New Zealand extends lockdown amid delta outbreak

The government plans to review data again on Friday. The government plans to review the situation in Auckland once again on Monday. There were 148 active cases the same day. At Monday’s news conference, Ardern said that the country’ssitting of Parliamentwill be suspended for one week. New Zealand has been applauded by some people for itsresponse to the pandemic. Around 19% of New Zealand’s population isfully vaccinated, according to Johns Hopkins University....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Michael Cooper

New Zealand plans to completely ban smoking for the next generation

Now the country’s government is tackling another health scourge: tobacco smoking. Under the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan, the age requirement for buying and smoking tobacco will increase each year. “We’ve already seen the full impact of excise tax increases. (The US population is roughly 66 times the size of New Zealand’s.) The CDCadds that $300 billion is spenton treating smoking-related illnesses each year.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Jessica Sharp

Newegg's Fantastech Sale Offers Huge Discounts on Laptops, TVs, Accessories and More

Black Friday is coming early to Newegg during thisFantastech sale in July. Check out some other great deals that’ll last until July 15. TVs Gaming Laptops Electronics

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Elizabeth Davis

Newly Discovered Asteroid Is a Weird 'Mini Moon' on a 200-Year Visit to Earth

The curious space rock was first observed on Dec. 15. A new co-orbital asteroid for Earth? Previous “mini moons” included asteroids2020 CD3and2006 RH120, but both only stayed for a relatively short time. There have been mini-moon false alarms in the recent past.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 42 words · Hector Cochran

Newly Discovered Asteroid Seen Flying Closer to Us Than Telecom Satellites

It could generate a heck of a fireball, though. That’s an indication our surveys are getting better at spotting more of the objects in the near-Earth environment. This might not be the last we see of 2022 YO1. Newly-discovered#asteroid2022 YO1 passed closer than our geostationary satellites on Saturday. NASA hopes to address this major gap by launching theNEO Surveyor missionas soon as June 2028. Until then, eyes up!

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · John Knight

Newly Discovered Sabre-Tooth Predator Is Millions of Years Older Than Tigers

The fossil wasoriginally discoveredin 1988 by a 12-year-old boy in Oceanside, California, near San Diego. Machaeroidines are the oldest known sabre-toothed mammalian carnivores. They have long been extinct, and scientists have very little information on them. Machaeroidines are an early example of the hypercarnivore, an animal with a diet of over 70% meat. Today, hypercarnivores are common; polar bears and tigers are two well-known species. And if you have a pet cat, there’s a hypercarnivore living with you in your home....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · John Murray

Newly Launched Roku TVs Now Available Exclusively at Best Buy

Roku TVs are now available for purchase, exclusively at Best Buy. Roku Select Series HD TVs are available in24-,32-and40-inchscreen sizes. Other features include automatic brightness adjustment, Ethernet connectivity capabilities, and a “lost remote finder” feature. If you’re shopping for a new television this summer, there are savings opportunities for early adopters.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Stacy Thomas

News Corp. hit by cyberattack attributed to Chinese hackers

The data breach, discovered Jan. 20, was disclosed in aregulatory filing. Law enforcement was notified, and the company hired cybersecurity firm Mandiant to investigate the breach. Representatives for the Chinese Embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond to WSJ requests for comment. US authorities have long accused China-based hackers of targeting American businesses and government institutions. China has repeatedly denied accusations that it has carried out cyberattacks. Read More:

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Kevin Wilson

NEWS.COM wins industry awards

“What CNET and its various sites have done is really remarkable,” said CPA president Michael Desmond. The awards, which were judged in conjunction with Northwestern University’sMedill School of Journalism, spanned 20 categories.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 32 words · Jacqueline Hood

Next Mars Rover Likely Won't Launch in 2022 Due to Russia Sanctions

There are twoNASArovers and one Chinese rover currently operating on Mars. The rover is a joint project between ESA and Russian space agency Roscosmos. It was scheduled to launch in September on a Russian-made Proton-M rocket from Kazakhstan. ESA said it will fully implement sanctions imposed on Russia by its members. The Russian invasion is also creatingtensions with NASA and the operation of the International Space Station.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Sarah Powell

Next Motorola Razr, Code-Named Maven, Appears to Leak in New Images

The new Razr is supposedly code-named Maven, according to reliable tipster Evan Blass and91mobiles. The 2020 Razr didn’t change the design much, but sloped the chassis and moved the flash. Motorola didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The selfie cam will supposedly be a 32-megapixel hole punch surrounded by an FHD+ display. Motorola has apparently changed those plans due to delays on acquiring the SM8475. Pricing remains uncertain, but will likely rival other premium foldable devices....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Dorothy Green

Next Nintendo Switch Will Be Backward Compatible With Existing Games

That announcement isexpected by the end of the fiscal year, which ends March 2025. The announcement focused on continuity across platforms. In the past, Nintendo consoles didn’t support the transfer of purchase and gameplay histories during upgrades. This amounts to a total of 146 million Switch consoles sold worldwide as of Sept. 30. However, total software sales have reached 1.3 billion units. Nintendo said it will release more detailed information about the next-gen Switch at a later date....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Megan Mitchell

Next Time You Buy a Tesla, You'll Be Required to Take a Self-Driving 'Test Ride'

The Tesla shopping experience got a little longer this week. “Almost no one actually realizes how well supervised FSD actually works,” he wrote in the memo. The company sells two technologies, Autopilot and FSD. Drivers are still expected to be prepared to take the wheel at any time, however. Tesla and Musk have repeatedly said the company’s data shows Autopilot and FSD are safe. He’s also said he intends for Tesla torelease its own bespoke robotaxis sometime soon....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Mark Bowman