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Auckland's high-rise row heats up as councillors progress two scenarios
Councillors are progressing two scenarios - one which ringfences density within 10km of the city centre, the other which allows for high rises on core bus routes and in town centres.

Australian developer behind Queenstown gondola proposal faces fury at public meeting
But the Australian company behind the plan says it's trying to help the community.

Version of AI tool too powerful for public released to public
Claude Fable 5 is a version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos, an AI program which caused a stir among technology, finance, and government leaders

Greens promise fines for privacy breaches if elected
The Privacy Commissioner would be given the power to force people and companies to pay for serious breaches.

'Constitutionally abhorrent': Expert reveals advice to government on climate law change
A legal boffin who was consulted on the government's law change that would prevent companies from being sued over climate change explains his opposition.

Will Chris Wood be unleashed at the Football World Cup?
Analysis - Chris Wood is the All Whites' captain and biggest goal-scoring threat. But how many minutes can their star striker play at the World Cup?

Less than a third of small and medium businesses still operating 10 years later - Stats NZ
Tough economic conditions have taken a toll on the survival rate of small- and medium-sized businesses, though franchise operators appear to have fared better than the rest.

ChatGPT can be hijacked without you knowing. Lockdown Mode is the fix
OpenAI has launched a new security feature in ChatGPT called Lockdown Mode, designed to provide additional protection against so-called “prompt injection attacks.” A prompt injection attack is when someone crafts a deceptive prompt in an attempt to trick the LLM into following malicious instructions and/or revealing sensitive information. These deceptive prompts are...

Suburbs where house prices are falling - and rising - fastest
Buyers and sellers are facing mixed fortunes around the country, new data from property research firm Cotality shows.

Are businesses trying to hide price rises?
More companies are describing an increase as an "adjustment" or "change" - and not making it clear what the price is adjusting from.

Samsung Electronics invests $175 million in Element Biosciences' Series E funding round

Anthropic launches Mythos-class Claude Fable 5 model, available to the public

Finance and HR Software Stocks Q1 Recap: Benchmarking Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU)

SpaceX vs. Rocket Lab: How Do They Compare as Investments?

AI is boosting accuracy for clinicians, Philips North America CEO says

Tanning, weight loss, anti-ageing - what do we really know about peptides?
Often injected and unregulated, peptides promise to to do a range of things like enhance performance or change one's appearance, but experts question - at what cost?

'The new Sevens': Christchurch Super Round 2027 'no brainer' - Te Kaha operators
Fresh economic figures from the recent Super Round weekend show returning the event to the Garden City next year is "a no brainer", Te Kaha operators say.

Orthopaedic patients waiting nearly three weeks for surgery due to ACC approval delays
ACC says some recent periods of higher demand led to a decline in timeliness of decision-making, but that this is improving.

Booming rural economy on display at sold-out Fieldays
The annual agricultural showcase kicks off in Mystery Creek on Wednesday morning.

Labour set to announce first policy in six months, on cost-of-living
Leader Chris Hipkins confirmed the unveiling on Morning Report, after Kingi Kiriona - the party's new candidate for Hauraki-Waikato - hinted at 'tax relief' policies on Monday.

Farage says Reform has contacted X 'at highest level' over fake AI ads
The fake ads feature the governor of the Bank of England - the Bank has urged people to report them.

Quali & Cisco launch AI deployment automation platform
Enterprises could cut AI infrastructure deployment from weeks to hours as the new Cisco-only platform automates planning, governance and rollout.