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Cloudflare widens Project Galileo to help media control AI access
Cloudflare expands Project Galileo, giving independent media and nonprofits free control over AI access to protect content and sustain journalism.

Snowflake backs open semantic data standard to boost AI trust
Snowflake and partners launch the Open Semantic Interchange to create a unified, open standard for semantic data, boosting trust in AI and business intelligence.

Teradata unveils AgentBuilder to speed enterprise AI adoption
Teradata launches AgentBuilder, a new platform to help enterprises quickly build and manage intelligent AI agents for business use, debuting in late 2025.

'Obsolete systems' part of $35m reboot to fill in for sunk navy ship
The HMNZS Otago has been parked up at Devonport Naval base since 2022 when the navy ran too short of personnel to run it.

Record number of calls to Australian poisons hotlines for children ingesting melatonin
One popular online retailer recently suspended sales of melatonin to Australia, after reports of a jump in calls to the WA Poisons Information Centre about children taking melatonin.

Lulu: Telling the world I'm an alcoholic was liberating
The Shout singer reveals her secret struggle with drink - and how she's stayed sober for 12 years.

Loafers Lodge trial: Jury to continue deliberating verdict
The jury deciding the fate of the man who lit the fatal Loafers Lodge blaze has been deliberating for eight hours so far.

YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to UK economy in 2024
The data has been released to coincide with the launch of a new group of MPs representing creators and influencers.

Carbn's management buyout to drive growth in green mobility
Carbn has gone fully private in a management buyout, aiming to expand its green mobility services for businesses and government clients across New Zealand.

Azul launches TAP program to boost innovation in Java ecosystem
Azul has launched the TAP program to boost innovation and collaboration within the Java ecosystem, offering partners technical support and access to broader markets.

Ping Identity appoints Daniel Gardner ANZ sales director
Ping Identity has appointed Daniel Gardner as Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand to boost its identity platform presence in the region.

Employers back plan to replace Holidays Act, unions push back
Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden announced the plan to make annual leave and sick leave pro-rated.

Police treating Whangarei house fire as suspicious
An early morning house fire where five people were sleeping in Whangarei is being treated as suspicious.

'When the Maori economy succeeds, the economy succeeds': Nicola Willis
The finance minister says the government needs to do a better job making sure young Maori have good skills to find work.

2degrees posts record $1.385bn revenue & unveils new growth strategy
2degrees posts record $1.385bn revenue for 2025, unveiling a bold three-year strategy to lead New Zealand's telco market through growth and innovation.

BeyondTrust appoints Felix Gaehtgens as Vice President of Product Strategy
BeyondTrust has named former Gartner analyst Felix Gaehtgens as VP of Product Strategy to lead innovation in identity and access management.

When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette
New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.

City to Sea Bridge: Councillor confident fences to be removed shortly
Renewal and strengthening costs will be around $7 million, much lower than the $36m for demolition, Diane Calvert says.