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Worried someone may film you with smart glasses?
Data Privacy

Worried someone may film you with smart glasses?

Cheap smart glasses are raising privacy fears as experts warn they could make covert filming easier in public and private spaces alike.

By RNZ • 7 min read • This month
Smartsheet names new APAC & Japan leaders as AI use surges
Software-as-a-Service

Smartsheet names new APAC & Japan leaders as AI use surges

Rising AI use and customer growth across the region have prompted a leadership shake-up as Smartsheet expands in Asia-Pacific and Japan.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Thomax appoints Chris Alderson to lead transport push
Robotics

Thomax appoints Chris Alderson to lead transport push

Demand for adaptable transport software is growing as Thomax prepares its TMS offering for wider use in the UK and US.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness
Robotics

Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness

The real risk is not sentient machines but systems that can shape loans, jobs and treatments before humans can meaningfully intervene.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
LabelShop adds Truepress Jet L350UV SAI to digital line
Jet Technologies

LabelShop adds Truepress Jet L350UV SAI to digital line

The Auckland printer can now take on more short-run label jobs after adding inkjet capacity and faster turnaround capability.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Canopy says hardware losses cost Australia AUD $430 million
Data Protection

Canopy says hardware losses cost Australia AUD $430 million

Australian firms could be losing value and facing security risks as idle decommissioned devices wipe away recovery value and add labour costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess
Software-as-a-Service

Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess

Month-end chaos and FBT risk persist when travel data is scattered across booking, card and expense systems, leaving finance to reconstruct trips.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • This month
Appian names Asia Pacific award winners in Australia
Digital Transformation

Appian names Asia Pacific award winners in Australia

The awards highlight how insurers, agencies and police are using process software to cut delays, clear backlogs and save staff time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand (NZ) stories

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown tells island residents to 'cough up' for rubbish service
Auckland Council

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown tells island residents to 'cough up' for rubbish service

A targeted rate is being considered for Kawau Island after Wayne Brown said mainland Aucklanders should not subsidise its waste services.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • This month
Kiwi battery tech promises $2700 power bill cut
Smart Home

Kiwi battery tech promises $2700 power bill cut

Auckland and Christchurch households could cut electricity costs by up to 65 percent with a battery that buys power at wholesale spot prices.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
Christopher Luxon announces National's alternative to introducing bed tax
Auckland Council

Christopher Luxon announces National's alternative to introducing bed tax

Councils could receive funding from international visitor levy receipts two years earlier under National's plan, with Auckland due NZD $19.1 million.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
What real estate agents now have to tell buyers about meth contamination
Housing

What real estate agents now have to tell buyers about meth contamination

Buyers will soon be told when meth residue tops 15 micrograms, as the Real Estate Authority tightens disclosure advice for salespeople.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
Where rents are falling, and where they're not
Statistics NZ

Where rents are falling, and where they're not

Mixed August data suggest New Zealand rents may have bottomed out, as rises in Canterbury and Otago offset falls on the West Coast and elsewhere.

By RNZ • 3 min read • This month
The mystery buyers snapping up New Zealand's luxury homes
NZD

The mystery buyers snapping up New Zealand's luxury homes

Off-market deals are drawing local millionaires into New Zealand's priciest suburbs, even as overseas buyers still compete for luxury homes.

By RNZ • 7 min read • This month
Buyer chosen for central Auckland's abandoned Seascape tower
Real estate

Buyer chosen for central Auckland's abandoned Seascape tower

Relief for Auckland's skyline may be near, with a wealthy bidder lined up to revive the stalled 56-storey Seascape tower.

By RNZ • 2 min read • This month
Bizcap ranks fifth among Australia's best workplaces
Fintech

Bizcap ranks fifth among Australia's best workplaces

Employee feedback has lifted Bizcap into a small group of nationally recognised employers, with a fifth-place finish in the medium business category.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants
Risk & Compliance

$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants

Ratepayers could face a NZD $141,388 repair bill as Hauraki council moves to bring three water plants up to code.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month
32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements
Tauranga City Council

32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements

Safety work is coming next month after 32 crashes at a Tauranga roundabout left two people seriously injured and seven more hurt.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • This month