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Bitget boosts Bitcoin reserves & unveils AI trading push
Bitget's Bitcoin reserves jump 86% and net inflows hit USD $205.95 million as it launches AI trading tools and tokenised TradFi push.

Primary teachers' union angry over government offering individual pay rises
Schools could offer staff on individual agreements a 2.5 percent pay rise from 20 March.

Xero adds AI analytics & cash flow forecasting in ANZ
Xero launches AI-driven analytics and cash flow forecasting in ANZ, aiming to help small firms anticipate shocks and plan with richer data.

Airlines are already slashing flight routes to the Middle East well into the future

Forgotten Black Caps fast bowler on the brink of long awaited return
The Black Caps are set to get one of their biggest strike bowlers back.

‘Happy that’s over’: Beauden Barrett on All Blacks turbulence and Dave Rennie’s message
The veteran All Blacks No 10 heard the memo about “no loyalties” from Dave Rennie and wants the game to move on after Scott Robertson’s sacking.

Melissa podcast probes data quality, risk & identity
Data specialist Melissa debuts a podcast probing how flawed customer and identity data fuels risk, fraud and compliance headaches.

Medicinal cannabis company Helius Therapeutics shuts down
The cannabis company says the current regulatory environment has made it "very challenging for manufacturers to operate sustainably at scale".

'Someone, somewhere must know something': New plea four years after doctor's disappearance
David Holland was last seen at his Papamoa home on March 11, 2022.

The House: Pandemic debate develops a temperature
Six years since Covid's first outbreak, more heat than healing featured when MPs discussed an inquiry report aimed at learning lessons from the pandemic response.

Researches teach computer made from human brain cells to play 'Doom'
Cortical Labs says the "biological computer" was learning and this was a step closer to real-world uses.

Wattie's NZ proposes closure of three manufacturing facilities, impacting 350 jobs
Heinz Wattie's said it was proposing closing facilities in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Cathedral square upgrade: Concept design to open for consultation
Efforts to upgrade both the cathedral building and surrounding square have floundered for more than a decade.

NZ First calls for inquiry into Covid-19 vaccine injuries, attacks Labour’s pandemic response
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and Minister of Health Simeon Brown have used Parliament’s Question Time to attack the Labour party’s Covid-19 response.

Police seize car, arrest driver after burnouts at Porirua cemetery
Police in Porirua have seized a car and arrested its driver after doing burnouts at the local Whenua Tapu cemetery.

Home intruder hit in head with a golf club following serious assault in Mahia, Hawke's Bay
Police were searching for a man who entered a home and seriously assaulted a person in Mahia.

Live animal exporters disappointed by backtrack on government commitment
Exporters of live animals by sea are feeling "not flash" about the government's announcement it will not resume the trade this term.

Researchers teach computer made from human brain cells to play 'Doom'
Cortical Labs says the "biological computer" was learning and this was a step closer to real-world uses.

Satellite firm extends Middle East image delay to prevent use by US adversaries

ChatGPT, other AI chatbots approved for official use in US Senate, NYT reports

Anthropic Tells Judge Billions at Stake If US Shuns AI Tool

Australian man sails around the world in homemade boat
After more than a year of sailing and thousands of nautical miles covered, Dan Turner completes a race around the globe in the boat he built in his driveway.

NZ First calls for Covid-19 inquiry focused on vaccine injuries
That comes after the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry released its findings on Tuesday.