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Trintech launches AI agents for finance close & variance
The new tools aim to cut manual close work and speed up budget reviews, while keeping finance teams in control of AI-driven outputs.

Young people say employment programme kept them from 'bumming out'
Youth unemployment is soaring and at nearly 15 percent - roughly three times that of the wider working population.

Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump
Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.

MPs don rugby boots and netball bibs for charity
The parliamentary rugby and netball teams will take on invitational sides in Russell on Saturday, to help raise funds for Rugby For Life.

Pedestrian critically hurt in Auckland crash
Motorists are asked to avoid Mangere Rd.

Search giants must protect children from harmful content or cop $50m fine
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner will now issue fines if Google and other search engines don’t do enough to identify child users and filter out nudity, violence.

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Auckland's Otahuhu
The person is critically injured.

Australians embrace AI shopping tools, not checkout
Most shoppers are happy for AI to compare products, but only 4% want it involved in payment, a new survey shows.

Hack The Box adds defensive tools for cyber readiness
Security leaders can now map team gaps more precisely as the platform adds crisis simulation, AI coaching and SOC training tools.

CompTIA updates CySA+ exam to boost AI & SOC skills
Employers seeking analysts who can handle AI-driven threats and SOC duties will see CompTIA's revised CySA+ exam add practical scenario-based testing.

Trout poachers breaking rules at popular Ngongotaha fishing spot
Spawning season has made the fish easy prey, as they move to shallow water, but they're not tasty to eat.

Soldier Jared Deal demoted for insulting, threatening officer at Waiouru Military Camp
Jared Deal threatened to kill an army captain during an argument over a disputed kiss earlier in the year.

appCURE launches AI tool for Windows app packaging
Firms moving legacy software to cloud desktops could cut packaging times from days to minutes as Automagical converts Windows apps into MSIX.

CoreView launches SharePoint tool to curb AI data risks
IT teams are under pressure to expose hidden SharePoint permissions before AI assistants in Microsoft 365 surface confidential files.

Aussie start-up’s value soars to $16b as scrutiny intensifies
The value of the fintech that moves more than $1 billion a day is soaring. Regulators on two continents are asking hard questions about it.

Expel adds agentic AI to Ruxie security operations
Security teams may cut alert backlogs and speed containment as Expel rolls out agentic AI across its Ruxie managed detection service.

Yahoo DSP launches open AI agent network for advertisers
Advertisers can now plug specialist AI tools into campaign work as Yahoo bets on open integrations over closed adtech systems.

Neocloud providers set to grab AI cloud market share
Gartner says specialist providers are gaining ground as enterprises seek cheaper, sovereign access to scarce GPU capacity for AI projects.

Talkdesk launches AI agent builder for customer teams
It could cut customer service AI deployment from weeks to hours, while keeping human approval and oversight before agents go live.