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OpenAI’s new flagship GPT model can control your PC
Remember when AI models could only tell you what to do? Now, the latest LLMs can actually do things with the help of agentic AI software, and OpenAI’s new flagship model is the newest of the bunch. GPT-5.4 is out now on ChatGPT (where it goes by the name GPT-5.4 Thinking)...

Pacific Business Brief: capital, trade and trends
Latest updates on capital, trade and trends from across the region, including Cruise cuts in the South Pacific, US-Tonga deep sea mining partnership, and shipwreck investment.

Grooming makes Crufts debut as UK dog show widens offer

When Floodwaters Rise, Cane Toads Turn Pythons Into Lifeboats

2026 World Cup: Mexico reassures on security

IDF surprised by Houthis not joining Iran war, believes they still could

Watch a 4,000-Pound Hippo Casually Chase Off Five Crocs in Kenya’s Maasai Mara

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

TikTok reverses ban on Tourette’s creator after n-word tic
Uncle Tics is back on the platform after speaking out over the ban.

Warm weekend ahead but another cold front lingers
The cold front is set to hit on Sunday and Monday, but the good news is that it’s “relatively quick moving.”

Firewalla app update boosts DAP security & family tools
Firewalla's latest app update tightens DAP network security while rolling out smarter family time controls and a refreshed interface.

Check Point unveils Secure AI Advisory governance service
Check Point launches Secure AI Advisory to tie AI governance and regulatory readiness directly into enterprise security operations.

The hidden role of integrated systems in meeting ESG goals
Integrated security systems are quietly becoming ESG powerhouses, slashing energy use, waste and risks across global supply chains.

Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! falls apart
There is so much to love about this Jessie Buckley-led, retro-inspired Frankenstein movie - but not enough to hold it together.

Debiasing the digital future: Why AI needs healthy friction
Treating AI as a 'digital toddler', experts warn that without gender-diverse leadership it will simply automate and amplify human bias.

New Zealand prices of 'anything attached to fuel' will rise, logistics boss warns
Oil costs are contributing to "off the charts" freight prices and it is only a matter of time before it flows on to consumers.

New Zealand should look overseas to address social media harm, committee lead says
A leading member of the government's inquiry into social media harm says it's important that New Zealand should look at what is working overseas when addressing social media harm.

Nine to Noon live: Why 'digital price tags' at the supermarket are causing concerns
Sydney-based competition researcher Lisa Asher says changes to the Commerce Act could be widened to include pricing algorithms.

International students securing rentals without seeing them
Armed with smartphone gimbals and WeChat video calls, university student Piki Wang works as a "proxy viewer" - part of a growing, pay-per-view microeconomy on social media platform RedNote.

Debugging your operating system: Why gut health is the missing link in human performance
On International Women's Day, experts say optimising gut health could be tech workers' secret upgrade for sharper minds and lasting energy.

AI-driven cyberattacks surge in Asia-Pacific, IBM warns
AI-driven cyberattacks are surging across Asia-Pacific, with IBM warning basic security gaps now let attackers move from scan to impact faster.

Japan-Australasia Championship: Live leaderboard from the final day at Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club
2025 NZ Open winner Ryan Peake held a two-shot lead heading into the final day.

Donald Trump replaces Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem had been overseeing the US President's immigration crackdown.

Why "Give to Gain" needs to stop being a women's virtue and start being a business model
Communications must abandon hoarding influence and make advocacy a core business strategy, not a selfless virtue expected only of women.