The Ultimate Guide to Large Language Models
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Large Language Models (LLMs).
What to know about Large Language Models
Large Language Models (LLMs) stand at the forefront of artificial intelligence, transforming how businesses, developers, and industries operate. These extensive AI models, trained on vast datasets, excel in understanding and generating human-like text, enabling innovations ranging from advanced chatbots and AI co-pilots to sophisticated data analytics and cybersecurity solutions.
The recent wave of developments highlights their expanding role across various sectors, including healthcare, finance, customer service, and cybersecurity. Readers exploring these stories can gain insights into how LLMs are being integrated into enterprise software, cloud platforms, and security frameworks to enhance productivity, automate complex workflows, and address emerging AI risks such as data privacy and adversarial attacks.
Moreover, these narratives emphasize the dynamic challenges and advancements surrounding LLMs—covering technical breakthroughs, collaborative industry partnerships, and regulatory considerations. By following this tag, readers will stay informed about the evolving landscape of Large Language Models, their applications, security implications, and the strategic significance they hold for future technological progress.
Kiwi Large Language Models News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
AIready audit finds many NZ sites hard for crawlers
Many New Zealand firms could be missing AI search visibility, after 158 audits found a median crawler-readability score of 55 out of 100.
Securecom goes live on Snowflake's New Zealand instance
The local launch gives New Zealand customers in regulated sectors in-country hosting, faster AI queries and tighter governance over sensitive data.
Author-it demo shows AI clashes in regulated sectors
In regulated industries, conflicting document versions can turn AI answers into audit risks, service errors and costly rechecks.
AI shrinks exploit window to zero days, ESET warns
Businesses have almost no time to patch flaws now, as ESET says the median gap between disclosure and exploitation fell to zero days in 2026.
Explainer: Why is everyone talking about AI and the end of the world?
Calls for tighter AI safeguards have intensified after warnings the technology could outpace human control and threaten jobs, security and markets.
Salesforce & Anthropic launch Claudeforce partnership
Sales teams will soon be able to query live Salesforce data inside Claude as the pair deepen an AI tie-up across CRM and Slack.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Large Language Models
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Boomi named Gartner Visionary for AI agent platform
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Gigamon unveils tools to track shadow AI across networks
Featured News
Training is the key to overcoming AI's illusion of competence
Poorly trained staff are wasting time and risking sensitive data as organisations rush to adopt AI without basic governance in place.
Adobe CTO on plans for AI agents to access Adobe tools
Customers could soon use ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude inside Adobe's creative apps, with some file-editing tools due in a private beta in early 2027.
Inside Adobe's fast-moving AI partnerships team
Adobe is accelerating AI dealmaking as it pushes its models into rival platforms and brings outside systems into its own apps.
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
Docusign's next move: Own the contract, not just the signature
Rapid adoption as Docusign's IAM platform cuts contract delays and turns signed agreements into AI-driven workflows.
AI transforms CX to go beyond the chatbot
Consumers now expect faster, more automated support as AI agents handle complex customer journeys, though many firms still struggle to prove ROI.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
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Apple's Unified Memory powers Kiraa AI's rapid automation
Australian firms can speed month-end processing from days to an hour by running Kiraa AI on Macs instead of costly cloud servers.
Jamf launches AI Governance to enhance visibility, security
IT teams can now track AI models on Apple fleets to curb data leaks and token spend as businesses wrestle with shadow AI.
Zendesk's outcome-based pricing balances AI with human touch
Businesses will pay only for closed support cases under Zendesk's new model, as the software group ties AI automation to human fallback.
ClickHouse customer base soars on back of AI demand
AI agents are driving a sharp rise in demand for the real-time data platform, which added 1000 customers early in 2026 to top 4000.
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Large Language Models News
Google Cloud raises top bug bounty to USD $250,000
The higher payout aims to spur deeper cloud security research as Google says automated tools have flooded its programme with more, but not more valid, reports.
Thomson Reuters taps CUBE for legal AI regulatory data
The deal broadens CoCounsel Legal's regulatory coverage to more than 150 countries, giving legal teams verified source material for cross-border work.
Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository
The new review process should reduce broken skills and costly regressions as Google scales its Agent Skills repository past 170 entries.
NiCE launches next-generation Cognigy for AI agents
Businesses can now manage AI agents across customer journeys with greater oversight, as the upgraded platform adds tracing, governance and reusable skills.
BlackFog warns approved AI tools expose sensitive data
Nearly half of security leaders have seen sensitive data exposed via AI tools, with most incidents linked to company-approved services, a survey found.
New Relic launches Kubernetes agent in public preview
Operations teams facing Kubernetes outages may now get AI-generated fix code, as New Relic opens its incident-response agent to public preview.
Illumio joins WWT's AI resilience framework for containment
The move places Illumio in a vendor-neutral model that helps organisations judge how to contain breaches in increasingly connected AI systems.
Capture The Bug wins CREST AI security testing accolade
The recognition gives New Zealand a foothold in a new AI assurance market as businesses face rising risks from prompt injection and data exposure.
Brivo launches AI tool for security systems resellers
The read-only release lets resellers query account data in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, speeding support and renewal work across customer sites.
Nuix launches AI agent for forensic investigations
The new tool aims to speed legal and regulatory casework while preserving a traceable record of each AI-generated answer for scrutiny.
Fortinet brings AI security to Equinix distributed hub
Enterprises can now inspect AI prompts and responses across clouds and data centres through a validated Fortinet-Equinix architecture.
Google Cloud now adds OpenAI models to Model Garden
Enterprise customers will be able to compare and switch models by cost and performance on one invoice, intensifying cloud rivalry over AI access.
CrowdStrike launches tools to detect risky AI agents
The tools are designed to spot rogue AI behaviour and simulate attacks before autonomous systems can reach critical data or systems.
JFrog adds AI security controls for developer tools
Security teams can now spot unauthorised AI tools on developer machines before they reach production, as JFrog extends its controls.
Study finds AI can use wrong document despite retrieval
Accuracy can still slip when similar records are nearby, leaving AI systems to answer from the wrong source despite finding the right document.
Snowflake launches AI control tools for business definitions
The new features let enterprises audit AI agents' access, spending and definitions, as businesses struggle with inconsistent context across systems.
Snowflake adds always-on AI bots for CoCo & CoWork
The update widens enterprise access to background automation, with recurring AI tasks now able to run continuously and seek approval only when needed.
Google Cloud adds Claude models to Antigravity tools
Google Cloud users can now tap Anthropic's Claude models in Antigravity for coding tasks, broadening model choice across its AI tools.
Krafton unveils Ludi 0.2 in robotics research push
The gaming group is betting on robotics to extend its AI expertise beyond games, as Ludi 0.2 targets more natural human-robot interaction.
Cybercriminals hijack LLM access, racking up bills
Victims can face six-figure charges in hours as stolen credentials let attackers run large language models on company accounts.