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Tech Insider: A cheap home EV charger that’s made in NZ, AWS’s local financials revealed
Keeping it Kiwi – with the help of some Aussie capital.

‘I worry how vulnerable people will be’: Kiwi actor Martin Henderson on deepfake fears
The Kiwi actor fears advances in technology will make criminals more money.

Liam Dann: Why I’m cheering the AI boom ... and three tips for surviving it
For many workers, it's getting hard to know what's worse, a tech wreck or tech success.

Outrage as university says AI tutors will run lectures in course
Three AI programs are set to replace lecture slides in a university course this semester.

AI chip giant Nvidia reports blockbuster revenue
vidia on Wednesday said it finished its fiscal year with record high revenue of $130.5 bil

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.

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.

DeepSeek, WeChat, other apps banned from MPs’ phones
Read the Beehive directive. Expert says NZ should go further.

Trump car tariff threat puts pressure on stock markets
Global stocks were under pressure after Trump broadened his tariff threats.

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?