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Mark Zuckerberg's longest-serving employee on AI, jobs - and her boss
Naomi Gleit has weathered many controversies at Meta, but remains in what she tells the BBC is her "dream job".

Report reveals what went wrong before baby Bellamere Arwyn Duncan's fatal overdose
Three staff were involved in the error that led to Bellamere Arwyn Duncan's death, a review has found.

Green light for plan to take extra water from Lake Pukaki for 3 years
There is concern lowering the lake could create risk in a dry year.

TrustLogix launches TrustAI for Snowflake Cortex AI
As AI agents multiply in Snowflake environments, security teams need tighter controls to stop machine-speed access from outpacing policy.

Ainslie told ‘Ratcliffe will burn your house down’ in blazing America’s Cup row
Ineos chief accused of threatening to destroy Olympian’s America’s Cup team in High Court battle.

Propel sees MCP & AI governance as 2026 manufacturing trends
Growing pressure to prove AI decisions is pushing manufacturers towards tighter governance, connected data and MCP-based integration by 2026.

Lapid promises marriage equality within first 100 days of new gov. at Jerusalem Pride Parade

Influential Iraqi militia hands over weapons to army

Israeli army says four Hamas members killed in Gaza Strip

Putin rejects 'nonsense' warnings Russia could attack NATO

AARON report says AI ads now reward craft over novelty
AI advertising is shifting as brands prioritise craft, workflow design and oversight over novelty, the report says.

AI needs a 'brake pedal', warns Anthropic co-founder
Jack Clark tells BBC's Newsnight AI could get to the point where it develops without human input.

Smoke, mirrors and a leather jacket
Perhaps Mrs Huang's boy hasn't been 100 percent honest with us this year.

Cortell Australia & CorPlan win IBM Asia Pacific award
Clients across Australia and New Zealand stand to gain from a boost in planning tools after Cortell and CorPlan were named IBM partners of the year.

Cafe owner shaken by threats after social media post goes viral
Hind Quarters Café owner said she was shaken by the reaction after posting on Facebook this week about a child who allegedly carved markings into a $4500 couch at her Waverley business.

The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty
Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.

Abnormal moles seen developing in patients chasing perfect suntan by using peptide melanotan-II
Skin specialists are sounding the alarm over potential cancer risks associated with unregulated peptides at the heart of a social media-driven beauty craze.

'Their new nuclear option': Why Iran won't be giving up the Strait
Analysis - The country has a new source of leverage over the global economy, and it's not about to give it up.

Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults
By targeting large numbers of users, attackers increased their chances of success.

Liverpool hire Spaniard to take over as manager after sacking Arne Slot
Liverpool hired Andoni Iraola as manager, turning to the former Bournemouth coach.

Steven Spielberg believes we will discover aliens in our lifetime
Spielberg's new film imagines what might happen if the existence of non-human intelligence was revealed to the world.

Healthtex raises NZD $2 million for US health push
Almost 40% of the minimum target has been pledged in days as the online medicines group seeks funds to expand in the United States.

Betterworks acquires Rypple to boost AI manager tools
The deal gives line managers AI help with meetings, feedback and team issues, while Betterworks tests a phased integration with its software.

Watch: The attempted NBA Finals selfie with Wemby that resulted in a lifetime ban
The NBA banned two people for life from its arenas, after one of them was arrested shortly after running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Final legal challenge fails for masterminds of NZ history-making drug ring
Baltej Singh can now be revealed as the man who imported more than 700kg of meth.