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Bird hospital shuts doors to sick seabirds in wake of first flu case
The finding is too close for comfort for Wellington charity Flock Birdcare, which is no longer accepting sick or injured seabirds for treatment.

Why Would Nvidia Invest $2 Billion in a Company Helping Build an Alternative to NVLink?

JPMorgan CEO Dimon says Anthropic's Mythos AI risks are a 'real issue'

Bitdefender flags Windows bind links that blind EDR
Windows fleets could be left blind to malware once attackers gain admin rights, as Bitdefender says bind links can fool endpoint security tools.

Sir Sam Neill's cause of death revealed
The actor's death was sudden and he remained "cancer free", his family said on Monday.

Two men charged after alleged assault outside a Canterbury pub
The pair aged 40 and 45 years old have been charged with assault and will appear in Christchurch District Court in August.

AI reshapes customer data, loyalty and marketing decisions
Better customer data is becoming essential as AI agents start to shape product discovery, loyalty and campaign choices in real time.

Google Cloud boosts AlloyDB search for CJK text with Gemini
Developers can now improve Chinese, Japanese and Korean search in AlloyDB without external tokenisers, cutting preprocessing overhead for PostgreSQL users.

Farmers told: If bird flu infects your chickens, they will die, and don’t expect compensation
As avian influenza moves closer to New Zealand, the Government says its focus is on prevention rather than worst-case planning — but farmers warn a major outbreak could be devastating.

Oppo launches Reno16 series in New Zealand with AI
New camera software, AI tools and higher prices are aimed at buyers in New Zealand as smartphone replacement cycles lengthen.

Asia-Pacific executives hail AI's rapid business rise
AI is now embedded in reporting and operations across the region, but executives warn that governance, data sovereignty and shadow use lag behind.

CrowdStrike names AJ Shipley as Chief Product Officer
The hire bolsters CrowdStrike's push into AI security as rivals race to simplify sprawling cyber defence stacks for enterprise customers.

Ex-All Black suffers serious injury at new French club
Former All Blacks loose forward Dalton Papali’i tore his Achilles tendon soon after joining Top 14 club Castres in France. He will be sidelined for at least six months.

AI agents force enterprises to rethink infrastructure and governance
Enterprises face rising API traffic, tighter data controls and hidden costs as AI agents begin handling more workflows and queries.

Adyen appoints Gary Yang as Asia-Pacific President
The move signals Adyen's push to deepen local ties in Asia-Pacific as payment providers compete for merchants across the region.

VIVERE Group picks Rimini Street to support SAP ECC
The move will free VIVERE Group's IT staff to focus on digital transformation as the Indonesian firm avoids a costly SAP S/4HANA upgrade.

Asia Pacific leaders warn AI adoption brings fresh risks
Fresh warnings in Asia Pacific point to AI boosting productivity while widening cyber exposure, data risks and workforce disruption.

Tech leaders call for tighter AI governance & security
Rising AI costs and security gaps are pushing enterprises to tighten oversight as leaders demand clearer returns from deployments.

Police, emergency services called to incident outside courthouse
Photos shared with Stuff showed both police and an ambulance on the scene.

A/NZ tech leaders warn AI governance lags adoption
Boards are rushing into AI deployments, but leaders say weak data governance and security gaps are now threatening trust and returns.

IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Security and staffing gaps are slowing enterprise rollouts, with networking now emerging as a key bottleneck for agentic AI projects.

Councils urged to track digital spend gains after go-live
Without post-launch tracking, councils risk missing savings, faster processing and stronger service delivery from digital upgrades.