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Desperate for power, modern AI firms lean on a geriatric US nuclear fleet
Tech firms are securing power from ageing nuclear plants for AI data centres.
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Global hacking attack on Microsoft product hits US, state agencies, NCSC issues warning in NZ
Hackers exploited a flaw in Microsoft servers, affecting agencies globally.
Tech Insider: A web browser is coming from the makers of ChatGPT – and it's made by a Kiwi
OPINION: A new browser could upend Google's monopoly. ComCom boss boosts Uber rivals.
Government’s AI strategy criticised for lack of detail, timelines, deliverables, funding
Critics say the strategy lacks timelines, deliverables and measurable goals.
Air NZ tech boss tipped for top job, Amazon’s huge Auckland construction site silent, Chorus’ multi-billion rural grab, more DIA cuts - Tech Insider
Could Air NZ be following a previous path in finding its new CEO?
AI could add $3.4b to NZ economy – if we can address areas where we lag
New Zealand is behind in some areas, such as AI uptake and skills.
‘We’re done with Teams’: German state hits uninstall on Microsoft
Schleswig-Holstein will switch to open-source software in three months.
Google NZ sends $1b offshore as it increases profit, threat of digital sales tax melts away
An academic calls out a lack of transparency in two areas.
On The Up: AI disruptors – meet the Kiwis using new tech to boost their businesses and lead the way
We sound out some New Zealanders who have taken AI by the scruff of the neck.
Spark confirms outsourcing deal, reveals number of NZ jobs lost
The restructure comes on top of a contract to outsource roles to Infosys.
'Not that loyal': Why users abandon once-dominant platforms like Skype, Myspace
Skype has been turned off, after once being the world's dominant video chat service.
Nostalgia flows as Skype shuts down for good
Microsoft has closed Skype to focus on its Teams service.
Workplace of the future: How humans and digital colleagues will work together
Businesses face a new reality, says Microsoft boss.
Job hunters facing fraud, AI-powered deepfake video interviews
More than one million 'bots' blocked every hour.
Trump’s trade war casts a shadow on America’s AI boom
Aggressive tariffs threaten to undermine Silicon Valley’s work on the crucial technology.
Bill Gates reveals how much of his fortune his kids will really inherit
Most of his wealth will go to charity through the Gates Foundation.
Generation Minecraft: How a pointless video game took over the world
Times: It has retro graphics and no way to 'win' – but the Minecraft juggernaut rolls on.
Tech Insider: Microsoft pulls Windows 10 support unless you pay $50 or upgrade - experts on your level of risk if you’re stranded, promising news for Ubco customers, Being AI finally finds directors
PLUS: Being AI finally finds three independent directors - and they're big names.
‘Tech nightmare’: Consumer NZ urges Microsoft to extend Windows 10 support
It’s feared hundreds of thousands of Kiwis’ computers will become obsolete in October.
The making of Microsoft’s domestic data centre
How Kiwis got Satya Nadella on side.
Outlook appears restored after global outage hits Microsoft email service
Users around the world reported the Microsoft email service as being down.
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.
Tech Insider: Size of four rugby fields – Amazon buys more Auckland land
Amazon expands its data centre presence in West Auckland.
Bill Gates: Trump, Musk and how my neurodiversity made me
Times: He frequently failed at school, so how did he go on to become a billionaire at 31?
Nvidia, US stocks close higher after Chinese AI shock
Nvidia clawed back some of yesterday's losses after the DeepSeek shock.
Bill Gates: ‘I would be diagnosed with autism if I were a kid today’
The tech billionaire says he was an obsessive and socially-awkward child.
Meta to lay off 3600 employees in performance-based cuts
Sackerberg? Those identified as low performers will be fired.
Tech Insider: How to avoid Microsoft's 38% price rise, Amazon recruits NZ roles for Project Kuiper
PLUS: A peek over the fence at Amazon's Auckland data centre.
Elon Musk calls on states to force auction of OpenAI stake
Latest salvo in legal battle over ChatGPT-maker’s restructuring as a for-profit company.