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Kiwi Stories

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New Zealand tech turns surplus crops into high-value exports

New Zealand tech transforms surplus fruit and veg into high-value exports, boosting grower income, cutting waste and supporting local jobs with AI-driven processing.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 6 min read • Tue, 24th Jun 2025

Supply Chain

Awarua Quadrant to become NZD $2.5 billion South Island hub

The Awarua Quadrant near Invercargill will become a NZD $2.5 billion hub, linking exporters with major ports and boosting South Island's logistics and manufacturing.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Mon, 23rd Jun 2025

Global Stories

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Fintech

Refresh smarter, spend smarter: Why flexible IT financing is on the rise

Australian businesses are shifting to flexible IT financing to stay agile, preserve cashflow, and keep technology current amidst rapid innovation and economic challenges.

By BPC Commercial • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Marketers face budget losses as outdated AI tools lag behind trends

Many marketers waste up to 20% of their budgets on outdated AI tools, struggling to keep pace with fast-moving social media trends and real-time data needs.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Forrester warns AI costs to surge from USD $2.3bn to USD $13.8bn

Forrester forecasts global generative AI spending to soar from USD $2.3bn in 2023 to USD $13.8bn in 2024, urging firms to optimise escalating costs strategically.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Over 40% of agentic AI projects set for cancellation by 2027

Over 40% of agentic AI projects are predicted to be cancelled by 2027 due to costs, unclear value, and risk issues, finds Gartner research.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

ASOS expands use of Celonis to optimise supply chain operations

ASOS expands its collaboration with Celonis, using Process Intelligence to boost supply chain visibility and speed up order fulfilment amid economic pressures.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Jun 2025

Gaming

Game review: Gex Trilogy (Xbox Series X)

The Gex Trilogy returns on Xbox Series X, offering a nostalgic but unmodernised experience of the '90s platform games with its original graphics and gameplay.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025

Data Loss Prevention

Most firms overestimate AI governance as privacy risks surge

Most firms overestimate their AI governance despite rising privacy risks and growing AI-related incidents, with only 17% deploying strong technical controls globally.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Firewalls

Lumenir launches new site to boost SIEM-as-a-Service in Australia

Lumenir Cybersecurity has launched a new website to enhance its SIEM-as-a-Service offering, aiming to boost local threat detection and data sovereignty in Australia.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

Firewalls

Canadian IT leaders boost network spend to meet AI demands

Canadian IT leaders plan to increase network spending as 93% see modernised infrastructure vital for AI, IoT, and cloud, boosting resilience and cybersecurity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

E-invoicing could bring AUD $22.5 billion boost to Australia

Full adoption of e-invoicing could boost Australia's economy by AUD $22.5 billion annually through productivity gains, faster payments, and fraud reduction.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Jun 2025

Hybrid Cloud

EnterpriseDB unveils Postgres AI to boost data sovereignty in EU

EnterpriseDB launches Postgres AI to help European businesses deploy and control AI with data sovereignty across cloud and on-premise environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025

Marketing Technologies

Kleinanzeigen launches retail media network powered by Kevel

Kleinanzeigen has launched a new retail media network using Kevel's API platform, enhancing ad targeting for its 700m monthly German users.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025

EduTech

Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow invites youth to tackle real issues

Samsung's 2025 Solve for Tomorrow invites Australian youth to use STEM and AI in tackling real-world issues with prizes including AUD $10,000 and tech packs.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Jun 2025

Robotics

UK retailers eye warehouse automation to drive future growth

Most UK retailers see outdated warehouse tech as a barrier to growth, with 88% backing automation to boost efficiency and meet fluctuating customer demand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

Ingram Micro Experience 2025 to gather 1,000 tech leaders in Sydney

Ingram Micro Experience 2025 returns to ICC Sydney on 5 August, uniting over 1,000 tech leaders to explore innovation and growth in Australia's IT sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Jun 2025