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Small business: Sales show slight rise but jobs down
It's the first rise in more than two years and shows the major South Island cities outperforming the North Island's.

Football Australia accused of treating fans as ‘cash cows’ over World Cup tickets
Entry into Football Australia’s World Cup ticket ballot was once free. Now it comes with a $99 price tag – and zero guarantees of actually getting a seat.

In the face of a rapidly aging population, aged care sector prepares for a tsunami of need
The aged care sector has had enough of reports describing all its many problems - and hopes a new Ministerial Advisory Group will provide some solutions.

Bending Spoons to Acquire AOL
To finance the acquisition of AOL as well as future M&A, Bending Spoons also announced the successful completion of a $2.8 billion debt financing package.

NZ small business sales show slow growth as jobs decline
NZ small businesses saw 1.9% sales growth year-on-year, but jobs fell 1.2%, with sectors like construction and hospitality facing ongoing challenges.

Major web outages as Microsoft cloud service goes down
Global internet outages are being reported after Microsoft web services crash.

Nvidia Is Accelerating Its Investing Spree in AI Startups

OpenAI Restructure Paves Way for IPO and AI Spending Spree

Oestrogen patch users fume over 'lightweight' 'condescending' response to complaints
Women aren't being taken seriously and want independent testing of the patches that have coincided with the return of their symptoms, an advocate says.

Death, taxes and advertising?
Ads are everywhere but there are ways to dodge them and now might be a good time to start trying.

France to charge Louvre heist suspects with theft and conspiracy

Lithuania closes border with Belarus for one month due to balloons

German foreign minister under pressure over return of Syrian migrants

Morocco charges more than 2,400 people over Gen Z protests

Your PC might not run Windows 11’s 26H1 update
A new rumor suggests that Microsoft will offer a new Windows 11 26H1 feature release early next year — but chances are you won’t be able to get it. According a to a rumor by noted tipster PhantomofEarth, Microsoft will treat the Windows 11 2026 releases in much the same way...

Retro cabs bringing nostalgia to Auckland with free mystery rides
'Straight to the Heart' is a campaign launched by Heart of the City which will see nostalgic taxis around Newmarket, Ponsonby and Takapuna offering spontaneous rides with no apps and or bookings to re-envision how people interact with Auckland city cen...

The AFL announced seven rules changes. One of them is absurd
Under the new stand rule, as it is now written, a player – any player – within five metres of a player who is paid a mark or a free kick must stand.

Informatica unveils agentic AI updates to boost data trust & security
Informatica updates its Intelligent Data Management Cloud with new agentic AI features, enhancing data trust, security and automation for enterprises.

Luxon fires back at Hipkins for 'attack' on his finances
The Prime Minister says criticism of him is aimed at diverting attention from Labour's "fourth failure" on policy announcements recently.

Live: Major Microsoft outage disrupts websites around world, Air NZ boardings
Air New Zealand's systems, the police and Parliament are among hundreds hit in a global Microsoft outage.

'Getting its groove back': Wall Street expects strong Q4 earnings for Apple as iPhone demand overrides China worries

AI Frenzy Is Spreading Over to Caterpillar and Oil Frackers

Exclusive: Adobe’s Firefly is to reshape creative pipelines
Adobe’s Firefly aims to transform content creation by automating workflows, helping brands personalise and scale visual content rapidly across channels.

Major Microsoft outage disrupts websites around world, Air NZ boardings
Air New Zealand's systems are among hundreds hit in a global Microsoft outage.

Spain holds memorial ceremony for flood victims a year after disaster killed over 230 people