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World Password Day faces calls to move beyond passwords
Cybersecurity leaders urge organisations to move beyond passwords as AI agents, phishing and credential theft expose the limits of static access controls.

Baby’s severe eczema forces family to split across countries
What began as small patches quickly escalated into a relentless condition that led to repeated hospital visits.

Council says property is flood-prone. Owner and expert say it’s not
Owner Rob Sherrell has spent around $60,000 on testing the property for flood risk.

Death of man tackled through glass door ruled to be self-defence
Northland man Trevor Ruatoto, 28, was found to have died from injuries sustained in a tackle through a glass ranch slider.

Property developer admits his ‘insolvent’ company can’t repay house deposits
Samuel Macfarlane of MGM Homes says he’s not in a position to fully repay deposits which some of his former customers are demanding.

French scholars seek to resurrect Moliere with AI play

Satellite imagery reveals how Sudan’s war scorched its ‘breadbasket’

Sharon Sharabi, brother of ex-hostage Eli Sharabi, joins Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu

Man admits to calling for assassination of Germany's Merkel, Scholz

3 Men Charged After Allegedly Trying to Smuggle 30 Lbs. of Heroin in Their Carry-On Bags

130 Nigerians seek repatriation after latest anti-immigration protests in South Africa

DTCC & SSImple to automate SSI submissions for T+1
DTCC and SSImple team up to automate custodians' SSI submissions into ALERT as Europe's T+1 settlement deadline drives cleaner data flow.

Identity stays top attack surface as threats broaden
Identity remains the top attack surface as Expel records rising endpoint and cloud incidents, with Microsoft Teams phishing and AI lures gaining ground.

Hands on: Windows’ DLSS rival isn’t ready to save handheld gaming
Last week Microsoft announced the arrival of Auto SR, its Windows-branded alternative to upscaling tech like DLSS, with great fanfare. After being semi-exclusive to Snapdragon laptops, it came to the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and… nothing else. Not even the non-X variant, since it needs an NPU to run....

Interos launches iQ platform for supply chain risk
Interos unveils iQ, a second-generation platform giving large companies and government agencies deeper visibility into supplier risk and tariff exposure.

apexanalytix launches Qubiton for AI-powered supplier checks
apexanalytix brings supplier risk checks to AI tools with Qubiton, opening access to 280 million company records via APIs, chatbots and MCP.

Risk v reward: Tell us if you’re changing your insurance coverage to save money
As the cost of living and fuel costs eat into budgets, tell us if you’re downgrading or cancelling your insurance policies.

Ko au anake e te tangata hiahia ana ki te korero mo te arewhana ataahua i te ruma?
I a Simon Barnett e whakaatu ana i tona tinana putawa, e kake ana te pae mo te reanga Gen-X. Ko Joel Maxwell ia, e hapai ana i te reo o te rangatahi kia matatau ai te hinengaro - e makona ana ia ahakoa te ihi o etahi atu.

Am I the only one who wants to talk about the gorgeous elephant in the room?
As a “yoked” Simon Barnett raises the bar for Gen-Xers, Joel Maxwell remains young in mind with a new lingo workout, at peace with getting mogged.

I love my new Codex AI pet — and now I want one in every app
Whether I’m using Claude’s desktop Cowork application or OpenAI’s Codex coding app, I prefer that my AI agents check back with me before making high-stakes decisions. But while that makes for a safer setup, it also means my agents are often waiting around, twiddling their thumbs as they wait for...

DevRev wins ISO 27001 certification for AI security
DevRev secures ISO 27001 accreditation as businesses demand tougher proof that AI platforms can handle sensitive data securely.

Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors
Kamiwaza AI debuts version 1.0 platform for healthcare, banking and government users, promising governed access and hardened infrastructure.

Pimloc & Dynamic Workflow Solutions team on redaction
Pimloc and Dynamic Workflow Solutions have joined forces to speed police evidence disclosure, pairing automated redaction with digital case management.