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L&G Asset Management launches tokenised liquidity funds
L&G Asset Management puts £50 billion liquidity fund range on Calastone's tokenised network for blockchain-based access on Ethereum and other EVM chains.

Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Payhawk flags AI governance gap in finance leaders
Payhawk survey finds 45% of self-described AI leaders in finance lack minimum use rules, exposing a wider gap between ambition and control.

Veolia launches global data centre resource service
Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.

Admin of ‘Bad Tenants’ Facebook group hit with legal bill for ignoring privacy request
A former tenant who feared he had been blacklisted by landlords was blocked from a Facebook group and ignored for years after asking to see the personal information held about him.

8x8 launches AI Studio for customer experience agents
8x8 unveils AI Studio to let customer experience teams build agents with natural language, aiming to cut integration delays and costs.

Conflow wins Frost & Sullivan award for AI streetlights
Conflow Power Group lands Frost & Sullivan's top global honour as its solar iLamp streetlights turn urban infrastructure into an AI revenue stream.

Football Ferns v Papua New Guinea live updates: Fifa World Cup spot up for grabs
Live updates of the Fifa World Cup qualifier between the Football Ferns and Papua New Guin

Opposition open to black market tobacco taskforce, cautious of fear-mongering
The opposition is voicing its cautious support for a crack down on black market tobacco, but warns the tobacco industry itself could be stoking fears.

Live: Football Ferns v Papua New Guinea - Fifa Women's World Cup 2027 Oceania Qualifiers final
Follow all the women's World Cup qualifying action from North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.

iManage appoints Ryan Begin & David Zember to partner roles
iManage strengthens its global partner push with two senior hires as the software group looks to widen ecosystem links and sharpen channel execution.

A $200 MacBook Air might be the easiest backup plan you can make
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‘She’s paid her debt’: Employer vouches for convicted $400k fraudster, ends repayments early
The former employer of a convicted fraudster who siphoned more than $400,000 from the company has written off the last of her debt and even offered to provide her with a reference for future jobs.

Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds
Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.

Loftware launches Connect for global supply chains
Loftware unveils Connect platform to link trading partners and standardise product identification across global supply chains.

Kanye West postpones France gig after UK ban
It comes a week after the UK announced it would block the rapper from entering the country, where he was due to headline a music festival in summer.

Two Waikato Bunnings stores switch on facial recognition technology
The Hamilton South and Te Rapa stores are the first to trial the technology with the system set to roll out in Bunnings stores nationwide.