The findings come as countries are determining how to put up guardrails around AI without impeding their ability to compete in the rapidly developing field.
World
6:01pm
Residents of a small Southland town are banding together to ask questions about a new US$3 billion AI data centre being built in their backyard.
Business
4:30pm
7:24
Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Xi says, while reiterating objections to an “overstretching” of national security concerns.
9:00am
The newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based startup Moonshot appears to be catching up to the best versions of Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Saturday 4:30pm
Zip said in an email to customers that it would be ceasing to provide its Pay in 4 product, which offered short-term payment plans at point of purchase.
Fri, Jul 17
"The cause of last night's outage appears to be a new issue related to a firewall, and is being investigated."
New Zealand
1:31
Appearance-driven fitness trends on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram was discouraging women from healthy exercise.
Health
The ACT leader wants to make it easier for companies to trial technologies such as driverless cars, agricultural drones and AI by suspending regulations.
Thu, Jul 16
"I am going to shoot you in the head if you win," the man allegedly told Farage in a post on X in May.
Crime and Justice
Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.
Governments, gyms, banks, insurers and airline loyalty programmes insist you use their app for access to some services.
Life
A group of 26 employees has sued the company, claiming they took protected leave and requested or received a reasonable accommodation for disability.
Wed, Jul 15
It is not the first time at this World Cup that teams have hit out against new rules or technology.
Sport
Many travellers still aren’t aware of the rules – or the fire risk.
Foodstuffs says the issue was limited to the email and its audience, and affected customers have since been issued correct vouchers.
Tue, Jul 14
AI enhancement of real estate pictures has become pretty standard – but where do we draw the line?
Mon, Jul 13
Apple said in the lawsuit that the theft of its trade secrets was part of a “coordinated pattern of misconduct at an institutional level” by OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Sat, Jul 11
Explainer
A new feature introduced by Instagram this week allows your photos to be used by anyone to make AI images.
Fri, Jul 10
Cabinet has abandoned a proposed ban on crypto ATMs after further analysis found a more flexible, targeted approach was available to address the risk of criminal misuse.
Politics
Thu, Jul 9
The brand came under scrutiny last month after Elijah Timmins-Scanlon alleged Huffer had used AI to create images resembling himself and other models.
Wed, Jul 8
The telco that powers about 25 million mobile services across the country confirmed it was looking into the issue impacting "some mobile calls and data connections".
Both the Greens and ACT have criticised the suggestion of virtual private networks (VPN) restrictions.
Tue, Jul 7
New Zealand has a relatively low rate of AI adoption, with more than a third of workers feeling guilty about using it, according to new research.
Experts say fitness trackers often privilege steps over strength, rest and context, which can leave some users with a distorted view of health.
Sun, Jul 5
Elijah Timmins-Scanlon last month alleged the clothing brand had used AI to create images resembling himself and other models without their permission.
Sat, Jul 4
