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Hitachi iQ upgrade targets on-prem agentic AI at scale
Hitachi Vantara upgrades its iQ stack with new AI agents, NVIDIA GPU options and data integration to run agentic AI on-prem at scale.

Workiva appoints Kristen Pimpini to lead APJ growth
Workiva names Kristen “KP” Pimpini to spearhead APJ sales and operations, backing its AI-powered reporting push across key regional markets.

New rating system for schools unveiled as ERO reports overhauled
The Education Review Office is introducing a colour-coded, four-point scale.

At the Oscars after-party, the fashion was sexy, strange and sensual
After the hard work is done, celebrities can loosen the proverbial tie and slip into something more, let's say, comfortable.

Mince records biggest annual increase since data began
Meat, poultry and fish have increased, up 7.5 percent annually.

Tina Fey, Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan named Saturday Night Live UK hosts
The six-episode series, based on the long-running US variety show, will launch on 21 March.

'This is our whenua': Pasifika Festival brings together culture and colour
Auckland's Pasifika Festival returned to Western Springs Lakeside Park over the weekend, drawing more than 25,000 people to celebrate the diverse cultures of the Pacific.

Liberman: Israel mismanaging war, missing chance to end Hezbollah, Iran regime

Wattie's NZ's proposed cuts 'a really big blow' to seed, arable growers
The seed industry was taking stock of what last week's announcement by Wattie's would mean for growers.

Watch: Mysterious object lights up the skies over NZ
Did you see it?

Tauranga School went in lockdown after reports of an armed person
The person alleged to have a weapon was located, where Police found a knife in their possession.

Synechron unifies three Australian consultancies under one
Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.

Dentsu ANZ appoints Danica Bellchambers to lead AI
Dentsu ANZ names Danica Bellchambers Chief Data & Technology Officer to unify data, tech and AI across media, creative and CX teams.

Custom AI to drive half of cyber incidents by 2028
Custom AI apps will drive half of enterprise cyber incident response by 2028, as rushed rollouts outpace security testing and controls.

Contentful expands ANZ operations with new local arm
Contentful opens an Australian arm and expands ANZ hiring, backing rising enterprise demand for composable digital experience tools.

Have women quit cutting their hair short when they get older?
Both at the Oscars and locally, it looks like hair length is no longer dictated by outdated conventions.

Overhaul of ERO school reports announced
The Education Minister will be taking questions following the announcement of an overhaul of ERO reporting on schools.

Watch: PM Christopher Luxon to speak from Samoa
Luxon is touring Samoa and Tonga this week.

Chile's new president Kast expands border fortifications

EU imposes new sanctions on Iran - 16 people, 3 entities included

Dead: Volvo EX30 Discontinued in USA

One Of Canada's Best-Kept Secrets Is A Wine Valley With Year-Round Recreation And Pacific Northwest Charm

Fuel retailers say there is ‘plenty of fuel around’ as demand surges
Gull says they are able to restock stations despite social media posts saying some are closed.

Anthropic commits USD $100m to Claude partner push
Anthropic launches Claude Partner Network with an initial USD $100m to train, certify and co-market with enterprises building on Claude.

Teens sue Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them
Musk's AI chatbot has created millions of fake sexualised images, experts say.

SailPoint, AWS forge identity governance pact for AI
SailPoint and AWS strike multi-year deal to build unified identity governance for human and AI agents as cloud workloads grow.