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Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri
Apple says its own Apple Intelligence will still handle on-device AI privately.
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Microsoft’s NZ data centre operation powers up profits
The threat of a digital services tax has melted away.
Big Tech’s ‘spend little, earn lots’ formula is threatened by AI
Microsoft now pours 25% of its revenue into capex, tripling in a decade.
Microsoft New Zealand sees strong revenue growth – turnover now double its 2021 level
The threat of a digital services tax has melted away.
Nvidia and Microsoft pour $26b into Claude maker Anthropic amid AI bubble talk
Nvidia will invest up to $17.6b while Microsoft pledges a further $8.8b.
Anthropic says Chinese state hackers used its AI in cyber-attack
Anthropic says human operators handled only 10% to 20% of the attack.
How NZ companies can build resilience through economic uncertainty
Finalists fo the AWS Company of the Year are The a2 Milk Company, Fonterra and Rocket Lab.
Police seek Trump ally Melissa Rein Lively after alleged racist attack in London
Melissa Rein Lively once sought to be Donald Trump’s White House spokeswoman.
The Prosperity Project: Will the AI boom become a bubble?
An investment expert suggests we proceed with caution.
After three days of blunders, Microsoft delivers on 365 refund, but fine print annoys
The tech giant still faces legal action over the controversial Copilot offer.
‘1140th in the queue’ - Customers trying to claim Microsoft 365 refund face billing foul-up, chat support meltdown
Refund also fails to head-off regulator's push for $59m penalty.
‘We fell short of our standards’ – Microsoft offers 365 refund
Technical foul-up sees some unable to access the offer.
Microsoft outage: How vulnerable is NZ?
Tech journalist Bill Bennett on how a single fault took major services offline - and what’s being done to stop it happening again.
Market close: Freightways outlook and Fonterra vote drive upbeat day
Freightways shares climbed after Mark Troughear flagged easing economic headwinds.
Microsoft beats expectations with 18% revenue jump, but shares slide
Cloud revenue rose 26% to US$49.1b as AI demand lifted enterprise spending.
Alphabet hits $100b revenue milestone as AI fuels growth
Net income surged 33% to $35b as AI-fuelled demand lifted core businesses.
NZ sites down amid global Microsoft outage
Air New Zealand is warning flight check-ins and boardings could be delayed.
AI chip giant Nvidia becomes world's first US$5t company
Nvidia's value now tops the combined worth of Tesla, Meta and Netflix.
'Misleading' pricing: Microsoft dragged into court in Australia, gets ticking-off letter in NZ
Consumer NZ says Kiwi users faced the same hidden pricing options.
Google unveils plan to restart US nuclear plant to power AI infrastructure
The company has signed a 25-year deal to buy power from the Iowa nuclear plant.
Nvidia-backed consortium buys AI data centre firm from Macquarie for $69.9b
Australian-owned Aligned runs more than 50 data centres.
Windows 10 Q&A: How can I get security updates for another year, for free?
A stay of execution, for most.
Windows 10 support ends today, leaving thousands of NZ users exposed
The Front Page: Support cuts mean no more updates or security fixes from today.
'NZ's smartest teen' raises $10m for browser-based AI that automates common tasks
Big-name backers include Anthropic, the makers of Claude.
EA to be sold for $68b in largest-ever gaming buyout
Electronic Arts will be delisted from the Nasdaq but CEO Andrew Wilson will stay on.
AI red lines: Nobel laureates and tech leaders urge UN to act
The appeal warns against AI use in nuclear command and lethal autonomous weapons.
Mystery data centres: Mercury says Amazon’s power thirst is real - and weighs in on pricing
Power firm offers two rare, and telling, points of clarity after AWS' 'train wreck' week.
'Dodgy': New report on how to make Google, Facebook pay fair share of tax
'If you misrepresent what a payment is for, then that's obviously challengeable.'
Amazon construction freeze: PM at tech giant's launch but massive Auckland site sits abandoned
Amazon announced it would spend $7.5 billion in 2021.
'The password era is ending': Tech firms drive shift to biometrics
Passkeys use biometric input or a smartphone instead of a password.