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Qualcomm to boost marketing with Adobe AI tools & GenStudio
Qualcomm is enhancing its marketing by using Adobe’s AI tools, including GenStudio and Firefly, to speed up content creation and personalise campaigns worldwide.

The huge AI security hole
The stampede to AI is about to expose huge amounts of sensitive data to anyone who is clever enough to hijack the LLMs being used.

Tenable council aims to bridge cyber risk gap with new framework
Tenable launches Exposure Management Leadership Council to help CISOs bridge the cyber risk communication gap with business leaders across key sectors.

Passengers trapped for 3 hours as Wellington train line halted
Commuters claim some were starting to "pee in plastic bags" after a downed electric cable caused chaos.

DoiT named Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for FinOps
DoiT has been named a Visionary in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for FinOps, lauded for its Cloud Intelligence platform with AI-driven cost optimisation.

'All effing day’: What inspired the Black Ferns’ motto, and one amended word
Kaipo Olsen-Baker almost dropped an F-bomb in an emotional interview that was more revealing than one player’s blunt outburst.

GDP announcements are often dull - this one was a gut punch for Luxon and co
Dissatisfaction comes from many directions following a surprise contraction in economic activity, a bad poll and calls for resignations.

Review: Swedish pop maestro Jens Lekman's latest a 'love song to love songs'
This Jens Lekman collection is full of frothy, literate indie pop, as sweet as anything he's done without getting too sickly.

The question we weren’t allowed to ask Liam Lawson
Secrecy and speculation surround Liam Lawson’s seat for 2026, with Stuff blocked from asking a simple question.

Police staffer carried out 'massive fraud' before being hired
A police staffer was involved in fraud offending against a "large retail chain" before and after they started working for the police, an investigation found.

Vanuatu anti-corruption watchdog warns against 'stay orders' for jailed MPs
Transparency International Vanuatu says all political leaders who are convicted and jailed should not be released on "stay orders" that allow early release.

Two UK teens charged in connection to Scattered Spider ransomware attacks
Ransomware group is one of the world's most prolific.

Smartsheet unveils AI as a teammate to boost enterprise success
Smartsheet introduces AI as a collaborative teammate within its platform, enhancing enterprise work management with improved efficiency and oversight.

Fewer than a third of houses are listed with a price - so how do you know what to offer?
If you've been in the market for a home, you've probably noticed it's unusual to see prices listed.

Lake Alice torture victim Hake Halo farewelled
Hake Halo's drawings first exposed the torture of children at the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit in the 1970s.

Digital sovereignty linked to 5x ROI in enterprise AI adoption
Enterprises prioritising digital sovereignty over AI and data achieve up to five times higher ROI, outperforming peers with secure, scalable AI platforms, says study.

Why Apple’s new phone is eSIM only, and what it means for you
Apple executives on why the time is right to break away from the little plastic squares we carry over from phone to phone.

A KiwiSaver choice that could cost retirees almost $30,000
Savers might be costing themselves money.

Preemptive cybersecurity to reach 50% of IT security spend by 2030
Preemptive cybersecurity is set to command 50% of IT security spend by 2030, driven by AI and machine learning to counter rising cyber threats, says Gartner.

Contractors announced for Dunedin Hospital's new inpatient building
The much-delayed and costly rebuild has been debated since John Key was Prime Minister.

Legends, groms and Olympians to ride in Cardrona’s Minipipe World Champs
Now in its 13th year, the competition has only been cancelled once since it began as a spontaneous idea to give the wider snowboard community an event of their own.