New Zealand (NZ) stories
Peacefulness has fallen for a 12th straight year, as conflict deaths, drone attacks and military spending all hit record highs.
Stolen patient records are now being traded alongside ransomware access, deepening risks for hospitals, suppliers and insurers across the sector.
The utility software group is tightening its leadership as it pushes its g2 platform into more regulated markets and pursues acquisitions.
The awards underline how Arctic Wolf is leaning on channel partners as customers seek outsourced help to tackle AI-driven cyber threats.
The database firm's rapid revenue growth and customer gains are driving a bigger sales push across Asia Pacific and Japan, including Australia and New Zealand.
Rising demand from sovereign wealth and pension funds is prompting a more targeted regional push across Asia-Pacific, where operational complexity is growing.
Accounting firms could cut manual work as Karbon's early-access Kai AI uses platform data to draft tasks, insights and workflows.
Nintendo Switch 2 players in Australia and New Zealand get portable power and carry options as Belkin broadens its gaming range.
Frontline teams at multi-location service businesses could cut dashboard churn as AskNicely's new tools automate insights and routine review replies.
Auckland's engineers are shaping Lightspeed's products worldwide, as the company expands AI tools and keeps key leadership in New Zealand.
The partnership could speed up flaw detection and patching for critical software used by businesses and public sector organisations across the region.
The software maker's new framework is aimed at helping customers face tougher emissions reporting while cutting its own footprint by 2030.
The upgrade should speed access for researchers, easing long delays in using the IDI to analyse education, health and income data.
Higher electricity demand from artificial intelligence could be eased if it speeds up more efficient solar panels, batteries and chips.
Electricity costs at three Yasawa Islands resorts are set to fall as off-grid solar cuts diesel use by about half next year.
Confidence among New Zealand firms is being driven more by productivity and investment than hopes of a return to pre-pandemic normality.
Cost-of-living pressure is pushing New Zealand households to protect power and water bills first, while telco debts are among the first to slip.
The hire signals a sharper push into AV and unified communications as Dynamic Supplies targets resellers serving education, business and government.
Most Australian workers using AI at work have had no formal training, leaving security, privacy and skills gaps as adoption races ahead.
Cost-of-living pressures are leaving many staff with little real wage growth, even as most remain in jobs they see as secure.