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Salesforce says AI to run 50% of customer service cases by 2027
Companies forecast major cost reductions and higher satisfaction scores as AI automates routine cases and redefines service workflows.

More than 20 public companies set to report financial results over next 10 days
Investors are keen to see any signs of an improving economy.

Location selected for trial of the country's first rubber road
The technology could be tested in Glentunnel next year.

NZ will be ‘dumping ground’ for high-emission cars, EV advocate warns
Importers will be charged $15 per gram of CO2 for new imports instead of $67.50, and $7.50 per gram of CO2 for used imports instead of $33.75.

Education Ministry gets hundreds of calls, emails over play sand contamination - Seymour
David Seymour says several hundred schools and childhood centres have contacted the Ministry of Education after the discovery of asbestos in a range of coloured play sand.

Siemens adds Setmetrics tech to energy efficiency modelling
Siemens has acquired Setmetrics technology to enhance Brightly Software's energy efficiency modelling, pushing for more sustainability.

Morning Report : Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins on capital gains tax
Labour has been gaining ground in recent opinion polls but a new survey suggests voters are split on its capital gains tax proposals.

This custom ‘writerdeck’ is a gorgeous digital typewriter from another time
A “cyberdeck” is a portable, handmade computer inspired by William Gibson’s science fiction of the 1980s. It’s basically a cyberpunk laptop. A “writerdeck,” then, is a similar concept but only for writing text. I’ve been dabbling with some commercial options lately. But I think both device categories might just have...

BBC 'determined to fight' looming Donald Trump lawsuit over speech edit
The US president says he could sue the British national broadcaster for as much as US$5 billion.

Stats NZ: Grinding gears in data's 'big machine'
The Integrated Data Infrastructure system - run by Stats NZ - is hard to use and badly in need of an upgrade, say experts who rely on the data.

Refuge organisations shocked at increase in women needing to escape abuse
Family violence service provider Shine says it has seen a 58 percent increase in women needing to use their refuges over the past financial year.

Black Caps star ruled out of ODI series with groin injury
Daryl Mitchell has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against West Indies with a minor left groin muscle tear.

Silent Push updates threat-hunting platform for deeper analysis
Silent Push updates its threat-hunting platform to version 4.11, enhancing workflows, search functions, and integrations for deeper security analysis.

Using Bitcoin mining to reduce your power bill?
What a clever idea to reduce the total cost of your power bill during winter months.

Western Digital expands AI & HPC storage with new solutions
Western Digital broadens AI and HPC storage with new UltraSMR tech and partnerships, enabling scalable, efficient data solutions beyond hyperscalers.

'The hardest journey possible': $250,000 raised for mother of children killed in Sanson fire
More than $250,000 has been raised for the mother of the children as she deals with the "unimaginable loss".

Embrace acquires SpeedCurve to boost user-centred observability
Embrace acquires SpeedCurve to enhance its observability platform with advanced web performance monitoring, uniting mobile and web user experience insights.

The KiwiSaver members wiping out their balances
Hardship withdrawals have increased substantially in recent years as cost-of-living pressure has gone on households.