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TrendAI deploys Claude Opus 4.8 for vulnerability hunts
Security teams in Australia and New Zealand may soon triage flaws faster as TrendAI uses Claude Opus 4.8 to assess exploitability and impact.

Kindys prepare to ask parents for donations after 'drop in the bucket' Budget increase
Kindergartens New Zealand says its members will struggle after the Budget increased their operational subsidy by less than half-a-percent.

New York mayor inspired by Auckland's residential zoning
Mayor Zohran Mamdani cited Auckland when addressing his plans to fix New York’s housing crisis.

Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas

Ambarella (AMBA) Q1 2027 Earnings Transcript

Filipino national sentenced to 18 months in CNMI prison work permit fraud scheme
Saipan, where the case was prosecuted, is home to a large Filipino community working in tourism, construction, health care, and service industries.

ExpressVPN hits 27 audits as privacy tools pass checks
Cure53 found no major flaws in ExpressVPN's email alias and identity monitoring tools, bolstering trust as privacy services face scrutiny.

Pacific news in brief for 29 May
A round-up of news from around the region.

'Same old cliche': Paul Goldsmith brushes off Dame Lynda Topp's criticism
The surviving Topp Twin delivered an emotional broadside over arts funding during an awards ceremony.

Government invests $50,000 for Hawke's Bay grower group's McCain factory takeover bid
The government is investing $50,000 into helping a group of Hawke's Bay growers explore if they can buy the McCain Foods vegetable processing, set to close next year.

Man charged after fire truck allegedly stolen, driven 33km across Auckland
A 32-year-old man has been charged with burglary and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, after he allegedly stole a fire truck in West Auckland on Wednesday

FM Sa’ar Heads to Fiji as Israel Prepares Suva Embassy Opening

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier

xBratAI launches in Asia-Pacific, seeks broker ties
Retail traders in Asia-Pacific could gain direct broker-linked alerts as xBratAI begins talks with partners in Hong Kong and beyond.

French Constitutional Council approves changes to New Caledonia's electoral roll
The French Constitutional Council on Thursday validated an adjustment to New Caledonia's restrictions for their forthcoming provincial elections due to be held on 28 June 2026. The adjustment will now...

Formula V Line previews adjustable-airflow Air Power G10
Buyers could gain more targeted cooling as the case's three front fans can be angled separately towards the CPU or graphics card.

Canterbury man behind illegal lottery not going to jail, but yet to be sentenced
Waiariki McIlroy-Jones and his company Jonez LRC Ltd were due to be sentenced at the Christchurch District Court on Friday for running schemes that generated $11 million in a year but the judge reserved his decision until June.

Kiwibank rolls out open banking across all channels
Business customers and retailers can now use open banking payments and data sharing in one app, ahead of regulation by six months.

How AI can be the biggest accelerator for SMBs
AI now helps smaller firms speed up routine work and decisions, but only when their PCs can handle the workloads securely and efficiently.

Person critical after three-vehicle crash closes State Highway 1 south of Levin
A major route through the lower North Island was shut on Friday after a three-vehicle crash, with no diversions available.

Why the internet loves Tim Payne – and how his followers compare to Kiwi stars
Tim Payne has a lot more Instagram followers than he did at the start of the week. Several hundred thousand more.

Trial of 'Ulm 5' activists: How Germany is dealing with its Palestine Action case

Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave

Brussels watchdog reviews AfD's EU party over values concern

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8 with broad gains
The update is being pitched as a broader step up for professional users, with gains reported in accuracy, speed and reliability across tasks.