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apple launches video podcasts to rival streaming giants

Apple launches video podcasts to rival streaming giants

Apple has announced a major revamp of its Podcasts app, rolling out slick video features this spring across iPhone, iPad,...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
pentagon

Pentagon set to drop Anthropic amid safeguards row

The U.S. Department of Defence is contemplating severing ties with AI developer Anthropic. This follows the firm's resistance to easing...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
bytedance ai faces copyright backlash

ByteDance AI faces copyright backlash

Hollywood's leading organisations have condemned Chinese firm ByteDance for launching Seedance 2.0, an AI platform that generates lifelike videos from...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
rba flags uncertain rates path after hike

RBA flags uncertain rates path after hike

Australia's Reserve Bank has raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent this month. The move...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
alzheimertech

AI platform tracks cause-and-effect gene activity in alzheimer’s patients

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have charted how genes direct one another inside Alzheimer’s-affected brain cells, shedding new...

By Nicole Valdez | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
new zealand signs u=u commitment, tackling hiv stigma head on

New Zealand signs U=U Commitment, tackling HIV stigma head-on

New Zealand has endorsed the global U=U Call-to-Action (Undetectable = Untransmittable), reaffirming dedication to eliminating HIV transmission and empowering those...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
china eases visas for uk, canada

China eases visas for UK, Canada

Chinese authorities have introduced a visa waiver allowing ordinary passport holders from the United Kingdom and Canada to visit mainland...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
services sector growth hits the brakes but holds expansion

Services sector growth hits the brakes but holds expansion

In January, the BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) dropped 0.8 points to 50.9, dipping below its long-term average of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
trump eyes venezuela's vast oil reserves

Trump eyes Venezuela’s vast oil reserves

U.S. President Donald Trump aims to tap Venezuela’s vast crude reserves—put at 303 billion barrels, almost 20 per cent of...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
johnson & johnson

Family wins big against Johnson & Johnson in talc-linked cancer verdict

A US jury has awarded a large sum to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
milo dipped snack bars

Nestlé recalls Milo Dipped Bars over rubber risk

Nestlé has recalled its imported Milo Dipped Snack Bars due to potential rubber contamination. Reports indicate the rubber contamination originated from...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
infant milk formula

A2 Milk hits $112M net profit for December half

Milk formula producer A2 Milk reported a strong first-half profit increase, fuelled by double-digit sales growth that supported a higher...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
airbnb states ai handles third of support in us, canada

Airbnb states AI handles third of support in US, Canada

Airbnb has reached a key milestone in AI deployment, with its custom AI now handling nearly a third of customer...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
solar panels

Advocacy group hits govt’s LNG imports, calls for solar and heat-pump water systems

A green advocacy group slams the government's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import plan, arguing that solar panels and heat-pump hot...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
canada eyes chinese evs to revive car industry

Canada eyes Chinese EVs to revive car industry

Canada has slashed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to lessen its economic reliance on the United States. Ottawa pursues alliances...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
supermarket trolley

Shoppers flock to supermarket own brands amid cost-of-living crunch

New Zealand supermarket chains report that more shoppers are opting for own-brand products in their trolleys amid ongoing cost-of-living challenges...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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