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Bearded belly dancers and gold statues: Trump’s AI vision for Gaza stirs controversy
Trump's AI video shows Gaza as a beachside paradise with luxury hotels.

My patient was using a therapy chat bot. Was that okay?
AI can be useful as a supplement to treatment. But there are risks, too.

Hackers air AI video targeted at Donald Trump and Elon Musk
TV screens at the US Department of Housing recently shocked onlookers by playing an AI-generated video of Donald Trump licking Elon Musk’s feet.

The Reserve Bank is worst in OECD - Richard Prebble
OPINION: The RBNZ relies on official statistics even though they are prone to be wrong.

Anthropic releases its 'smartest' AI model
Its name is Claude. And its backers say it's the smartest AI tool yet.

Yamaha buys Tauranga’s Robotics Plus, unveils big plans
Another tech firm sold offshore, but new owners says it'll add to its 130 staff.

Alibaba to invest $53b in AI and cloud over next three years
The investment exceeds Alibaba's total AI and cloud spending over the past decade.

We must pick a side in AI arms race, Kiwi entrepreneur says
Drones, rockets, aircraft and ships can all be made in NZ, but will they get support?

Markets with Madison: AI arms race
Companies are raising hundreds of billions of dollars to achieve AI supremacy. PrimerAI founder Sean Gourley says it’s not just a tech trend – it’s the only way to deter war.

Spark and Microsoft ink NZ’s ‘largest-ever Microsoft public cloud partnership’
Around half of the telco's staff will get Microsoft's gen AI.

Tech Insider: Google follows Microsoft in raising prices as it bundles AI
Don't want it? Google will add it to its suite and raise the price anyway.

AI tool used to help with Gisborne’s woody debris problem
GDC has used AI to help get on top of the woody debris issue impacting Tairāwhiti.

Infratil’s data centre play further increases multibillion-dollar valuation
And it's upped its stake by nearly a quarter of a billion dollars.

Auckland startup Polymath, with its contrarian take on AI, raises money from a heavy-hitter
"Our goal is to be the household name for screen time that parents can feel good about."

Google’s AI has been breaching NZ court name suppressions
The former Act Party president was named by the AI before his suppression lapsed.

Tech Insider: A big move ahead of Spark’s earnings, more Callaghan chaos
PLUS: Who is New Zealand's DOGE-master?

Opinion: How to turbocharge manufacturing in New Zealand
The Government will need invest to help manufacturers embrace technology.

Diana Clement: How to avoid being scammed by AI
OPINION: Online scams are getting worse by the week.

Super-cheap, souped-up iPhone? Apple boss teases ‘newest member of the family’
What the pundits are picking.

‘Every major city is just a glorified town’: NZ roasted by AI chatbots
From housing to burnouts, Kiwi creator gets 'unhinged' results from ChatGPT and DeepSeek.

‘Swindler’: Billionaires clash as Altman rejects Musk’s OpenAI bid
Elon Musk's group is offering $97.4b for OpenAI's controlling nonprofit.