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Andrew Barnes: AI could rewrite the working week but who benefits?

OPINION: This is a glaringly obvious question for workers that CEOs don't answer.

Milford Senior Analyst - James Buchnanan on the AI agents

The big US tech companies are on track to spend more than US$1 trillion on AI next year. Video / Herald NOW Business

One hacked device, big warning: Why firms need a cyber attack recovery plan

Whangārei-based firm McKay was targeted by ransomware group Mnt6.

Tradie turns sleepless nights into AI tool to tame job budgets

Gene Gibson talks to Tom Raynel about his construction budgeting app, Formal Tradie.

The body’s most mysterious organ may play a key role in longevity and cancer

Washington Post: What to know about the incredible shrinking thymus.

Abandoned data centre builds: Microsoft and Amazon hit by use-it-or-lose-it deadlines

PLUS: The latest on the MIA Spark surf park effort and Datagrid in Southland.

Nadine Higgins: Can AI replace your financial adviser?

OPINION: Social media came for my last career. Will AI claim my next?

Top Trump tech ally handpicks Auckland teen maths star for prestigious Oxford scholarship

Macleans College graduate lands scholarship worth more than $800,000 over four years.

UK's privacy czar, Kiwi John Edwards, steps aside amid workplace probe

The former NZ Privacy Commissioner has always adopted a front-foot approach.

'You can’t have free riders': Can net zero actually make a difference?

London-based climate analyst John Lang says the term has been widely politicised.

‘The gall’: Govt advertises for U16 social media sheriff before bill hits Parliament

PLUS: Most Australian under-16s are still on social media, regulator says.

Big in Japan: Spark first to Starlink roaming

Telco talks could lead to a new way to use your phone overseas.