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Tech Insider: A $529 phone, bought in March, can only make 3G calls; IRD’s AI warning; Musk’s pain is Beck’s gain; a self-employed Wellington man scores a $16K Google Cloud refund

PLUS: Elon Musk's pain is Sir Peter Beck's gain.

ASB offers $150,000 interest-free loans for farm solar systems

Farmers could expect to get payback from as early as the sixth year of generation.

Fletcher begins marathon court case against subbies over SkyCity convention centre fire

Fletcher alleges the fire was caused by the subcontractors, who are in turn defending.

All the iOS 26 changes and new updates for your Apple devices from WWDC

Apple unveiled a new 'Liquid' Glass design, making menus glossier and translucent.

Tourism: Luxon, Upston hope more money gets more attention from China, Australia, US

More bounce needed to get tourism numbers back to pre-pandemic levels, PM needed.

New, never-lived-in Auckland apartment project up for mortgagee sale

WFT Finance brought in a subcontractor to finish the apartments before calling Colliers.

3G shutdown delay, watchdog fields multiple complaints

Many devices beyond phones rely on 3G.

Small Business Q&A with Willy Benson of PortaSkip

Small Business reporter Tom Raynel interviews Willy Benson about his waste management business PortaSkip. Video / NZ Herald

Tesla shares lose $252b in value in stunning Trump, Musk live break-up

Trump calls Musk 'crazy', says he will cancel all of his government contracts.

NZ manufacturers record strongest quarter in seven years

The only sector to report a decline in revenue was clothing, footwear and accessories.

'A Swiss army knife': Genesis CEO extols new Huntly battery project

The project will boost the key station's flexibility, says chief executive Malcolm Johns.

Supermarket crackdown: Grocery code shake-up gets mixed reaction from industry players

One says it'll bring transparency while another questions if it has the right balance.

NZ EV market rebounds strongly, but Tesla struggles to catch the wave

Overall new vehicle sales nudge up.

Singapore Airlines bringing giant jet to Auckland

A double-decker Airbus is to fly to Auckland as visitor numbers from the city-state grow.

'Essential back-up': Huntly battery to bolster NZ energy supply

Genesis is building a $150m battery at Huntly Power Station.

ComCom threatens regulatory crackdown on supermarkets

Consumer NZ doesn't have faith that operators in the sector will make changes voluntarily.