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New Zealand doesn’t always get the credit it deserves when people talk about fashion innovation. If you had to mention Kiwi style, most people picture the outdoors – hiking gear, maybe the odd rugby jersey here and there. But finally, a new generation of startups is slowly but surely changing that narrative. And something that threads them all together but makes them so different from other startups is that they’re approaching fashion from the ground up. Not just chasing trends or rushing to the bottom on price, but asking the harder questions about waste, supply chains and how to build…

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Rather than going from stage to stage at a music festival to hear different bands playing different varieties of music, Curiosity has been ascending up Mount Sharp through physical bands of exposed rocks with textural and tonal differences. Planning for sols 4920 and 4921 were done with the rover in the middle of a unit with a rougher texture and dark-toned bedrock. With the rougher-textured bedrock, brushing wasn’t possible, but APXS chemistry and MAHLI micro-imaging were planned on “as is” bedrock targets “Salto…

Location : The M1 southbound between junctions J4 and J1 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Clearing the scene of an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:45 and 06:00 on 20 June 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:45 and 06:00 on 20 June 2026. Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed. Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident involving an overturned vehicle. Source link

Friday 19 June 2026 7:22 pm Andrew Balding has won the Queen Alexandra Stakes twice before ROYAL Ascot 2026 comes to a close with the longest race of the week, the Queen Alexandra Stakes (6.10pm), run over two-miles-five-and-a-half furlongs.It goes without saying that you need a stamina laden contender to have a chance in this so it’s perhaps not surprising that this race has been dominated by jumps trainers in recent years.None more so than Willie Mullins, who has won three of the last five renewals and saddles the favourite, Le Destrier.Having been a close third to none other than…

Fire chiefs told the Safe Glasgow partnership that the investigation into the blaze — which engulfed the whole building on the corner of Union Street — remains active but officials have “a strong working hypothesis regarding the cause”. The huge fire on March 8 appeared to start in a vape shop at 105 Union Street and shut Glasgow Central station for weeks. Area commander Andy Kenna said there is “no definitive timeline” for the completion of the final fire investigation report due to the “scale and complexity” of the incident. However, he told the partnership that “initial investigation work indicates…

Councillor highlights how fireworks noise distresses certain people, pets, livestock and wildlife17:05, 19 Jun 2026Updated 17:09, 19 Jun 2026Fireworks displays at Halloween in Enniskillen(Image: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council)Big events in Belfast might feature “silent” fireworks, if a Green Party initiative comes to fruition at City Hall.Elected representatives at Belfast City Council have agreed a motion to explore the use of low-noise fireworks at events and include low-noise alternatives in future procurement processes. The motion, agreed at the People and Communities Committee this week at City Hall, will go to the full council meeting next month for ratification, where it…

Key TakeawaysA dramatic interstate crypto heist has ended with two Texas brothers admitting their roles in an armed robbery that targeted a Minnesota family.Prosecutors said the victims were zip-tied, held at gunpoint for hours, and forced to hand over access to millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.The brothers agreed to pay more than $8 million in restitution, and each faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Garcia Brothers Admit Firearms Were Used in Minnesota Crypto Robbery Case The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal prosecutors in Minnesota announced on June 18, 2026, that Isiah Angelo Garcia, 25, and Raymond…

The formerly skinny sneering songwriter launched The Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello tour at a packed out Brighton Dome on June 12. An adoring Friday night crowd had nostalgia and snarling power-pop in mind as the gold-booted 71-year-old took the stage with two-thirds of the Attractions and a couple more cracking musicians. Old chestnuts Mystery Dance and Lipstick Vogue sounded great powered by Seaford’ s own Pete Thomas familiar brawny beat and with Steve Nieve’s keys nicely upfront in the mix. Texan musician, singer song-writer and long-time Dylan band member Charlie Sexton also brought plenty to the…

Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 leak has proved that all it takes is one disclosure that ends up putting valuable company information into the hands of competitors, researchers and the public almost instantly. The incident was with an AI company, but still, the underlying lesson applies to any organisation handling confidential information. Once internal material leaves company systems and reaches public platforms, ownership of that information becomes much harder to control.   What Did The Claude Leak Expose?   The general public got to learn about the leak after X user Muhammad Ayan published details about material that had reportedly been…

You’ve probably used VLC Media Player, the free video player with the orange traffic-cone icon — it’s been downloaded more than 6 billion times. But according to its lead developer, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, robots will soon be almost as ubiquitous as his open source video software. Convinced that “hundreds of millions of robots and drones” will be roaming the streets in a few years, this French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer for controlling remote devices in real time. Its core software is an SDK that synchronizes video, audio, sensor data, and control inputs with…