After the RBNZ lifted the OCR to 2.50% on July 8, ANZ NZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac all left their mortgage serviceability test rates unchanged for now.
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Georgia Haitians Press Congress as TPS Extension Hangs in Court
Georgia Haitian and Syrian advocates rallied at the Capitol as a July 10 DHS Haiti TPS extension and a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling reshape protections.
Motorola Edge 70 Max Confirmed With 7,100mAh Battery and 25W Magnetic Charging
Motorola's Edge 70 Max launches in India on July 15 at 12pm IST with a 7,100mAh battery, 25W magnetic wireless charging, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 silicon at around Rs....
This Week in Smartphones: Pixel 11 Drops 128GB, Foldables Cost More
Samsung foldables climb in three currencies, Pixel 11 silently drops 128GB storage, and five more makers push phone batteries past 5,000 mAh this week.
Waltham’s Embassy Theater Reborn as a Gymnastics School, With Movies
Smaranda Albeck bought Waltham's shuttered Embassy cinema for $4.5M. Two of the six screens still show movies, while four now host Boston Rhythmic gymnastics classes.
S. Janaki Remembered: Tributes From Ilaiyaraaja and P. Susheela
S Janaki died at 88 in Mysuru on July 11, 2026. Ilaiyaraaja and P. Susheela paid video tributes calling her peerless in South Indian cinema.
Lenovo YOGA Pro 15 and Legion R9000X Bet on AMD Strix Halo iGPU
Lenovo's YOGA Pro 15 and Legion R9000X 2026 pair AMD's Strix Halo silicon with Radeon 8060S graphics and 64GB of shared memory, under $3,100 in China.
Pixel 11 Pine Render Leaks, and Pixel Glow May Just Be the Flash
An Android 17 Beta 4 teardown hinted at Pixel Glow. A new leak of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold in Pine green shows where it may live: the camera flash.
Vint Cerf Retires From Google With a Warning on AI Agent Protocols
Vint Cerf retired from Google on July 7, 2026. His parting argument: AI agents need the formal, neutral protocols he built in 1974, and whoever governs MCP and A2A now...
Freeride Joins the Olympics as Nordic Combined Comes Out
The IOC approved freeride skiing and snowboarding for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps and removed Nordic combined from a 102-year Olympic run.