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How AI is modernising maritime procurement
Shipping firms in Asia Pacific are using AI to cut procurement errors, speed compliance checks and improve emissions tracking, an Achilles survey found.

Google unveils Cloud Run instances for always-on AI agents
Persistent AI agents can now run for up to seven days on Google Cloud Run instances, with fixed endpoints and no autoscaling.

The West Coast town facing a cliff edge if mine closes
Bathurst Resources has lodged a fast track application to expand operations at the Stockton mine.

‘Little sparkler’ Winston Peters says public sale of fireworks will be election issue
The NZ First leader says injuries to animals and hundreds of emergency callouts are “avoidable and should be stopped”.

How the under-16 social media bill could see Facebook blocked in New Zealand
The social media ban bill would allow the High Court to order internet service providers to cut off social media companies who don’t comply

Nasuni acquires DryvIQ to boost file data governance
The deal gives enterprises one platform to classify and govern unstructured files before using them in AI systems, reducing compliance risk.

Pythian unveils Gemini Enterprise AI model for staff
The consultancy says workflow redesign, not tool access, helped triple AI engagement and cut database incident resolution times by 80%.

AWS, NVIDIA to deploy 2 million more GPUs for AI workloads
The deployment will help AWS meet surging demand for AI computing as the cloud giant deepens reliance on NVIDIA hardware and robotics.

Windows 11’s optional August update has a cursor bug. Skip it for now
Microsoft just released optional update KB5120998 for Windows 11, an important one that brings back a long-missed feature in the operating system. However, take caution before installing it—some users are reporting that this update can cause serious damage. According to Windows Latest, this update removes custom settings for the cursor and...

The future of autonomous security
Labour shortages and rising security costs are pushing businesses towards robots that can monitor large sites overnight and flag incidents to staff.

$18k down the drain as couple chase absent neighbour for cross-lease consent
An unconsented conservatory and an overseas cross-lease owner leaves an Auckland couple in limbo.

Wages rose 4.4%. Look what happened to the cost of actually living
Mince, milk, butter, power and rates have all climbed much faster than wages over the past two years.

AI agents fail to ace browsing tasks in Decodo test
The study found browser agents often stumbled at checkout and other irreversible steps, raising safety and reliability concerns for businesses.

iManage links governed legal data to Gemini Enterprise
Law firms can now query governed case files and precedent in Gemini Enterprise without creating risky copies of sensitive records.

Semtech touts LoRa for utility-scale solar monitoring
Operators can cut cabling costs and improve fault detection as Semtech pushes LoRa for remote monitoring across vast solar farms.

Windows 11 just revived one of its most missed features
Microsoft just released optional update KB5120998 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. On top of numerous minor improvements, it introduces a few big changes that’ll be noticeable in day-to-day use. Free positioning of the taskbar The most noticeable change in this update involves the taskbar. You can now choose whether it sits...

NVIDIA expands NVLink Fusion with new NVHBM memory
Cloud builders could gain more compute headroom, as NVIDIA shifts memory control off the chip and opens NVHBM to multiple suppliers.