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Kiwi Stories

Revolut launches Ultra premium plan in New Zealand

Revolut targets affluent New Zealand customers with its Ultra plan, bundling travel perks, subscriptions and investing discounts for a monthly fee.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

EduTech

NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo

New Zealand universities now accept Duolingo English tests from overseas students, reflecting a global shift in language proficiency checks.

By Gill Bonnett • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Gaming

Sumsub launches Adaptive Deepfake Detector for fraud

Sumsub launches adaptive deepfake detector that updates within hours, as online learning aims to outpace AI-driven fraud and multi-step attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Seattle tops Karat's 2026 engineering talent rankings

Seattle tops Karat's 2026 engineering talent rankings as Toronto, Chicago and London surge in a shift away from traditional tech hubs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Virtualisation

Spacelift unveils AI layer to speed cloud infrastructure

Spacelift debuts an AI-powered natural-language layer to accelerate cloud infrastructure work while preserving existing IaC and GitOps flows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Gaming

Liftoff unveils AppRefinery for app insights & market trends

Liftoff launches AppRefinery, an AI-powered platform offering developers deep insights into over 20 app categories to boost user engagement and growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Jun 2025

Unified Communications

Google unveils Beam for AI-driven 3D video communication

Google launches Beam, an AI-powered 3D video platform enhancing remote calls with realistic visuals and near real-time translation, no special glasses needed.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

eLearning

SigIQ.ai secures USD $9.5m to transform AI tutoring

SigIQ.ai has launched from stealth mode, raising USD $9.5 million to enhance its AI tutoring tech, aiming to reshape education accessibility globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Apr 2025

Data Protection

Commvault to acquire Clumio to boost AWS data protection

Commvault plans to acquire Clumio to boost cyber resilience and enhance cloud data protection within AWS. The deal, set for October 2024, aims to expand Commvault's SaaS offerings.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2024