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NZ sharemarket falls 0.1% on Budget Day
The New Zealand sharemarket fell slightly on Budget Day, while Mainfreight had a sharp rise even though it wasn’t happy with its annual financial result.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index peaked at lunchtime at 13,310.5 but began sliding as the Budget was announced, closing at 13,206.11, down 27.10 points, or 0.16%. ⌘ Read more

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Procès libyen en appel: les plaidoiries en trompe-l’œil de la défense de Nicolas Sarkozy
Il a fallu plus de six heures aux quatre avocats de l’ancien président pour plaider face à une «histoire imaginaire». Nicolas Sarkozy a quant à lui dénoncé, dans sa dernière prise de parole, un «complot» ourdi contre lui. La cour rendra sa décision le 30 novembre. ⌘ Read more

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Teheran meldet Angriff auf US-Stützpunkt
Die USA haben trotz der bestehenden Waffenruhe erneut Ziele im Iran angegriffen. Die Revolutionsgarde der Islamischen Republik reagierte darauf am Donnerstag in der Früh mit dem Beschuss eines US-Luftstreitkräftestützpunkts in der Golfregion. Kuwait teilte mit, es gebe Raketen- und Drohnenangriffe, ließ aber offen, wer dafür verantwortlich war. In Kuwait befindet sich eine große Basis der US-Armee. ⌘ Read more

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Les maraîchers de l’Hérault face à la canicule: «On vit quelque chose qui inverse complètement le cycle du végétal»
La vague de chaleur précoce continue d’écraser le pays avec des températures proches des 40 degrés attendues localement jeudi. Dans le Languedoc, qui a essuyé des pluies record durant l’hiver, des légumiers racontent l’accumulation de «stress» sur leurs cultures et la difficulté de s’adapter. ⌘ Read more

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Budget 2026: Banks face $209m prudential levy over four years
The Government is introducing a new prudential levy on banks and other financial market players that will bring in $209 million over the next four years to help cover the cost of Reserve Bank of New Zealand red tape.

The levy would be on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and some other financial institutions. ⌘ Read more

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Budget 2026: Govt pumps extra $15m into IRD tax debt crackdown
The Inland Revenue Department’s tax crackdown is set to continue after a $15 million top-up for debt compliance, but experts are questioning the department’s “one-size-fits-all” approach to liquidating businesses.

The Government announced on Thursday that it is investing a further $15m per annum for Inland Revenue (IRD) debt compliance activities in its [Budget 2026](https://businessdesk.co.nz/arti … ⌘ Read more

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Frankreich hebt Sklavereigesetz formell auf
341 Jahre nach Einführung der Sklavereigesetze in Frankreich werden diese am Donnerstag von der Nationalversammlung nun auch formell völlig aufgehoben. Die Abstimmung über das Ende des Code Noir ist vor allem ein symbolischer Akt – und der Versuch des Landes, sich stärker und offener der blutigen Kolonialgeschichte zu stellen. Erstmals schließt Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron auch Reparationen nicht mehr aus. ⌘ Read more

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Websites Have a New Way To Spy On Visitors: Analyzing Their SSD Activity
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Now sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: measuring subtle interactions with their solid-state drives. The technique, named FROST (fingerprinting remotely using OPFS-based SSD timing), allows sites to monitor other sites a visitor is viewing and what apps are open … ⌘ Read more

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Budget 2026: A $7b capital spend on roads, rail, warships, and hospitals
The 2026 Budget will put a $6.8 billion capital package towards a Waikato expressway extension and road resilience, “fully-funded” rail freight network upgrades, a hospital tower in Whangārei, naval warship improvements, and more than 200 classrooms.

The capital package, arguably the centrepiece of a Budget that was light on operating spending, was buoyed not only by an increased c … ⌘ Read more

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[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 28, 2026
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:

  • Front: Dirk and Linus talk; BPF and GCC; private memory modes; BPF page-cache policies; major page faults; LLM kernel review; tiered-memory support; transparent huge pages; page mappings; Model Openness Tool.

  • Briefs: Stenberg security stress; GTK PDF problems; Morton 2004 keynote; OpenBSD 7.9; Bambu’s AGPLv3 violations; Quotes; …

  • [Announcements](https://lwn.net/Ar … ⌘ Read more

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Meridian says LNG not needed for dry-year power cover
Meridian Energy has told Parliament that imported LNG is unnecessary as dry-year insurance for the electricity sector, cutting across the Government’s central justification for pursuing an LNG import facility.

Appearing before the transport and infrastructure select committee, chief executive Mike Roan said a combination of the Huntly strategic energy reserve, a demand response agreement with Rio Tinto at the Tiwai Pt … ⌘ Read more

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Mesa 26.0.8 Released To End Out The Series
Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 26.0.8 today as the latest stable point release of that Q1’2026 driver series and the last planned update for that stable series… ⌘ Read more

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Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill
The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm they’re following safety standards. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’ll sign. ⌘ Read more

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