ce fidĂšle de Darmanin a dĂ©fendu sans ambages la loi d’urgence agricole, adoptĂ©e mardi 2 juin Ă  l’AssemblĂ©e nationale, et qui sacrifie l’environnement au profit de l’agrobusiness. MalgrĂ© ses positions trĂšs peu Ă©colo-compatibles, il s’est imposĂ© comme le seul maĂźtre Ă  bord Ă  l’HĂŽtel de Roquelaure. ⌘ Read more

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La CGT valide le bilan de Sophie Binet et se prĂ©pare Ă  affronter l’extrĂȘme droite
Les congressistes ont largement approuvĂ© le rapport d’activitĂ© prĂ©sentĂ© par la direction confĂ©dĂ©rale sortante, lors du 54e congrĂšs de l’organisation Ă  Tours. DĂ©sormais, le deuxiĂšme syndicat du pays se concentre sur l’élection prĂ©sidentielle. ⌘ Read more

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Cadmium: 15 ans d’inaction politique
Face aux alertes rĂ©pĂ©tĂ©es, l’inaction des pouvoirs publics sur la contamination au cadmium questionne. Ce mĂ©tal lourd, qui s’accumule dans l’environnement et l’alimentation, touche dĂ©sormais toute la population et relance la pression pour un encadrement plus strict. ⌘ Read more

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[$] Caching for extended attributes
Extended\‹attributes (xattrs) provide a way to attach key/value metadata to
inodes—files, directories, and the like—in a filesystem. As with many
Linux filesystems, the FUSE filesystem
supports xattrs. In a filesystem-track session at the 2026 Linux Storage,\‹Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit, FUSE maintainer Miklos
Szeredi led a discussion a 
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EZB-Zinsanhebung praktisch fix
In Österreich ist die Inflation schon seit MĂ€rz ĂŒber der Dreiprozentmarke. Im Mai, so die Daten der SchnellschĂ€tzung vom Dienstag, stieg die Teuerung im gesamten Euro-Raum auf den höchsten Wert seit Herbst 2023. Bereits davor war – wegen des durch den Iran-Krieg ausgelösten Preisschubs – der Druck auf die EZB, den Leitzins anzuheben, groß. Nun ist eine Anhebung nĂ€chste Woche praktisch unausweichlich, so die einhellige Meinung von Analystinnen und Analysten. ⌘ Read more

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Trump Signs AI Executive Order Asking Companies To Give Government Early Access To Models
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order asking artificial intelligence companies to provide models to the federal government to assess their capabilities ahead of a full release. The order asks companies, on a voluntary basis, to pa 
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