Utilities stories
More finance teams are using data and planning tools to protect growth spending as volatility makes broad cuts less attractive.
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Attackers could exploit gaps in connected energy devices and grid links unless utilities, manufacturers and regulators improve practical resilience, experts said.
Most utilities in Australia and New Zealand are reusing data tools across at least two extra uses, helping justify earlier investments.
The approval widens Gallagher Security's access-control options for government, defence and utilities customers needing NPSA-recognised hardware.
The update lets enterprises switch IoT eSIM profiles across borders more easily, as Aeris says its platform now manages 110 million devices.
The hire strengthens IGEL's push into government and critical industries, as it seeks to turn US defence Zero Trust lessons into commercial endpoint security.
The partnership gives Australian operators local access to a hybrid heavy-lift drone suited to mining, maritime and bushfire work across the region.
Technicians are losing up to two hours a day to admin, squeezing capacity and worsening delays as labour shortages bite across essential industries.
More than 2,500 gigawatts of projects are stuck in connection queues as the open source hub aims to cut grid planning costs and delays.
Boards are being pushed to set clear controls as AI decisions spread beyond cyber teams and into daily work, raising governance and outage risks.
Weather remains the main risk to Ashburton's second bridge, but NZTA says the NZD $134-$144 million project is still on time and on budget.
The update targets cash-flow pressure by letting users manage housing, transport and utility bills in one app, including mortgage payments.
The upgraded plant can now treat more than five million litres of wastewater a day, bringing Clarks Beach closer to full operation.
The programme's record intake signals growing demand for hands-on AI support as more Australians with industry expertise move to build products.
The enlarged group will serve more than 450 customers and bolster its push into financial services and AI-led customer experience projects.
Worker shortages and weaker finances are threatening New Zealand's ability to deliver future infrastructure projects, a survey found.
Fewer than half of invoices were paid on time as cash flow pressure intensified, with overdue payments and tax defaults both climbing.
Australian operators faced the highest alert volumes per organisation as attackers increasingly targeted connected industrial systems and critical infrastructure.
It aims to reduce safety and audit risks in sectors such as mining and care by showing whether workers are actually cleared for each job.
