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Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for these new customers.

Super Rugby: Tupou and Basiyalo named to debut for Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua
Both teams have debutants in their match-day 23 for their Super Rugby Pacific round nine matches against the Chiefs and Western Force.

Dynatrace to buy Bindplane in telemetry pipeline push
Dynatrace agrees to buy Bindplane to expand telemetry pipelines, aiming to cut ingest costs and give customers greater control over observability data.

Canva embarks on buying spree as AI wave batters rivals
With rivals cratering and Google encroaching, Canva is betting a string of AI acquisitions can cement its place before the IPO window opens.

Ring Brings 4K Video to Battery-Powered Doorbells
Ring is introducing its first and most advanced battery-powered 4K Video doorbell to date, one 4K wired video doorbell and three 2K video doorbells, expanding high-resolution video across its portfolio.

CloudBolt finds trust gap in Kubernetes automation
CloudBolt survey finds only 17% of Kubernetes practitioners let autonomous right-sizing run in production, as most demand human review for live changes.

Hidden epidemic: The sextortion scam driving young New Zealanders to crisis and suicide
A teen was targeted by an overseas "sextortion" scam with a person claiming to be Laura Wilson of Timaru.

Reserve Bank adamant inflation spike will be brought under control
The Reserve Bank governor says the key issue will be how long the conflict in the Middle East lasts.

Defence Force look to buy Antarctica equipped drones
The Defence Force has put out a tender asking companies for information about drone options and what is the lowest temperature they can go.

Wellington home buyer ‘held hostage’ by 18-day LIM report delay
The Wellingtonian told Stuff she was still waiting on the report for a home she had made a conditional offer on.

Video shows car going up in flames outside Auckland McDonald’s
The incident occurred outside a McDonald’s in Otara on Thursday morning.

Turnitin sees shift from AI detection to classroom use
Turnitin report finds educators are pushing for assignment-specific AI rules as schools shift from detection to classroom integration and disclosure.

Cloudera updates hybrid platform to support AI growth
Cloudera extends hybrid platform support to 2032 as enterprises seek to scale AI workloads without moving sensitive data.

Nutanix expands Kubernetes & AI push for neoclouds
Nutanix unveils bare-metal Kubernetes support and widens Agentic AI plans to help neocloud providers offer managed GPU services.

Synology Announces a New Privacy-First Home Monitoring Experience for BeeStation Plus
Powered by the new BeeCamera mobile app, the experience delivers smart monitoring without cloud dependency or recurring fees.

BAFTA racial slur was breach of BBC editorial standards: internal probe
According to the investigation report, there was a "lack of clarity" among staff handling the broadcast about whether the slur was audible on the recording.

Consumer reveals its 'most unreliable' vehicles
The survey of 5791 car owners asked people what faults they had experienced with their cars and how satisfied they were with the vehicles.

Former Highlander accused of rape loses name suppression
A former Highlander has lost name suppression as he prepares for a trial on six sexual violation charges.

Major storm to hit this weekend - here’s what you can do to prepare
From power outages, to how to tie down your trampoline, here’s how you can be prepared for the weekend weather.