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Compliance teams risk fines when skipping AI checks
Teams using unverified AI guidance are far more likely to be fined, with 37% of those skipping expert review reporting a penalty, survey data show.

Regular IT outages impacting patient care, surveys find, but minister dismisses it as political
Health NZ facilities averaged more than one priority one outage a day in one survey, but the health minister says the timing is a coincidence.

Labour pulls ahead of National, but Opportunity could decide who governs
Labour has opened a 4.3-point lead over National in the final The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll before Saturday’s election.

Ransomware attacks jump 23% as industrial firms hit
Industrial firms bore the brunt as ransomware incidents climbed 23% in the third quarter, with North America also hit hard.

GTA 6 pre-load starts next week. Here’s what to do before then
Without a doubt, Grand Theft Auto VI is the most eagerly anticipated game of the year—and its release date is just around the corner. It has already sparked tons of discussion with its frequent delays and high-profile sneak peek, and we expect it to break all kinds of records. Here’s what...

National and Labour stuck in the middle
Analysis - The consistent theme of this year’s election campaign has been the decline of the major parties and the growing fascination with their traditionally smaller rivals.

Vector launches skills intelligence for manufacturers
Manufacturers can now spot skills gaps and cover absences faster as Vector's new software tracks validated workforce readiness in real time.

Paint has a no-click security flaw. Your PC might’ve missed the patch
Dangerous security vulnerabilities can occur in virtually any Windows app. Now it’s Microsoft Paint’s turn. The well-known Windows drawing app contains a vulnerability that attackers can exploit to inject malicious code. The user doesn’t even need to click on anything for it to happen. Microsoft rated the threat posed by the...

'The teachable moments': Primary students leave class to help dying whales
Dozens of pilot whales were found stranded on the rugged Ngawi coastline on Thursday.

Southland farmers could face wetter and windier weather as El Niño lingers
Earth Sciences NZ expected more westerly winds and an increased likelihood of above normal rainfall for Southland across November to January, with similar conditions forecast for south Westland and Fiordland.

Senior police staffer deletes post criticising system for at-risk victims
Rachael Douglas' LinkedIn post lamented the shelving of a move that would have supported response to family violence and "high-risk situations".

Shares in Musk's SpaceX plunge as tech and AI stocks fall
The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US mid-terms

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 learned a new spell for Hogwarts Legacy: restraint
Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 technology is working its magic on Hogwarts Legacy today, but this time the AI isn’t trying quite so hard to reinvent everything it touches. The blockbuster wizarding adventure becomes just the second game to officially support DLSS 5, following September’s NBA 2K27. Unlike traditional DLSS upscaling, Nvidia’s...

ZenteiQ boosts inference throughput with Google Gateway
The startup says more reliable data generation is keeping pre-training on schedule after throughput rose 4.07 times across its production clusters.

Investigation into oil spill after Penrose substation fire
The fire broke out Thursday afternoon at a Vector electrical substation, and large plumes of black smoke were seen across the city.

'You've had a wonderful life Tommy, but it's over' - Sir Tom feared he was dying
The singer from Pontypridd told the audience just how serious his "bad case of the flu" was.