Wimbledon 2025: Schedule, seeds, prize money and how to watch | Tennis News
All-white outfits, lush green courts, strawberries and cream, and glittering champions’ trophies at the end of two weeks. Players and fans are gearing up for a fortnight of much-awaited tennis action as the Wimbledon Championships 2025 get under way on Monday. From top players to unique quirks, here’s what you need to know about the […]
How to get into housing market with $80
HomeShare has worked with the Financial Market Authority to finetune its offering. Photo: Supplied/Susan Edmunds If you want to get into the property market, but don’t have the money to do so, you may be about to get your chance – again. New fintech start-up HomeShare plans to launch later this year, offering investors the […]
How to share your Wi-Fi password across iPhones, Androids and other devices
Whether you’re setting up a new device or helping a friend connect to your home network, sharing your Wi-Fi password doesn’t need to be a hassle. Today’s smartphones make it easy to share access without typing (or needing to remember) long strings of characters. Both iPhones and Android devices support features that let you send […]
Why Students Tune Out and How to Change That
A recent report from a Harvard College Faculty of Arts and Sciences committee calls attention to two major campus concerns: First, that students frequently self-censor on controversial topics, and second, that many prioritize extracurricular commitments over academics, treating coursework as secondary. Drawing on surveys and listening sessions with students, faculty and alumni, the report found […]
How to watch and follow | Man Utd v Everton in the USA | 3 August 2025
HOW THE SUMMER SERIES WORKS United’s meeting with Everton will be the third and final outing of our maiden appearance at the Premier League’s Summer Series, a four-team round-robin tournament. It comprises of three matchdays in total, each in a different US city and featuring two games one after another in the same stadium, with […]
How to tell if an image or video has been created by AI – and if we still can
We’re pretty sure Abraham Lincoln didn’t own an iPhone, but this Chat GPT-generated image tells us otherwise. Photo: ChatGPT Explainer – Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But for every new technology, there are always people who will exploit it. AI-generated images are unavoidable online, with many intentionally being used […]
How to get the best payoff from solar panels
Plunging panel prices and rising electricity bills have tipped the scales in favour of rooftop solar for many. File photo. Photo: Fabian Rieger / 123RF Solar panels now stack up financially for many households in all three of the country’s biggest cities, as well as Queenstown. A new in-depth study by the Energy Efficiency and […]
Latest stock updates at Target, Best Buy, Walmart and more
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available in the US for more than two weeks — but good luck finding one. While millions of people have been able to snag the $450 console since it officially went up for sale on June 5, online inventory dried up fairly quickly at most stores soon after launch […]
How to set up a WhatsApp account without Facebook or Instagram
There’s no shortage of reasons to stay off the Meta ecosystem, which includes Facebook and Instagram, but there are some places where WhatsApp remains the main form of text-based communication. The app is a great alternative to SMS, since it offers end-to-end encryption and was one of the go-to methods to send uncompressed photos and […]
How to turn off Google’s AI Overviews in web searches
Google’s AI Overviews do not save me time. For one, I work for a tech blog and am therefore professionally curious as to whether or not the generated answers are correct, so I spend a few ticks figuring that out. (Answer: Sometimes, but not always!) Then things get existential as I contemplate how long a […]