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Airfare fraud claims: Warnings of predators targeting elderly, ethnic minorities

'Migrant and ethnic communities often singled out' by holiday package fraudsters.

Putin's uneasy encounter with robot Green

The AI-powered robot danced for the Russian President.

Nvidia reports 'off the charts' demand for AI chips

UPDATED: Shares rose more than 3% as investors bet on unrelenting AI chip demand.

‘Beggars belief’: Londoners baffled by bizarre Christmas mural

The council confirmed the private landowner will remove the AI display soon.

AI scribe 'Heidi' being rolled out to emergency departments nationwide: But what’s the story with errors and privacy?

Move follows rapid-fire Hawke's Bay trial.

NZ guinea pig for ChatGPT group chat – and there are privacy and usability issues

Sure, clanker. Let the meatball do all the work.

Nvidia and Microsoft pour $26b into Claude maker Anthropic amid AI bubble talk

Nvidia will invest up to $17.6b while Microsoft pledges a further $8.8b.

Google launches Gemini 3 as AI race with OpenAI intensifies

Gemini 3 will run across Google’s app and search, reaching billions monthly.

From ‘It’ shoe to investor headache: Can Allbirds find its footing again?

The shoe maker cut full-year sales guidance, hinting at a weak Christmas run.

Rocket Lab delays Neutron but shares jump as it beats earnings estimates

The Kiwi-American firm was questioned about the impact of the US Government shutdown.

Kami co-founders name first investment for their new $10m venture capital fund

Hengjie Wang and Alliv Samson are now scouting for more start-ups to back.

Jeff Sommer: The astonishing bull market will end one day. Are you ready?

NYT: Big gains have always been followed by big losses. Here are tips on how to prepare.