EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026 EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow. 
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'Big mistake': Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified information on aliens "He's not supposed to be doing that," Trump told reporters. 
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Infobip named top RCS for Business vendor by Juniper Infobip tops Juniper RCS for Business 2026 leaderboard, hailed as leading Established Leader on reach, innovation and operator ties. 
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WaveMaker unveils agentic AI platform for app teams WaveMaker launches an agentic AI app platform letting teams turn Figma designs and prompts into governed, production-ready code at scale. 
© 2026 ITBrief Fri 1:55pm
Weekend weather: Mostly dry skies after turbulent week After a wet start to the week, most of the county is set for temps in the low to mid-20s this weekend. 
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Komprise unveils KAPPA to prep unstructured data for AI Komprise launches KAPPA, a serverless engine to enrich and orchestrate unstructured data at scale, priming file estates for AI use. 
© 2026 ITBrief Fri 1:45pm
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT SUSE acquires Industrial IoT platform Losant, vowing to open source the tech as it expands from edge infrastructure into automation software. 
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How UK dual nationals can get home without new passports The British government has changed the rules for dual citizens again. 
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Construction begin on 'rapid-build' ward for Nelson Hospital The temporary wards have a life span of 50 years and can be transported for use at other hospitals in the future. 
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Private vehicles were banned from this highly lucrative section of road. Now they’re coming back Cars were banned from the section of Queen Street between Wellesley and Wakefield Streets in July 2022, with the road designated an Authorised Vehicles Only zone. 
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Zoho marks 30th year with 1m customers, 150m users Zoho marks 30 years in business as it surpasses 1m paying customers and 150m users worldwide, with revenue up 20% in 2025. 
© 2026 ITBrief Fri 2:15pm
Teams 'ready to attack' in OFC Pro League third round All eight teams will be in action for the third round of the OFC Pro League which begins on Saturday. 
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Liquibase boosts Snowflake control plane governance Liquibase Secure 5.1 adds modelled change control for Snowflake’s control plane, tightening governance across access, data sharing and execution. 
© 2026 ITBrief Fri 1:55pm
Cayosoft posts 76% ARR surge on identity recovery boom Cayosoft posts 76% ARR jump for 2025 as identity recovery demand soars and it wins major public sector and enterprise customers. 
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Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure Middle managers’ performance collapses by up to 70% under reputational risk and fuzzy authority, Interactive EQ’s 2026 index finds. 
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Ubigi, Tripsora tie eSIM data to AI travel planning Ubigi teams with Tripsora to fold travel eSIM data into AI trip planning, promising savings of up to 75% and fewer roaming bill shocks. 
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Survey finds AI core to Wall Street research workflows Wall Street analysts lean on AI for core research and big time savings, but trust, security and integration fears still slow wider rollout. 
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Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms SaaS vendors are baking real-time data quality checks into core products to cut waste, curb fraud, and turn cleaner data into trust. 
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'Sort it out': Minister's frustration with flooded cycleway Commuting cyclists are choosing to avoid the tunnel and go through a pedestrian tunnel on bikes. 
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Firefighters tackle blaze at Auckland's Northcote College Smoke can be seen from the Harbour Bridge amid the fire at Northcote College's sports pavilion. 
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WorkSafe launches investigation into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide It is the third investigation into the landslide. 
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Is New Zealand living up to the 'Pacific family' rhetoric on climate-related migration? An in-depth look at whether New Zelaand is doing enough to live up to the "Pacific family" rhetoric in the face of the climate crisis and its threats that continue to reshape the region. 
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