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Beverley Callard forced to leave I'm A Celebrity: 'I didn't know I had cancer'
The soap star revealed her diagnosis in February, several months after the reality show was filmed.

Police name two boys killed after Kawerau riverbank collapse
They were 11-year-old Luti Maui Mafi and 10-year-old Paul Mason Lloyd.

Luminance & LexisNexis link legal AI tools for contracts
Luminance and LexisNexis have struck a tie-up to embed citation-backed legal research inside contract review, aiming to cut switch-hopping for in-house lawyers.

Meme warfare and 'slopaganda' are defining the Iran war
A new front that has opened up in the war - one fought not with weapons, but with AI tools and memes.

Want more native birds? An expert's backyard tips
Zookeepers are urging simple changes to help native birds, geckos and pollinators thrive.

Half Man: Richard Gadd series explores male rage
The Scottish actor and writer's first project after the acclaimed Baby Reindeer is a dark study of masculinity.

Cognizant named OpenAI Codex partner for enterprise AI
Cognizant named inaugural OpenAI Codex partner as it embeds the coding tool across engineering work for clients and internal software delivery.

CIS launches AI security guides for models & agents
CIS, Astrix and Cequence publish AI security guides for large language models, autonomous agents and MCP environments.

National’s chief whip speaks for first time after staying silent on bombshell report
Stuart Smith says he did not try to contact Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to highlight flagging support within the caucus.

Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans
Keepit survey finds organisations overconfident about AI disaster recovery, with just 32% testing plans monthly and many lacking clear governance.

Cast AI report finds 5% GPU use in Kubernetes clusters
Cast AI says businesses are burning cash on AI infrastructure, with just 5% GPU use across 23,000 Kubernetes clusters and rising H200 costs adding pressure.

ServiceNow completes USD $7.75 billion Armis acquisition
ServiceNow bolsters cyber security push with Armis buyout, adding real-time asset visibility and deepening its platform after Veza.

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Pinewood lifts revenue as US dealership testing starts
Pinewood boosts annual revenue and EBITDA as testing begins at Lithia's US dealerships, with cash rising and medium-term growth targets intact.

Companies spread AI across multiple models amid failures
Datadog says firms are spreading AI workloads across several models as production failures climb, with capacity limits emerging as a key bottleneck.

Director of new Maori Battalion movie didn't feel worthy of his hero's story
Tearepa Kahi, the writer and director of a new film about Sergeant Haane Manahi's heroics in Tunisia, almost didn't sign up to the project.

Black smoke pours into the sky from house fire in South Auckland
Fire and Emergency NZ received multiple calls reporting a structure fire at a residential property on Station Rd at 6.24pm.

Asia Pacific firms broaden AI PC & workstation use
Asia Pacific businesses are expanding AI hardware use as new research shows strong uptake of AI PCs and workstations for different workloads.