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Kiwi are shopping for smartphones the wrong way
Financing

Kiwi are shopping for smartphones the wrong way

Rising handset prices are pushing buyers to factor in trade-ins, bills and financing, not just the sticker price, when upgrading.

By Sam Bruce • 3 min read • Today
The enduring resilience of New Zealand's broadcast networks
Personalisation

The enduring resilience of New Zealand's broadcast networks

Broadcast still reaches most New Zealanders daily, even as streaming grows, with free access and emergency resilience keeping it relevant.

By Jason Fullerton-Smith • 4 min read • 2 days ago
The smartest AI will help us use less, not just do more
Smart Cities

The smartest AI will help us use less, not just do more

The technology's next test is whether it can cut energy use and waste as firms face growing pressure to deploy AI more responsibly.

By Nicky Preston • 5 min read • Yesterday

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Opinion stories

Engineering for operations: going from security to insight
DataCentre infrastructure

Engineering for operations: going from security to insight

Early security design can improve uptime and reveal operational data in data centres, but only if cybersecurity is built in from the start.

By Tertius Wolfaardt • 6 min read • Yesterday
Some AI risks more subtle than others
Digital Transformation

Some AI risks more subtle than others

Widespread use of chatbots and drafting tools may leave workers less able to verify outputs or think independently, Walsh said.

By Donovan Jackson • 3 min read • Yesterday
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Software-as-a-Service

How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages

Businesses tied to a single cloud provider face escalating outage risks, with experts urging redundancy to limit disruption and losses.

By Thomas Berndorfer • 4 min read • Today
Cybersecurity finds problems. AI can accelerate remediation
Data Protection

Cybersecurity finds problems. AI can accelerate remediation

With exploit windows shrinking to under two days, AI could help Australian security teams decide what to patch first and cut delays.

By Scott Magill • 4 min read • Yesterday
How AI is changing business planning
Digital Transformation

How AI is changing business planning

Better forecasting is becoming a competitive necessity as AI lets firms test thousands of scenarios to protect margins and respond faster to shocks.

By Steve Singer • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI's data centre overhaul forcing a network rethink
Edge Computing

AI's data centre overhaul forcing a network rethink

AI training is exposing network bottlenecks that can idle GPUs, raise costs and force operators to redesign data centres around lossless fabrics.

By Mina Mousa • 5 min read • Yesterday

Stories from Other Regions

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OpenAI Breaches Australian Government Database
Data Protection

OpenAI Breaches Australian Government Database

Weak controls left Australia's Medicare database exposed after an AI agent was able to press past access restrictions, experts say.

By Darren Guccione • 2 min read • Yesterday
The Key AI Test Is Ensuring Regulation Keeps Pace With Ambition
Data Protection

The Key AI Test Is Ensuring Regulation Keeps Pace With Ambition

Australia's AI rules may decide whether businesses gain protection without extra red tape that slows deployment and pushes investment offshore.

By Ash Diffey • 4 min read • Today
Watching the Agents: AI Observability Has to Evolve for the Agentic Era
Robotics

Watching the Agents: AI Observability Has to Evolve for the Agentic Era

Blind spots in agentic AI could turn routine tasks into breaches, as Canadian firms ramp up use faster than oversight can keep pace.

By Steve Giguere • 6 min read • Today
Your Guide to AML Software Solutions in 2026
Fintech

Your Guide to AML Software Solutions in 2026

AUSTRAC scrutiny and wider Tranche 2 obligations are pushing Australian firms to adopt software that streamlines checks, monitoring and reporting.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
UK CIOs trust AI over analyst reports on suppliers
Digital Transformation

UK CIOs trust AI over analyst reports on suppliers

AI chatbots now outrank analyst reports for UK tech buying research, with 56% of CIOs using them instead of traditional sources.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Today
PR is measuring the wrong things. AI just made the old metrics indefensible
Risk & Compliance

PR is measuring the wrong things. AI just made the old metrics indefensible

New AI tools are exposing how often PR still mistakes output for impact, even as trust in corporate messaging keeps eroding.

By Terence Lyons • 5 min read • Yesterday
AI just automated PR's training ground, and the profession hasn't rebuilt it
Digital Transformation

AI just automated PR's training ground, and the profession hasn't rebuilt it

PR firms risk a future talent gap as AI wipes out the junior tasks that once taught judgement, coaching and client skills.

By Emma Dale • 4 min read • Yesterday
Your Factory Is Getting Smarter. So Why Does Its Intelligence Stop at the Factory Gate?
Robotics

Your Factory Is Getting Smarter. So Why Does Its Intelligence Stop at the Factory Gate?

Manufacturers risk losing sight of product condition after dispatch, as Asia's AI push exposes the gap between factory data and delivery.

By Richard Schubert • 6 min read • Yesterday