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Hiring demand across commercial teams strengthened as new financial-year budgets were released, lifting active go-to-market roles to 25,031 in July.
ANCAP's new safety criteria are likely to make emergency-call systems a must-have, after one million vehicles were linked to Intelematics' platform.
Smaller operators face faster, cheaper attacks as Five Eyes agencies say frontier AI could reshape cyber threats within months.
Local miners and heavy industries should benefit from faster deliveries as Henkel replaces imported supply of Loctite PC 9313 with Victorian output.
Older on-site systems are being phased out as the Bangkok hotel group unifies reservations, data and guest services across 106 properties.
Fewer firms are overestimating OT security maturity, as only 14% can see their environments fully and gaps are coming into focus.
Consumers can now track scams, identity risks and cyber threats by country through a new global index that monitors daily changes across 245 countries and territories.
Listeners preferred emotion and clarity over human likeness, with Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Voice ranking ahead of a real recording.
Three established infrastructure titles are being folded into a wider industrial news network spanning eight markets and new specialist sectors.
Customers in government and defence will get local support in Australia and New Zealand as Veris takes on Octave's geospatial software distribution.
South Island internet users could see faster, more resilient links as the new Invercargill-Melbourne cable adds New Zealand's first southern landing point.
Product development is already running about 30% more efficiently as the software group expands AI use across accounting and legal services.
Fragmented viewing habits are forcing agencies to juggle budgets across television and streaming as MiQ rolls out a single planning tool.
Businesses in New Zealand can now verify wallet-held IDs on one integration, with age checks possible without revealing full identity.
The fibre-backed alternative could reduce reliance on GPS for banks, utilities and emergency services, improving resilience against outages and interference.
Customers will get fewer handovers during outages as Cello folds GKC Consulting's observability expertise into its network operations business.
Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.
Fragmented banking, payments and accounting data is slowing reporting and weakening AI answers for businesses trying to act in real time.
Missing warranties and compliance papers could now delay claims and sales less often, as the New Zealand startup takes its property records tool worldwide.
The new scheme rewards shopping and app use, as IKEA New Zealand seeks to deepen loyalty in one of its fastest-growing markets.