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Lancom launches application assurance service for firms
The service aims to help firms spot security and resilience gaps before software faults disrupt operations or trigger regulatory scrutiny.

SyncHub says AI queries drive demand for live data
Businesses are shifting from dashboards to plain-English queries as SyncHub links live operational data to AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT.

British Airways plane suffers tail strike as it attempts landing at London's Heathrow Airport
The plane, that had flown to London from Amsterdam, had 200 passengers on board.

Only 6 percent picked Ethan Blackadder on the bench: Why the All Blacks lineup stumped fans
Armchair selectors saw their average score halve to 7.1 out of 23 after coach Dave Rennie's 10 changes and surprise positional switches caught out almost every reader.

TVNZ staff called to meeting to discuss news team structure
Nadia Tolich, Chief News and Content Officer sent the email to staff on Thursday, saying staff are “welcome to bring a support person.”

SPF, reapplying and makeup: Sunscreen questions answered
Worried about whether your sunscreen meets its SPF claims? Want to know how much to apply and where to store it? We've got the answers.

Tech Life
We hear from Ondrej Surý, the programmer whose PHP patches helped avert a cyber crisis.

Vicarius launches vRx 2.0 to speed vulnerability fixes
Most security teams still miss known weaknesses, with Vicarius saying 79% of organisations suffered a related incident last year.

Google outlines no-downtime AlloyDB AI embedding upgrade
That lets teams swap embedding models in live databases without downtime, though write latency and storage use both rise during the migration.

Owono undecided over future following De Miguel death
FC Andorra manager Carles Manso says goalkeeper Jesus Owono is yet to decide whether he will return to playing action following the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel.

New GPS trackers reveal long-tailed bats' secret lives
Researchers can now map threatened long-tailed bats' nightly routes in Fiordland, improving conservation plans for the species' recovery.

Assurity finalist for Tasman council testing project
The nomination highlights how the council cut testing time to 4.5 hours from eight while reducing rollout risk on its CRM overhaul.

New Zealanders lose NZD $503.5 million to scams
Nearly three-quarters of adults said they could spot a scam, yet 44% of those targeted still engaged, with losses topping NZD $503.5 million.

NZ property market slams on brakes in October
The drop in sales may have been attributable to uncertainty over the upcoming elections.

Is the South Island's hotter property market starting to cool?
The north-south divide is a now-familiar storyline; why it could be starting to change.

Fears of Selwyn becoming ‘concrete paradise’
Selwyn councillors fear new RMA changes could lead to more concrete and less green space in residential developments, putting further pressure on the district’s stormwater systems.

Globant launches Glob.AI OS to govern enterprise AI
The platform aims to give large firms tighter control over AI spending, access and accountability as use spreads across more teams.

Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository
The new review process should reduce broken skills and costly regressions as Google scales its Agent Skills repository past 170 entries.

Nol8 launches AI data plane for enterprise controls
Businesses using autonomous AI agents may be able to tighten data controls as Nol8 says its platform blocks sensitive information at machine speed.

Pollock starts alongside Ojomoh and Joseph in bold England side
Free-scoring back row Henry Pollock will make only his second start for England in Saturday's Nations Championship meeting with Japan.