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Wuthering Heights uni module given content warning for students
A Cardiff University module featuring Wuthering Heights carries 'distressing content' warning

Nelson region to take a tourism hit, as Air New Zealand cancel flights over fuel prices, mayor says
Air New Zealand is cancelling 1100 flights throughout the country over the next two months.

Constructor posts surge on AI retail search momentum
Constructor rides AI retail search boom with 82% customer growth, 116% EMEA revenue jump and 322bn annual product discovery interactions.

Thenvoi unveils shared mesh to connect coding agents
Thenvoi launches Agentic Mesh, a shared layer that lets disparate AI coding agents collaborate in real time across tools and teams.

Alexa’s adults-only ‘Sassy’ personality just roasted my smart home setup
As soon as I activated Alexa’s new and age-gated “sassy” mode, I knew the first thing I wanted to say to her: “Hey loser, let’s go shopping.” Alexa was game. “All right, let’s burn some money,” she replied to my Mean Girls (mis)quote. “The algorithm thinks you need reusable grocery...

ConnectWise unit maps IT pay trends, automation push
Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.

Thenvoi unveils platform to orchestrate AI coding agents
Thenvoi debuts a platform to orchestrate distributed AI coding agents, promising shared context, easier collaboration and policy control.

Ryan ruled out as Ireland make four changes
Ireland lock James Ryan is ruled out as head coach Andy Farrell makes four changes for Saturday's Six Nations Triple Crown decider against Scotland in Dublin.

Edera unveils vendor-agnostic control plane for GPUs
Edera debuts a vendor-neutral GPU control plane to boost secure multi-tenancy, speed start-up times and unify mixed-accelerator fleets.

OpenAI buys Promptfoo to bolster Frontier AI security
OpenAI agrees to buy Promptfoo, aiming to embed automated security testing and red-teaming tools directly into its Frontier AI coworker platform.

Crash involving school pupil ignites Ashburton bridge safety concerns
School principal suggests the council could consider installing traffic lights, or at least flashing lights.

Iran-linked wiper cyber attack cripples Stryker plants
Iran-linked wiper cyber attack cripples Stryker plants, disrupting implant production and locking thousands of staff out of global networks.

HackerOne warns of widening AI security & testing gap
HackerOne warns AI rollouts are outpacing security, with 89% of organisations lacking full testing and incidents driving up costs.

AI drives rapid database change, outpacing governance
AI now touches production databases in most firms, but Liquibase warns governance controls lag far behind the velocity of change.

BrightEdge unveils AI tools to track search visibility
BrightEdge launches AI tools to show brands how they appear in generative search answers and how AI agents crawl and interpret their sites.

'I panicked': Paul Eagle apologises as 'excessive' spending exposed
The former Chatham council CEO edited quotes and contracts in a $250,000 project to upgrade his own accommodation, in what an inquiry says was "exceptionally poor judgement".

Child who wouldn’t eat fruit or vegetables diagnosed with scurvy
Doctors detailed the case in the latest edition of the New Zealand Medical Journal, saying the child had become so weak he struggled to stand or walk.

Muggy temps, thunderstorms possible across Aotearoa as weather systems mingle
Despite the heavy rain watches ending in the North Island, MetService said everywhere would see at least a splash of rain as the weather fronts make way.