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Microsoft hires Sam Altman hours after OpenAI rejects his return as CEO
New OpenAI chief executive promises to investigate Altman's firing.
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Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive
'Everything in my body and soul told me she was behind it.'
ChatGPT maker investigated by US regulators over AI risks
Financial Times: Probe over potential harm from chatbot’s fabricating information.
Jarden Brief: Judge shoots down bid to block Call Of Duty move
In takeover intrigue, shares of interactive entertainment firm Activision Blizzard surge.
Documents show Microsoft’s relationship with NZ education
Microsoft pushed for continuous live reporting on children and teachers.
Jarden Brief: Massive loan for Ford and partner's new factories
Thousand of jobs expected in huge US car battery projects.
Juha Saarinen: Microsoft 365's confusing price differential between retail and direct sales
Rivers of subscription revenue gold.
Kiwi workers: My colleagues don’t even miss me at meetings
Convinced your colleagues won't miss you at meetings? Then you're probably normal.
Jarden Brief: Microsoft wins, averting regulator attempts to shut down $110 billion takeover
Microsoft's peace offering no game as huge deal was on edge.
Google unveils AI-powered search engine to rival Microsoft’s Bing
Financial Times: Tech giant in race to embed powerful new language models.
Microsoft and Alphabet earnings show signs of resilience, AI hype draws Kiwi investors
Tech giants making big bets on artificial intelligence.
Scrapped deal to push AI learning in schools revealed
The Government engaged the US to push AI learning in schools in 2017.
Jarden Brief: Google slides after report Samsung will switch allegiance
Jarden Brief: Solar stocks soar, Google slips on suspicions Bing on brink of breakthrough.
Microsoft wins consent to buy 6.5ha for $180m NZ data centre
New centre will provide 50 full-time equivalent jobs.
Markets with Madison: ChatGPT coming for jobs, and Fonterra’s margin troubles
Bill Gates calls the AI chatbot 'revolutionary', plus Fonterra's boss reflects.
Microsoft adds AI tools to Office apps
The new feature 'Copilot' will free up time for workers.
Microsoft wants Māori and Pasifika to train for careers in cybersecurity
Te Pūkenga joins with Microsoft, TupuToa and Te Whatu Ora to deliver training.
Microsoft’s Activision deal hurts gamers - UK watchdog
Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle.
Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing
Tech giant announces a new AI-powered search engine and browser.
‘Sexually compromised’: Gates gets grilled over Epstein links
Billionaire Bill Gates has spoken about his relationship with the notorious sex offender.
Jarden Brief: Microsoft booms but Boeing stalls
Cloud computing a big winner for Microsoft but high costs drag down Boeing.
Google axes 12,000 jobs as tech sector layoffs spread
It equates to 6 per cent of Google's workforce, in latest mass tech culls.
Jarden Brief: Big tech’s big layoffs after inflation, recession concerns
Workforce the size of a small city getting slashed at tech giants.
Microsoft extends aid for Ukraine’s wartime tech innovation
Microsoft has made a financial commitment of more than US$400 million.
Creating the next Jonah Lomu
Not just a game, esports aid students across the whole curriculum.
National energy strategy "key"
Innovation needed for NZ companies to hit climate change targets.
New cloud helping Kiwi firms go global
Public cloud growing tech businesses & customers: Microsoft
The real cost of carbon
Not enough NZ businesses know the true cost of reducing emissions.
Stronger action needed on emissions
Hyperscale cloud tech can help NZ speed up climate change action.
NZ's tech skills crisis
If the country is to take advantage of technology to grow the economy, the tech industry