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rnz.co.nz > news > national > 589988 > jetstar-plane-swerved-off-christchurch-runway-after-pilot-accidentally-hit-full-power

Jetstar plane swerved off Christchurch runway after pilot accidentally hit 'full power"

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (590+ words) This article has been amended to remove a reference to 'pilot error' in one paragraph and the headline. A Jetstar plane swerved off the runway after landing at Christchurch because the pilot accidentally put the thrust lever on to full…...

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rnz.co.nz > news > national > 589988 > jetstar-plane-swerved-off-christchurch-runway-because-of-pilot-error-poor-training-taic-report

Jetstar plane swerved off Christchurch runway because of pilot error, poor training - TAIC report

4+ hour, 31+ min ago  (572+ words) A Jetstar plane swerved off the runway after landing at Christchurch because the pilot accidentally put the thrust lever on to full power causing the plane to accelerate, investigators say. Passengers aboard the Airbus A320 plane travelling from Auckland reported a…...

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rnz.co.nz > news > world > 589937 > musk-s-motives-debated-as-twitter-shareholder-trial-nears-end

Musk's motives debated as Twitter shareholder trial nears end

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (621+ words) By Abhirup Roy and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters A lawyer for former Twitter shareholders suing Elon Musk urged a federal jury on Tuesday (US time) to hold the world's richest person liable for driving down Twitter's stock price in 2022 by attempting…...

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rnz.co.nz > news > top > 589885 > ai-boom-creating-shortage-of-key-elements-for-consumer-technology

AI boom creating shortage of key elements for consumer technology

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (804+ words) New Zealand consumers are being warned laptops, smart phones and even fridges are going to cost more as the price of key components jump by 400 percent. Since the AI boom, manufacturers had pivoted away from making hardware like RAM and…...

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rnz.co.nz > news > national > 589774 > emergency-doctors-estimate-ai-scribe-heidi-saving-up-to-10-minutes-per-patient

Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe 'Heidi' saving up to 10 minutes per patient

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1380+ words) Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient, and is particularly helpful for slow typers. The tool, known as Heidi, was trialled in Hawke's Bay Hospital's ED,…...

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rnz.co.nz > news > world > 589839 > afghan-taliban-says-400-killed-in-pakistan-air-strike-on-kabul-hospital-pakistan-rejects-claim

Afghan Taliban says 400 killed in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital, Pakistan rejects claim

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (483+ words) At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said. Pakistan rejected the claim as false and misleading…...

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rnz.co.nz > news > national > 589787 > a-camera-to-tell-if-drivers-are-drunk

A camera to tell if drivers are drunk

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (575+ words) New facial recognition technology is being worked on that could detect if someone is driving drunk with just a three second video. Researchers in Australia have been working on the project using artificial intelligence for about two years. The aim…...

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rnz.co.nz > national > programmes > afternoons > audio > 20/19/027122 > expert-feature-everything-you-need-to-know-about-concussion

Expert Feature: Everything you need to know about concussion

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (90+ words) Each Monday we invite an expert in their field to answer all your questions - today we're looking at concussion. Every year in New Zealand there are around 36 thousand cases of concussion-which is a mild traumatic brain injury that affects brain…...

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rnz.co.nz > life > screens > movies > project-hail-mary-is-a-ryan-gosling-powered-hope-rocket

Project Hail Mary is a Ryan Gosling-powered hope rocket | Review by Boris Jancic in Screens

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (911+ words) It may be a goofier than it is clever, but this interstellar buddy comedy is charming and impressive enough to deliver its message. As Project Hail'Mary's'amnesiac hero problem-solves his way around the spaceship he's woken up on alone, he asks:…...

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rnz.co.nz > life > people > celebrity > why-did-oscar-winning-actor-sean-penn-skip-the-ceremony

Why did Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn skip the ceremony?

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (405+ words) The One Battle After Another star's wasn't there to collect his best supporting actor award because he was visiting Ukraine. Film star Sean Penn stepped out of a train carriage in central Kyiv on Monday, thousands of miles away from…...