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Flood of political news confounds AI chatbots
'They’re incredibly good at communication. They’re not optimised necessarily for truth.'
NZ law firm predicts legal class actions in wake of Crowdstrike global IT outage chaos
Shareholder claims against unprepared organisations are also a possibility.
CrowdStrike chaos: Microsoft’s tone-deaf ‘less than 1%’ post
That tiny percentage included your bank and your supermarket.
Opinion: The likely cause of CrowdStrike chaos – and how Trump could undermine cyber security
OPINION: The former President undermined a key agency – and could gut it if re-elected.
'Less than 1%': Truth about global tech outage
Experts warn malicious actors are trying to exploit the global tech outage.
'Increase in phishing': Scam warning as 'malicious cyber actors' take advantage of IT outage
National cyber intelligence agency warns Kiwis to 'be alert' to scammers amid IT outage.
What is CrowdStrike, the $133b giant behind global IT meltdown?
Rogue file in US tech giant’s Falcon Sensor tool appears to have caused dramatic failure.
Opinion: IT outage exposes vulnerabilities in global information ecosystem
OPINION: Modern technology incidents paralyse the world in new and interesting ways.
Full IT restoration could take days, concern for ongoing NZ bank payment issues
Experts say the global outage was of historic proportions.
Nvidia could reach US$50 trillion market cap within 10 years, says top tech investor
Financial Times: Early Tesla and Amazon backer James Anderson sees chipmaker’s potential.
'One of NZ's largest data centres’ – rich-lister saves failed start-up
A phoenix company, formed from the ashes of Nyriad, could cash in on the AI boom.
Xero downsizes in the capital
Datacom is also subleasing floor space in its Auckland building.
Minecraft hunts revenue beyond gamers as industry growth slows
The studio behind the popular game is seeking other ways to make money.
Renowned futurist still says he will merge with AI
New York Times: Time running out to reach the 'Singularity' and live indefinitely.
'New screen-time limits needed' in schools - excessive use of devices linked to poor health
The risks existed whether a child was doing homework or watching TikTok.
Rakon investor raises new questions about failed $400m bid
There's disappointment at millions spent on takeover talks with nothing to show for it.
Datacom swings back to profit, talks up AI, Aussie strength
The CEO's verdict on the year ahead.
‘Gut-wrenching’: Digital skills trust winds-down after govt funding ‘reprioritised’
'Structured Learning' focus sees digital literacy squeezed out for first time in 34 years.
How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta failed children on safety, US states say
NYT: The CEO and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users, lawsuits allege.
Editorial: Data centre deal shows potential future for New Zealand
OPINION: Could NZ's economic future lie in storing other country's data?