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Can we be 10x richer like Anthropic, with help from Claude?

Herald NOW Business Host Garth Bray talks AI and tech with Anthropic director Chris Liddell, Danu Abeysuriya from Rush Digital and Jonathan Good from Scentian Bio.

Mythos AI alarm bells: Fair warning or marketing hype?

Experts warn Mythos could let hackers cripple banks and hospitals within hours.

AI casualty: NZ-founded Soul Machines found to owe at least $19.6m

Start-up raised more than $225m but now KPMG is looking for a buyer.

Cyberattacks: Study finds most Kiwi businesses suffer a recovery time reality gap

PLUS: The rise of AI is fuelling burnout among tech teams.

5 ways to add a little inconvenience to your day – and improve your brain

Washington Post: 'Friction-maxxing' sounds deeply unfun, but it might be good for you.

'Slopaganda': The viral new arsenal in modern warfare | Ryan Bridge TODAY

International relations professor Maria Armoudian says AI-generated videos are just a new part of war. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Is AI screening ruining young applicants chances of a job? | Ryan Bridge TODAY

MyCareers Brand Founder, Craig McAlpine says AI screening is not as disruptive as you think. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

'It's an arms race': AI scams are getting harder to spot, but simple habits still offer protection

Netsafe says Kiwis lost nearly $65,000 to scams in the first three months of 2026.

Chromebook remorse: Tech backlash at schools extends beyond phones

New York Times: In a rising number of US schools, textbooks and pencils are back.

Half of all teens still ignoring school phone ban, teachers urged to have 'firm consequences'

The Education Review Office has found compliance is an issue in secondary schools.

Erica Lloyd: Auckland has the bones to be a global deep tech hub – if it backs itself

Rocket Lab and LanzaTech alumni are spawning new deep tech ventures across the city.

ChargeNet hikes pricing: What it means for the cost of an Auckland-Tauranga EV roadtrip

Auckland–Tauranga in a Tesla could soon cost nearly as much as driving a petrol car.