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Google Cloud lets BigQuery query Databricks, Snowflake
BigQuery users could cut data movement and pipeline lag as Google Cloud adds federated access to Iceberg tables in Databricks, Snowflake and AWS.

Google launches Looker Data Apps to build secure tools
Enterprises can now build governed apps inside Looker, with inherited security and auditability aimed at taking AI prototypes into daily workflows.

Nvidia backs open standards for AI factory builds
The move could let data centre builders use common blueprints for high-power AI systems, easing deployment of racks up to 250kW.

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Netrio launches cybersecurity services for mid-market
Mid-sized firms can now buy round-the-clock monitoring, compliance and advisory support from one provider as staffing shortages widen cyber risk.

Survey says annual pentest obsolete amid rapid code releases
Rapid release cycles are leaving many firms exposed between checks, with 90% of security and engineering leaders calling the annual pentest obsolete.

The PM promised a great year. Did you have one?
I often think about Christopher Luxon's words when he hopefully, triumphally, launched his state of the nation speech in January, in Auckland.

Grieving families’ “incredibly stressful” wait for answers after major NZ cyber attack
A major cyber attack has caused delays to coronial investigations, Stuff can reveal.

Google adds multivariate forecasting to BigQuery SQL
BigQuery users can now forecast several related metrics at once in SQL, reducing the need for separate models when variables move together.

MediRoutes launches predictive ETAs for NEMT dispatchers
Operators could better prove on-time performance and fit more jobs into the day, as the new tool draws on GPS trip history and live traffic.

Google puts Gemini 4 Argon on Cloud for enterprise
Businesses and developers can now tap Gemini 4 Argon on Google Cloud, as Google targets long-running enterprise tasks and cyber defence.

Vector launches AI scenario simulator for workplace training
Nearly 1 million learners a year will get more interactive compliance training, as selected courses gain adaptive scenarios that respond in real time.

Google revises Site Reliability Engineering book for AI era
The revised edition reflects how AI, microservices and multi-cloud deployments have made keeping production systems reliable more complex for engineers.

Nvidia unveils RTX Spark software push for AI & games
Creative and coding apps will run locally on RTX Spark laptops as Nvidia and partners add AI tools, security and gaming support before launch.

Hipkins defends education record: ‘Nonsense, you’re reading Stanford’s talking points’
The Labour leader accuses the Government of taking credit for his work on education and crime.

I oati te pirimia he tau tino pai. I a koe tetahi? Kaore toku tau i piki
He maha nga wa ka whakaaro ahau ki nga kupu whakataki a Christopher Luxon i tana whaikorero mo te ahua o te motu i te marama o Hanuere, i Tamaki Makaurau.

Could National and Labour ever form a grand coalition?
Watching Luxon and Hipkins debate, this columnist wondered whether their shared ambitions matter more than their political differences.