Spark stories
The change could reduce failed cluster setups as AI demand tightens compute supply and Spark users lose access to preferred machine families.
The new service could cut analytics costs for firms hit by egress fees and the need to run separate storage and query systems.
It gives businesses private high-speed links between Auckland sites as demand rises for secure data transfers and AI-ready cloud capacity.
Enterprises can now monitor and govern AI systems more closely as the new release adds benchmarking, compliance reporting and GPU controls.
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
The platform is aimed at firms struggling to move AI into production while keeping sensitive data in place across mixed environments.
Enterprises could see better GPU use as the partnership aims to cut data delays that slow AI training, inference and analytics.
Carmakers could cut warranty costs and breakdowns as the open-source system unifies telemetry, maintenance and service data in one stack.
The launch broadens access to tokenised shares and round-the-clock trading as the platform pushes deeper into DeFi outside the US.
The tie-up gives Databricks users quality and lineage checks for AI workflows, helping teams spot risky data before it reaches models.
Police and fire crews are now using the new system, backed by NZD $1.7 billion over 10 years, with ambulance services to follow.
Emergency dispatchers across New Zealand now have a common console platform as the final stage of the public safety radio rollout nears completion.
Many New Zealanders could be sitting on valuable handsets, with Spark saying 70% of households have at least one unused mobile phone.
Residents fear a third mast in Twizel's town centre could go up without consultation, as the council urges Connexa to talk to the community.
New features and broader home-entertainment use could widen JBL's appeal as the PartyBox 330 and 130 arrive in New Zealand.
Higher cash generation allowed Spark to lift its full-year payout to 16 cents a share as mobile service revenue returned to growth.
A third of young New Zealanders have sought personal advice from AI, highlighting a trust gap that Netsafe hopes to tackle with its new programme.
Buyers in New Zealand gain a wider choice of Motorola handsets, with seven new models spanning entry-level 5G phones to a NZD $3,499 foldable.
Noise-cancelling earbuds rivalled by new wireless cans in New Zealand as JBL targets commuters and home workers with longer battery life.
Businesses in New Zealand want better productivity and AI support, and HP has named a veteran executive to help meet that demand.
