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the nuclear company secures 51 million to build large reactors

The nuclear company secures 51 million to build large reactors

The Nuclear Company has recently raised $51.3 million in a Series A funding round, increasing its total capital to $70...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 20 May 2025 | 3 min read
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Elevate NZ backs Pacific Channel with $10M follow-on investment in new fund

Elevate NZ Venture Fund is committing a $10 million follow-on investment to a new fund managed by one of its...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 20 May 2025 | 2 min read
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Potatoes New Zealand promotes business-minded approach to farming

Potatoes New Zealand has rolled out a multi-faceted vision aimed at futureproofing the potato industry through focused investment in education,...

By Nicole Valdez | 20 May 2025 | 3 min read
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Ultra-processed foods linked to higher mortality, study finds

Ultra-processed foods may be fuelling a global health crisis. A study spanning over 8.3 million adults across multiple continents links...

By Nicole Valdez | 20 May 2025 | 3 min read
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Study finds social networks key to healthy ageing

New findings published in Innovation in Aging reveal the outcomes of a 10-year study into ageing and health. The research,...

By Nicole Valdez | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
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NZ gains appeal for UAE students seeking study and work

Education experts at the Gulf News Edufair observed heightened interest in New Zealand from UAE-based students and families. The country’s...

By Nicole Valdez | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
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AI adoption grows in NZ as workloads surge, study finds

Artificial intelligence is gaining momentum in New Zealand’s corporate sector, as firms including Genesis Energy, GHD, and Baker Tilly Staples...

By Nicole Valdez | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
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NZ property sector faces $153.5M tax scrutiny

New Zealand’s property sector is under sharper scrutiny, with Inland Revenue uncovering $153.5 million in undeclared tax within the first...

By Nicole Valdez | 19 May 2025 | 2 min read
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B vitamins and choline may protect optic nerve in glaucoma, study finds

A recent study in Cell Reports Medicine by scientists at the Karolinska Institutet reveals that targeted nutritional support with B...

By Nicole Valdez | 19 May 2025 | 4 min read
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Measles exposure sites identified in Auckland

New Zealand health officials are closely monitoring a measles case confirmed in Auckland, following public exposure events that have reignited...

By Nicole Valdez | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
apple’s ai deal with alibaba draws attention from us congress

Apple’s AI deal with Alibaba draws attention from US Congress

The partnership between Apple and Chinese technology giant Alibaba, which aims to incorporate Alibaba’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into iPhones...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
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Shopping trolley abandonment spurs Christchurch Council to explore solutions

Christchurch councillors said shopping trolleys are frequently left abandoned on footpaths and in rivers, resulting in poor waste management and...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
china enforces high anti dumping tariffs on imported engineering plastics

China enforces high anti-dumping tariffs on imported engineering plastics

China has announced the imposition of substantial anti-dumping tariffs on imports of polyoxymethylene (POM) copolymers—a widely used engineering plastic—from the...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 May 2025 | 2 min read
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President Trump criticises Walmart for blaming tariffs on price hikes

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday publicly criticised Walmart, urging the retail giant to “eat the tariffs" rather than attributing...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 May 2025 | 2 min read
former us president joe biden diagnosed with high risk prostate cancer

Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer

Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 May 2025 | 3 min read
google introduces new fund to support ai startups

Google introduces new fund to support AI startups

Google has announced the launch of its AI Futures Fund, a new investment programme that aims to support startups that...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 May 2025 | 3 min read
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