NZ Tech News

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding agent that extends Codex into a supervised, general computer-use and cybersecurity tool.

Legacy VPNs are emerging as a prime security liability as hybrid work, identity‑based attacks and cloud apps expose their design flaws.

Criteo launches an AI-powered commerce service that plugs into shopping assistants, promising more relevant product picks from real purchase data.

Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership to bake threat intel and sandbox scanning into backup, tackling stealthy malware in stored data.

Empathetic AI unveils ‘finance-grade’ agents and a Luna tax copilot, promising explainable, audit-ready automation for accounting teams.

Skillsoft launches an AI-ready Percipio platform that unifies learning and skills management as employers race to keep pace with job changes.

SAS Viya has been named a Leader in Gartner’s first Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms, citing strong AI and governance strengths.

Okta expands PGA of America deal to unite staff and fan identity security, underpinning the golf body’s push into AI-driven digital services.

Animoca partners with CryptoSlam’s Ethoswarm on Animoca Minds, a cloud platform for always-on AI agents aimed at non-technical users.

Tenable warns ‘LookOut’ flaws in Google Looker could hand attackers server control, expose secrets and enable cross-tenant cloud access.

Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.