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AI attacks could overwhelm West within months, Five Eyes says

'AI's power can be turned against us.'

Rise of ChatGPT blamed as Auckland AI start-up placed in liquidation

MBIE is cracking down on firms falling behind or defaulting on a $150m Covid-era scheme.

Under the Influence / Series Trailer

From toxic masculinity to rogue AI chatbots – what’s really going on for young people online and how teens and parents can fight back.

Bridget Snelling: Confidence gap holding back small business AI adoption

OPINION: Nearly two-thirds of users say AI saves them about a day of work each week.

The world's leading deepfake expert no longer trusts his own eyes

New York Times: "Within a year or two, our whole visual system will be utterly useless."

Letters: Healthcare needs technical and cultural competency

OPINION: The healthcare system's competency needs to reflect NZ's multicultural society.

Kiwi 21-year-old rides AI boom: From a 45 minute chat to $43m in funding for his start-up

Sea12 now has 14 staff in New York and aims for eight-figure revenue this year.

'Will enable applications straight out of sci-fi': Kiwi raises US$320m for his software that simulates the real world

Odyssey has secured US$310m in Series B funding at a US$1.45b valuation.

Greg Smith: Why New Zealand’s biggest AI opportunity isn’t technology

AI barely featured in the Government’s latest Budget despite global momentum.

Auckland’s DataMasque raises $7m as OpenAI comes for its business

Co-founder slaps down SaaSpocalypse threat.

Auckland teen wins Apple global competition with stargazing app

The self-taught coder is off to Apple's head office in California.

Anthropic tops OpenAI to become world’s most valuable AI start-up

New York Times: Anthropic’s valuation hit $900b, overtaking OpenAI’s $730b mark.