Govt accepts recommendations in the Phillips Inquiry
The New Zealand Government has accepted all recommendations from the Phillips Inquiry, acknowledging systemic failures in protecting isolated children and pledging reforms to prevent future harm.
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Source-linked briefings published in September 2026. Page 38 of 57: briefings 1111-1140, published Sep 14, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026.
How Databricks’ marketers use data 3x more with Genie, an AI analytics assistant
Databricks’ marketing team tripled data use in decisions by deploying Genie’s conversational analytics assistant, Marge, grounded in a governed lakehouse and tailored to business language.
Notion 3.7: Agent skills for your whole team
Notion 3.7 introduces reusable AI skills for teams, shared libraries, and mobile agents, enabling automated workflows and cross-tool integrations on Business and Enterprise plans.
Gemini 3.8 Live models now available on AI Gateway
Google’s Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking models are now accessible via Vercel’s AI Gateway, enabling real-time audio interactions and parallel reasoning for voice assistants and conversational apps.
Blizzard Explains How Diablo 5 Avoids Diablo 4's Open-World Problem
Blizzard will return to procedural overworld generation in Diablo 5 to avoid Diablo 4’s static map criticism, ensuring constant discovery and an overlay map from launch.
The 10 Best Marvel Video Games Of All Time
Polygon ranks the 10 best Marvel video games ever made, spanning genres from tactical RPGs to mobile card battlers, with titles spanning decades of development.
New rules pave the way for businesses to adopt digital proof of age for alcohol sales
Businesses in England and Wales may now accept digital proof of age for alcohol sales, offering customers a convenient alternative to physical ID while maintaining security standards.
Rare species help Dorset nature reserve gain national recognition
Dorset’s Lyscombe, a wildlife-rich landscape inspired by Thomas Hardy, has been designated England’s latest King’s Series National Nature Reserve to protect and restore its rare habitats.
Arc Raiders Expeditions may not come back: 'Maybe we'll scrap the whole system'
Embark Studios may permanently cancel Expeditions in *Arc Raiders* after pausing them until 2027 for a major overhaul.
More improvements to strengthen Local Govt Act
The New Zealand Government has introduced further amendments to the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill to enhance councils' operational capacity and accountability.
AI SDK harness layer now supports native subscription authentication
Vercel’s AI SDK harness layer now authenticates harnesses via native subscriptions when supported, eliminating code changes and enabling seamless agent switching under the same interface.
Webinar 9/23: NASA CSDA Program Update 2026
NASA’s CSDA Program webinar on September 23 will detail 2026 updates, including commercial Earth observation data licensing, evaluation processes, and new user resources for researchers and applied solutions.
Development contributions strengthened to recover Fast-track infrastructure costs
The Government will amend legislation to let councils adjust development contributions for Fast-track projects, ensuring infrastructure costs are recovered without burdening existing ratepayers.
After nearly a year of silence following its last-minute delay, Kingmakers resurfaces with an extended gameplay video and new playtest
Kingmakers developer Redemption Road resurfaced after a year-long silence with a new gameplay trailer and playtest signups, though no release date was provided.
Historic Otago bridge set for replacement
The New Zealand Government will invest $3.5 million to replace the 140-year-old Albert Burn Bridge on State Highway 6 in Otago, citing seismic risks and economic importance.
Wardogs players are actively avoiding one team in particular: 'They are literally the dumbest people on the planet'
Wardogs players widely avoid the Lonestar (Blue) team due to perceived disadvantages and poor reputation, causing match delays and base-building struggles.
Level-5 CEO admits using generative AI in recent showcase
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino admitted using generative AI in a recent showcase, apologizing for causing discomfort while clarifying games remain human-made.
The King Is Watching devs are making The Crab is Walking, this journalist is writing
Hypnohead’s new roguelite city-builder The Crab Is Walking tasks players with managing districts on a giant crab’s back and leading battles against wasteland insects.
Minister for International Development and Africa speech at the New Economics Foundation
UK International Development Minister highlights global cooperation as the solution to shared challenges, drawing parallels between local community efforts and international solidarity.
Watch astronaut Christina Koch and Google’s James Manyika discuss space, technology, and discovery.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch joins Google’s James Manyika to discuss space exploration, technology, and discovery in a new Dialogues on Technology and Society episode.
How pharmaceutical leaders are operationalizing AI
Pharmaceutical companies are embedding AI into core workflows to accelerate drug discovery, manufacturing, and supply chain operations while maintaining compliance and human oversight.
Any pursuit of superintelligence has to be grounded in the core principle that if the AI we build is not helping humanity and under human control, it’s not wort
Microsoft emphasizes that superintelligence must serve humanity and remain under human control, advocating broad access, enterprise autonomy, and ecosystem-wide governance to prevent concentration of power.
Nearly half of Irish workers reassess careers as AI reshapes work
Nearly half of Irish workers reassessed their careers in the past year as AI reshapes job roles, with 47% citing AI as a key factor in their decisions.
Bungie delays next Marathon update and ends 'strict seasonal schedule' as it goes all-in on Destiny-like features
Bungie is delaying the next Marathon update to December and abandoning its strict seasonal schedule to improve feature quality and flexibility.
Valve had next-gen VR 'headsets ready three, four years ago and they were big, bulky devices' but went back to the drawing board after actually putting them on
Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset marks a shift from bulky prototypes to a lightweight, wireless design, leveraging years of software and hardware refinement.
Lies of P publisher files trademark for likely sequel 'Wonders of O'
Neowiz, publisher of *Lies of P*, has filed an EU trademark for *Wonders of O*, widely expected to be the sequel.
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 and Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers models now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
AWS adds NVIDIA’s Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 and Alibaba’s Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers to SageMaker JumpStart for agentic coding and lightweight text-to-video generation.
Forget GTA 6, I have brought GTA 5 closer to being the true greatest game of all time: Hulk – Ultimate Destruction
A modder claims to have transformed GTA 5 into a superhero experience by adding Superman-like abilities, aiming to mimic GTA 6’s anticipated scale and impact.
Gemma-4-31B-it-assistant and Gemma-4-31B-IT-NVFP4 models now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
AWS now offers Google DeepMind’s Gemma-4-31B-it-assistant and NVIDIA’s Gemma-4-31B-IT-NVFP4 models on SageMaker JumpStart for enterprise AI deployments.
granite-speech-4.1-2b, kanana-2-30b-a3b-instruct, and OpenFold3 models now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
AWS now hosts three new foundation models on SageMaker JumpStart: granite-speech-4.1-2b, kanana-2-30b-a3b-instruct, and OpenFold3, expanding AI capabilities for speech, bilingual agents, and biomolecular prediction.