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AI traffic on Fastly network grows 30% in five months
Origin systems are facing heavier strain as Fastly says AI requests rose 30% between January and May 2026, outpacing human traffic.

Government earmarks $51m for new methane-busting technology
The Early Adoption Accelerator, launched at Fieldays in Hamilton, will match investment into technology uptake dollar-for-dollar.

Gen Z is flicking to horror films to escape a world on fire
Films such as Backrooms and Obsession are doing brisk box office trade, reflecting Gen Z's penchant for the horror genre.

financial firms prioritise data growth over AI-ready storage
Cost pressures are keeping banks focused on storage basics, with just 10% of firms ranking AI-ready platforms as a top priority.

Inside the marathon drinking session that led to nightclub clash and put Ben Stokes’ future in doubt
England cricketers and Saracens players converged from various pubs in west London before things took a sour turn in a Chelsea nightclub

Labour reveals public transport fare cap in long-awaited election policy
The Labour Party has pledged to cap public transport fares at $20 per week in its first election policy announcement since the Budget.

Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed
A separate zero-day also disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse appears to be patched as well.

Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery
Customers facing machine-speed cyber breaches will get a single agent across Rubrik's platform, with auditable controls for autonomous recovery actions.

Car bomb kills man near Moscow amid speculation over his military rank

Ministerial committee approves Torah Study bill amid coalition tensions

Aviatrix adds Microsoft agent security across clouds
Security teams may get a single set of controls for AI agents across clouds as Aviatrix enforces Microsoft policy rules at network level.

Australian retailers face delivery gap as costs rise
Rising fees and longer free-shipping thresholds are widening the gap between what Australian shoppers want and what retailers promise at checkout.

Idris Elba shuts down idea of a black James Bond
Idris Elba says rumours of him playing James Bond were "never legit"and some markets will not accept a Black man in that role.

Labour vows to put $20-a-week cap on public transport, $10 outside main centres
And an even lower $10 cap would apply outside main centres, Chris Hipkins has revealed in his party's first policy in months.

Video shows ute storming through railway crossing in Rolleston
Police are investigating an incident where a vehicle drove through the railway crossing while the warning lights were flashing, causing a barrier arm to be damaged.

Radiant Logic adds AI agent governance to identity platform
Businesses need a single view of AI agents as their access and ownership can change in real time across cloud and internal systems.

Power prices could jump on Stewart Island – again
Two months after electricity prices on the island rose almost 5 percent, its community board is meeting to discuss if they should endorse another increase

Developer behind gondola plan faces fury at public meeting
But the Australian company behind the plan says it's trying to help the community.

North Korea-linked hackers target developers via GitHub
Nearly 100 organisations were hit in a six-week phishing spree that used GitHub repositories and Visual Studio Code tools to infect developers.

UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank

Tally Gotliv jeopardized Shin Bet agent’s safety, AG tells Knesset panel

Woman Caught Smuggling “Pink Cocaine” Into Mexico City Prison to Visit Her Boyfriend