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‘Digital colonialism’: Niue’s 20-year fight for two letters on the internet

NY Times: The tiny island nation says it was cheated out of the lucrative .nu domain.

Spark’s first-half profit dips, but reaffirms full-year guidance

Telco reports its half-year numbers.

Sony to cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation unit as layoffs in technology, gaming sector continue

Cuts cone after Microsoft said it would cut nearly 2000 workers in games.

A marketplace of girl influencers managed by mums and stalked by men

New York Times: Parents run their accounts. That doesn't deter the pedophiles.

Earnings preview: Where Spark could surprise

What analysts will be watching when the telco reports this week.

SFO opens investigation into collapsed cryptocurrency platform Dasset

Some $6.3m is missing and liquidators can't locate the failed company's chief executive.

The AI boom catapulted Nvidia into tech’s big league. Can it stay there?

Financial Times: Two years ago, Nvidia was known to only the most dedicated gamers.

Car yards accused of cashing in on EV discount as scheme wrapped up

There was a rush to take advantage of the $7000 perk during the scheme's final days.

Rocket Lab successfully launches ‘world-first’ space junk mission for Japanese firm

Satellite launched from Mahia a first step towards cleaning up space.

'We’re all little sex cyborgs': The rise and rise of technosexuality

New York Times: Our erotic and romantic lives have become ever more tangled with machines.

Peter Beck on Rocket Lab’s ‘world-first’ space junk launch

Space needs a cleanup and Kiwi technology is hoping to lead the way.

Why the WFH revolution is stalling

Plus: What are your rights if you want to keep working from home?

Terrorists are paying for check marks on X, report says

NYT: X took payments for subscriptions from entities barred from doing business in US.

Liquidator updates on Bitcache, the failed crypto firm set up by Kim Dotcom

Related-party transactions investigated.

No crew, no problem: The Navy’s new robot boat hits Auckland harbour

The Navy is trying out an unmanned craft that can stay at sea indefinitely.

How China built BYD, its Tesla killer

New York Times: Nobody is laughing at BYD now.