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Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry
Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.

Further delay in trial over Alan Hall's wrongful conviction
Two men are facing charges of wilfully attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Flight from New Plymouth to Auckland declares emergency code after windscreen cracks
A flight bound for Auckland from New Plymouth declared an emergency squawk code on Wednesday.

Composable, process-aware AI key to enterprise ROI
Process intelligence and composable architecture are emerging as the missing ingredients to turn fragile AI pilots into resilient, traceable value.

US threatens Anthropic with deadline in dispute on AI safeguards
The AI developer laid out red lines on military use of its products, a source said.

HPE unveils AI-ready Juniper networking for operators
HPE debuts Juniper-branded AI-ready routers, servers and cloud ops tools to help telecom and cloud operators modernise networks.

KnowBe4 unveils AI tool for autonomous phishing training
KnowBe4 launches AIDA Orchestration, an autonomous AI system that tailors always-on phishing tests and training to each employee's risk profile.

Celebrity doctor Peter Attia steps down from CBS over Epstein links
The health influencer's spokesman says he wants to avoid his association with the late sex offender becoming "a distraction".

Phoenix star raises what she needs for surgery at ‘cutting edge’ facility
Sabitra Bhandari wants to have her second knee surgery at the same hospital in Qatar where she previously had surgery in 2021.

Two in critical condition after train collides with car near New Plymouth
The crash was reported before 9am.

Two people critically hurt as train and car collide in New Plymouth
Firefighers had to cut the car's occupants free from the wreck after it collided with a freight train near New Plymouth.

‘Broken by his loss’: Guilty plea over crash death of ‘deeply loved’ 10yo
Jax’s whanau said they wanted “his spirit, his joy, and his kindness” to be remembered.

Then and now: How Christchurch has changed in 15 years
Before and after images reveal how the earthquakes created two versions of the same city.

OEMs prioritise resilience, recovery & security in design
Rockwell finds OEMs shifting focus from peak performance to resilience, recovery speed and built-in cybersecurity amid rising industrial volatility.

Google apologises for Baftas alert to 'see more' on racial slur
Google said the news alert was an error that should not have happened.

New Relic unveils agentic AI platform for SRE automation
New Relic launches an agentic AI platform and SRE Agent to shift observability from reactive monitoring to automated incident resolution.

Banks must provide cash services to customers, Reserve Bank says
Retail banks are earning enough of a profit to cover the cost of cash services and hubs, the central bank says.

UK police finish search of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's property in Berkshire
The former British prince was released last Thursday, pending further investigation, following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Taranaki composting company fined $71k for stinking out its neighbours
A judge says he has no doubt the odour would have been objectionable during inspections and affected residents would have been "revolted and distressed".

Review findings detail why Black Foils ‘lost control’ in horrific crash that hospitalised two sailors
The league also upheld an event penalty against New Zealand after a significant “increase in wind speed” led to their collision with France in Auckland.

‘Agitated’ man fetched a knife from his bag, repeatedly stabbed woman on bus
Bernice Marychurch had her headphones in when she was stabbed more than 20 times on an Auckland bus.