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‘Let’s not go overboard’ on worries about AI energy use, Bill Gates says
FT: Tech leader says power-hungry AI systems are spurring a boom in clean energy.
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Nvidia share slide erases $816 billion in market value
Financial Times: Chipmaker’s shares have fallen 15% since Thursday,
Editorial: Data centre deal shows potential future for New Zealand
OPINION: Could NZ's economic future lie in storing other country's data?
Ka-ching: NZ Super Fund cleans up as AI star Nvidia becomes world's most valuable firm
But will it end in tears? A couple of cautious voices emerge.
Nvidia vaults past Apple and Microsoft to become world’s most valuable company
Financial Times: Landmark moment, explosive rally with investor excitement over AI.
Opinion: AI’s biggest promise for consumers remains just that - a promise
Financial Times: An arms race is in full swing, but fundamental problems are unresolved.
OpenAI insiders warn of a ‘reckless’ race for dominance
New York Times: Staff call for protections, allege 'cavalier attitude'.
AI firms seek big profits from ‘small’ language models
Financial Times: Big Tech firms address concerns about running costs, copyright liability.
Copilot+ PCs: Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on a laptop
The AI will have a 'photographic memory' of a person’s virtual activity.
Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation
Financial Times: Decision to leave comes three years after divorce from Bill Gates.
iPhone payment options: Judge grills Apple exec
Court hears if Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles in apps.
Pandemic-era winners suffer $2.5 trillion fall in market value
Financial Times: Top 50 biggest stock gainers hit by painful decrease after lockdowns.
Biden lauds new Microsoft centre on site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed
'You kidding me?' Biden told the crowd of about 300, who clapped and cheered loudly.
‘Hallucination detection’: AI adopters pull ahead but many company bosses in a funk
A 'tipping point' as more professionals upskill and leaders wonder how to embrace AI.
Microsoft profit up 20% amid AI push, Google parent pays first dividend
Pair soar where Meta struggled.
How Big Tech is winning the AI talent war
Financial Times: Microsoft’s move latest sign huge firms are scooping up expertise.
How Anna Mowbray chose her AI partner for latest start-up
Zuru cofounder weighed AI options from Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google.
China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in Government computers
Financial Times: US firms sidelined in Beijing bid to boost local capability.
Dark centres, bright future: Goodman Property Trust eyes expansion
'Investment in data centres is a big deal around the world but not in New Zealand': CEO.
Game over? Industry suffers slowdown after decades-long winning streak
Sales growth in consoles and mobile apps hit as outlook clouds for $326b sector.
Game on? Xbox reveals four exclusive titles to be shared with rival consoles
With gaming more popular than ever, the news suggests Microsoft is shifting its strategy.
Andrew Holden: This week could change the game for NZ’s news companies
OPINION: Select committee to listen to submissions on Fair Digital News Bargaining BiIl.
NZ eyes legislation to protect news as lawsuits go after OpenAI
There are no protections against AI platforms using NZ journalism to train their software.
New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI in copyright case
Financial Times: US newspaper alleges tech companies took ‘free ride'.
Auckland AI start-up Inviol says its Terminator-style tech targets complacency
Inviol's technology takes aim at complacency about safety at worksites.
'Ivory tower' snobs, sci-fi paranoia undermining AI, tech titan Vinod Khosla says
The billionaire investor reveals what really happened at OpenAI.
What Sam Altman's firing and reinstatement means for future of AI
After a whirlwind week for the OpenAI co-founder, what happens next?
Black Friday sales NZ: How not to get scammed
Criminals know everyone wants a bargain from now till Boxing Day.