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Auckland capsize to mystery exit: What we know as America quits America’s Cup
ANALYSIS: When so much sport gravitates towards the United States, something is amiss if the Americans don’t want to join sailing’s greatest party.

'Battle lines drawn', group behind Kelston Boys' charter school bid says
A trust behind a plan to change a public school to a charter school against its will says it is facing abuse.

Huckleberry raises NZD $2.1 million to transform workplace feedback
Huckleberry has raised NZD $2.1 million to expand its AI-driven voice-based platform, transforming workplace feedback into regular, actionable growth insights.

NPM flooded with malicious packages downloaded more than 86,000 times
Packages downloaded from NPM can fetch dependancies from untrusted sites.

Exclusive: Bosch on blending AI with human creativity
Bosch blends AI with human creativity under Sebastian Schwartze, transforming marketing, design, and innovation across the company while stressing care and ethics.

'Slip up' costs council with $1.49m fix needed for leaking landfill site
Stopping leachate from an old dump site entering a Tauranga stream will cost the council nearly $1.5m to fix.

China signals it will pull plug on subsidies for EVs with five-year plan exclusion

Guidewire launches PricingCenter to speed up insurance pricing
Guidewire has launched PricingCenter, a new app to help P&C insurers speed up pricing changes with greater accuracy and real-time market responsiveness.

Milestone updates XProtect & Arcules to boost cloud security
Milestone updates XProtect and Arcules platforms with remote management, enhanced access control, and smarter cloud video search to boost security operations.

Rapid7 adds AI risk summaries to Command Platform for faster response
Rapid7 has added AI-generated risk summaries to its Command Platform, helping security teams speed up prioritisation and remediation of vulnerabilities.

Football Ferns face United States hoping for rare positive result
Follow live coverage of the international friendly between the Football Ferns and the United States at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Final farewell for respected doctor killed in freak accident
Dr Richard Tyler has been remembered as a man who would be there if needed, no matter the time or place - as evidenced by an act of bravery where he stepped into a violent hostage situation to deliver life-saving treatment to an injured woman.

Interstellar visitor passes behind the Sun - will we see it again?
Showing all the signs of being a comet, the object is now on its way out of our solar system.

AI guardrails: Building trust in fintech’s next frontier
Fintech firms rush to adopt AI, with 65% using it despite cybersecurity lapses, highlighting the urgent need for robust guardrails to build trust and ensure safety.

Watch: New Zealand band The Beths perform on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live
The band are promoting the album they released in August, 'Straight Line Was a Lie'.

British man arrested in Ukraine accused of spying for Russia

In the tunnels of Gaza, hostage Eli Sharabi found a way to be a blessing

QSIC expands APAC retail media team with Jaclyn Shaw appointment
QSIC appoints Jaclyn Shaw as Retail Media Partnerships Lead for APAC amid rising demand for in-store retail media and business expansion in the region.

Two more measles cases confirmed. bringing total to 13
There are 2142 close contacts that have been identified so far.

Commvault launches AI-driven resilience for enterprise data
Commvault unveils AI-driven features allowing enterprises to manage data protection and resilience using natural language via ChatGPT and Claude.

Straker signs NZD $28 million IBM deal to expand AI translation
Straker secures a NZD $28 million deal with IBM to expand AI translation services and co-develop specialised language models over three years.