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Alteryx deepens Google Cloud BigQuery analytics tie-up
Alteryx and Google Cloud deepen BigQuery integration to run no-code analytics in place, promising tighter data governance and AI-ready workflows.

Watch: Phoenix have stoppage-time penalty saved after coughing up two-goal lead in 500th game
Wellington Phoenix’s 500th A-League Men game ended the same as their first – with a 2-2 draw against a visiting team from Melbourne.

Alteryx deepens BigQuery tie-up with Google-first suite
Alteryx deepens its Google Cloud partnership, bringing Alteryx One workflows directly into BigQuery and planning a Google-first marketplace edition.

OpenSilver 3.3 brings native Blazor into XAML apps
OpenSilver 3.3 lets developers embed native Blazor components directly into XAML apps, unifying web and desktop UI workflows.

The classic Microsoft Office suite is now just $20 with no ongoing fees
TL;DR: Pay just $19.97 once (MSRP $229), install on one Windows PC, and keep Microsoft Office 2019’s core apps—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more—for life. Subscriptions are everywhere, but Microsoft Office 2019 Professional Plus keeps things refreshingly simple. One low $19.97 payment gets you lifetime access to the essential Office apps millions of people rely...

Blackstone Is Said to Consider Selling Interplex’s $1 Billion ICT Unit

ITSEC Asia chief wins APAC CEO award for AI cyber push
ITSEC Asia boss Patrick Dannacher wins APAC CEO of the Year for steering an AI-led cyber platform shift and regional security expansion.

Monster slip blocking access to Northland towns is still moving
A monster slip blocking the main access route to a series of towns on Northland's east coast is still moving, complicating efforts to reopen the road.

Concerns for 172-year-old historic ship ‘open to the elements’ in deteriorating museum dry-dock set up
A recent inspection of the museum found numerous issues including corroding walls, cracked beams and deterioration of the 172-year-old ship itself.

Okta warns of AI security gaps across Asia Pacific
Okta warns APAC firms that rapid AI adoption is outpacing governance and identity controls, leaving “shadow AI” and non-human access unchecked.

TheyDo unveils Analyst Agent for customer journey AI
TheyDo launches Analyst Agent, an AI tool in its journey platform that answers plain-language questions by analysing customer journey data.

Sumsub unveils AI tool tying agents to human users
Sumsub launches AI Agent Verification to link automated activity to verified humans, tackling rising AI-driven fraud without blocking bots.

Microsoft Visio drops to $9.97 — making complex diagrams gets way easier
TL;DR: Microsoft Visio 2021 is available for a one-time $9.97 through Feb. 8, a steep drop from its usual $249.99 price. Anyone who has tried to build a real flowchart in PowerPoint or wrangle a diagram in a general design app knows how quickly things fall apart. Microsoft Visio exists specifically to solve that problem,...

Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer
Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.

Teenager breaks NBA record with 49-point game
“You saw history,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said after the game.

MP of city facing multiple NZ Post closures decries lack of consultation
The Nelson-Tasman region is set to lose five of its NZ Post retail spaces as part of 142 nationwide closures announced by the state-owned enterprise earlier this week.

The real treasure of New Zealand's 2500 sunken ships
The real treasure hidden in the wrecks of some 2500 ships buried along New Zealand's coasts isn't jewels or gold bars.

Possible water main break floods veteran's home: 'I'm an ex-paratrooper, so I'm pretty resilient'

UNRWA staff cuts deepen in Gaza as Israel restricts critical aid access

Injuries sour Crusaders’ pre-season rout of Highlanders
The red and blacks were far too slick for the southerners, but it may have come at a cost.