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NGMN urges simpler 6G migration with MRSS baseline
Operators risk higher costs and fragmented networks unless 6G migration is simplified, with standards still expected in the early 2030s.

Perk secures USD $300m credit facility from lenders
The travel and spend group gains room to invest in AI and product after replacing its 2024 borrowing deal on improved terms.

Dun & Bradstreet data lands in ChatGPT for finance
Finance teams can query verified credit and ownership data in ChatGPT, as Dun & Bradstreet pushes its commercial graph into AI workflows.

New $60 million radiotherapy facility opens at Whangarei Hospital
The facility will mean more than 350 patients per year will no longer have to drive to Auckland for treatment.

RNZ’s Sam Sherwood sweeps reporting awards
At the Radio and Podcast Awards, Sherwood added the 'best journalist' title to his three wins at the earlier NZ Media Awards.

Ministry says it could always use automated decision-making to make welfare decisions
The Ministry for Social Development says it has never been restricted in its use of automated decision-making, after a bill providing a broad permission to use it passed through Parliament on Friday.

A teen with no desire to be Messi: How Lamine Yamal is forging own path
Lamine Yamal is a key figure in Spain's World Cup squad, but why is the 18-year-old quick to dismiss Messi comparisons?

Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with first case detected in Texas cattle
A calf near the US-Mexico border is the first case of the parasite in the US in 60 years.

The Papers: 'Top cop sorry' and 'Prince of pubs'
The fallout from the Henry Nowak case and the Prince of Wales' pledge to support pubs dominate Thursday's papers.

Foxconn announces strategic collaboration with Intel on next-gen AI infrastructure

ChatGPT is becoming a favorite tool among everyday investors
TL;DR: Sterling Stock Picker combines ChatGPT-powered market analysis, AI portfolio building, and personalized investing tools into one lifetime subscription, on sale for just $68.99 (MSRP $486). There’s a reason so many people suddenly sound more confident talking about AI and investing in the same sentence. Tools like Sterling Stock Picker are making stock research feel...

SEON adds AI tools to fraud and AML platform for teams
Fraud and AML teams can now plug external AI tools into SEON's data layer, helping analysts work from unified risk signals without manual exports.

Building fire closes SH1 in north Auckland
A building fire has closed SH1 north of Wellsford in Auckland.

Mosgiel students harness the power of potatoes to battle frosty cars
Four Taieri College students may have found the solution to frosty windscreens by inventing a potato-based spray.

Ex-Kiwis star opens up on whirlwind 208 days journey from player, to full-time NRL coach
Not since John “Bomber” Peard 46 years ago has a player traded the boots for a clipboard so quickly.

Stuff journalists could be banned from Parliament over hallway photo
Stuff’s political team is facing a possible suspension from Parliament over a dispute with the Speaker over a photo taken of Social Development Minister Louise Upston.

Video vault and Leeds litter picking - inside the mind of Bielsa
It is possible that nobody alive today has watched more football than Marcelo Bielsa, the former Leeds United boss who will lead Uruguay at the World Cup.

Ukraine-Russia tension hangs over French Open semi-finals
Russia's war in Ukraine will provide an unavoidable backdrop to the French Open women's semi-finals - and possibly the final.

By-Electioncast: Chris Reports Back From Makerfield
What's happening on the ground in the Makerfield by-election campaign?

Sikh leaders call for harmony in wake of Nowak unrest
Religious leaders have united to condemn violence following protests over the murder of Henry Nowak.