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New data show Kiwi small firms generating less per hour than peers in Australia and the UK, as rising costs squeeze margins.
Nearly a third of planned sites in some regions could face severe disruption as extreme heat, flooding and weak infrastructure bite by 2100.
Parents are being urged to talk to children about AI use, as chatbots can aid homework but also expose them to misinformation and privacy risks.
The tie-up gives managed service providers a way to standardise Microsoft 365 security and prepare SMB customers for Copilot adoption.
A skills shortage and tight budgets are slowing gains as Australian builders boost weekly use of construction tech to 48 per cent.
The milestone highlights rising demand for devices that turn workplace conversations into usable records as AI firms push beyond chatbots.
Legacy systems are slowing enterprise AI gains, with only 10% of large firms saying the technology is core to operations.
Only 28% of Australian workers say leaders are aligned on AI strategy, underscoring a governance gap as adoption races ahead.
The insurer will use Sonder's round-the-clock mental health, medical and safety service to help customers during severe weather and major incidents.
Australian small businesses face tighter super deadlines from 1 July, as a clearing house used by 250,000 firms is set to close.
Weak lending to software and other asset-light firms is, Colter Bay says, dragging on productivity as Australia's credit flows into property.
The deal could save millions of litres of drinking water a year as growing data-centre demand strains supplies in western Melbourne.
Australian buyers can now choose a 98-inch art TV or a portable touch screen, as Samsung widens its lifestyle range with two new models.
Rising cyber threats and hybrid work are pushing Australian employers to replace scattered badges, passwords and tokens with one credential.
Australian insurtechs will gain a free route to pitch insurers and investors, with the winner earning an expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas.
Financial firms face tighter oversight as the regulator warns current controls are not enough for fast-changing AI systems and machine identities.
The move signals Cloudflare's push to channel more secure access service edge work through specialists as firms simplify legacy security for AI adoption.
Household budget pressure is pushing used-car buyers to seek price certainty, as Cars24 pairs discounts with return and price-match guarantees.
Australian shoppers can now get ECOVACS' flagship DEEBOT X11 OMNI Cyclone for AUD $1,399, down from AUD $2,999, after the sale was extended.
Law firms could cut friction in transactions as verified property, company and identity data feed directly into Legora's AI workflows.