- + Hamilton hydrofoil bike maker Manta5 up for urgent sale—Torpedo7 founders' startup takes a spill.
- + Immigration: When ‘tin’ is better than gold - Lovina McMurchy—OPINION: Many investor-immigrants want to stay. A little-known tax pushes them away.
- + Westlake Boys High School student a global winner in Apple’s student app competion—His feet are in Takapuna library, but his head is in the stars.
- + Road user charges: Errors mean some EV owners can’t buy RUCs online; uptake so far revealed—Two-month grace period for EV owners expires on May 31 and only a third have bought RUCs.
- + Revealed: The most complained-about telco—Free, independent dispute service says there are still too many complaints.
- + 2degrees revealed as the most complained-about telco—Free, independent dispute service says there are still too many complaints.
- + Who is Morrison, the $38 billion firm that James Shaw just joined as an operating partner? - Tech Insider—Ex-Green Party co-leader's new gig might give him a shot at effecting real change.
- + ‘To the future’: Saudi Arabia spends big to become an AI superpower—New York Times: The oil-rich kingdom seeks to complete its oil dominance.
- + New York professor Scott Galloway’s verdict on NZ’s phones-in-schools ban—Academic's verdict.
- + Amazon reports strong first-quarter results driven by AI, cloud and Prime Video ad dollars—AI capabilities have reaccelerated AWS’ growth rate, now on pace for US$100 billion.
- + The Conversation: Will NZ’s school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity—Ban kicks in this week.
- + Some leaders want to ban TikTok, some love it - and some do both at the same time - Tech Insider—Will the US follow through with its TikTok ban? What's the situation in NZ?
- + Google, Vocus partnership will deliver NZ a new transtasman cable—Submarine connections have gone from famine to feast.
- + Banks select provider for confirmation-of-payee, a key anti-scam measure; Consumer says efforts ‘too slow, too light’—But the Government and banks have differing takes on one of the next steps.
- + Tesla reaches deals in China on self-driving cars—New York Times: No word on what Tesla had to exchange for approval.
- + Taxpayers’ Union attacks KiwiSaaS group that includes big tech names; they stand their ground—With millions in funding about to expire, group pushes for meeting with Judith Collins.
- + ‘Corporate welfare’ - Taxpayers’ Union attacks KiwiSaaS group that includes big tech names; they stand their ground—With millions in funding about to expire, group pushes for meeting with Judith Collins.
- + Women in tech face ‘microaggression’, career limitations - study—'A large complex problem that needs to change,' says NZTech chief executive.
- + Big tech names seek meeting with Minister Judith Collins as millions in funding is set to expire —'Time is against us' in the cloud software sector's funding quest, tech leaders say.
- + The nitty-gritty of how Genesis Energy is using gen AI—"It's not a fad." Getting to grips with generative AI, day-to-day.
- + Research reveals ways to save $1000-plus on your annual power bill - but low awareness—Also under scrutiny are the creaky state of Kiwi appliances and our ageing vehicle fleet.
- + Netflix reveals viewership for some of its biggest shows—Streaming giant has record quarter - featuring NZ actress Jess Hong.
- + Spark apologises after man’s Xtra Mail blunder loses 30 years of family tree research—Tech veteran questions telco's backup policy for its web mail service.
- + How soon will machines outsmart humans? The biggest brains in AI disagree—Financial Times: Elon Musk's prediction sets him apart from his rivals.
- + Being AI chair defends artificial intelligence branding, investment banker stands by ‘calling it out’ note—Analyst Clare Capital questioned why Being AI was marketing itself in that fashion.
- + AJ Hackett Bungy NZ takes iPhone leap, looks to sell new social media-friendly system to other adventure tourism operators—New, automated system billed as a tenth of the cost of its predecessor.
- + Boomers want to retrain for AI, and employers will pay them more if they do - survey—Survey reveals Kiwi employer - and employee - hopes for artificial intelligence.
- + Being AI chair defends artificial intelligence branding, analyst stands by ‘calling it out’ note—Analyst Clare Capital questioned why Being AI was marketing itself in that fashion.
- + Microsoft makes high-stakes play in tech Cold War with Emirates AI deal—New York Times: Tech giant, White House in US$1.5 billion bid to head-off China.
- + Humane AI Pin is more comic relief than iPhone-killer—The tech world's hottest gadget is, well, just too damn hot.
- + Career shift: From venture capitalist to cop—New hire sees potential for the use of generative AI in policing.
- + Commerce Commission takes One NZ to court, alleging 111 code breaches endangering ‘vulnerable consumers’—The telco says it's surprised by the action over 'technical breaches'.
- + ‘Endangering vulnerable consumers’ - Commerce Commission takes One NZ to court, alleging 111 code breaches—Telco says it's surprised by action over 'technical breaches'.
- + Tesla plans to lay off 10 per cent of workforce after dismal quarterly sales—Around 14,000 workers will be cut, according to reports.
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