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Only 30% of firms ready for AI scale despite rising investments
Only 30% of firms are ready to scale AI despite 71% piloting technologies and 89% planning to boost AI investments in 2025, a global study reveals.

Auckland business leader begs government for economic plan
Auckland CBD's business association is asking the government to collaborate on a plan to revive the city's economy.

Football world rallies around Scottish teen attacked by trolls over acne
Skye Stout, 16, had just signed her first professional contract when people online began insulting her appearance.

James Bond 'has to be a guy', says Helen Mirren
The Oscar-winning actor says that the famous 007 character can't be a woman as it "just doesn't work".

'Early signs of life in the economy' despite services contraction - economist
The index remained well below its long-run average of 52.9 and in contraction for 17 consecutive months

Ministers urged to visit troubled Wellington suburb of Newtown
An open letter calls on Chris Bishop, Tama Potaka and Wellington City Council to do more.

OCR needs a deeper drop to get economy going
This week’s expected OCR by the RBNZ and a signal it will make another is not going to be nowhere enough to dig the economy out of its hole.

Yubico urges stronger passkey rules to boost digital security
Yubico urges firms to adopt stricter passkey policies, favouring device-bound keys over synced ones to boost digital security and prevent breaches.

Watch: ‘Football IQ 100’ - Chris Wood scores after genius early run
The genius of Chris Wood was on full display as Nottingham Forest made a winning start to the new Premier League season on the back of a double from their star striker.

Wind gusts could reach 100kph in Northland, thunderstorms linger
A front is moving east across northern and central New Zealand on Monday.

Supreme Court hears David Tamihere’s appeal for Swedish backpacker murders
David Tamihere maintains he never killed the Swedish couple.

From locked-out to let in: Tokenisation’s promise for everyday investors
Real estate tokenisation lets everyday investors buy property shares via blockchain, unlocking a $60bn market shift while regulation races to keep pace.

BeyondTrust cloud security passes IRAP PROTECTED review by CyberCX
BeyondTrust has passed the IRAP PROTECTED review by CyberCX, validating four cloud security solutions for Australian government use at the PROTECTED level.

Race for All Whites’ World Cup places heats up after 'unsettling' transfer window
Nineteen players called up by Darren Bazeley during his time in charge are at different clubs to where they finished last season.

Prominent sportsperson on trial after infant left with thirteen broken bones
A prominent sportsperson is on trial for allegedly assaulting an infant, who was left with a dozen broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

Bungling Brit Bureaucrats
I really don't think the British government understands how the internet works.

[Opinion] Trauma Cover complaint against adviser
Steve Wright dissects a recent complaint against an adviser and finds the results confusing.

Do longer SOAs break the law?
An Australian adviser magazine asked that question as the heading for an article. The provocatively titled article piece might receive a verdict of ‘not proven’ were we in Scotland, where such a judgment can actually be recorded. But the article is worth a read.

‘No sympathy’: Family learned truckie granddad died from social media comment
Much-loved grandfather Pete Moss died after a medical event on Friday morning and his fuel tanker rolled, closing the highway near Whakarewarewa.