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Under-pressure Xero partners with AI giant - which also offers free financial features

PLUS: Founder Rod Drury weighs in on the AI vs SaaS "meltdown".

Inside Auckland’s push to turn big data into a truly ‘smart’ city

Solar-powered SmartBeam shelters already give late-night commuters phone charging.

Auckland Council maps bold plan for a global innovation hub

Auckland's koru-shaped innovation district links Wynyard Quarter to Newmarket.

Cameron Law: How Auckland can learn from Sydney’s tech boom

Auckland hosts more than 11,000 tech firms and 60% of NZ’s top 200 tech companies.

Emergency Department AI gives meth recipe in ‘jailbreak’ testing

The Heidi scribe is already used by 1250 ED doctors and front-line staff.

OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its AI video generator

New York Times: The shutdown ends OpenAI's three-year Disney video deal signed in 2024.

Richard Prebble: How AI can save the Official Information Act from collapsing under its own weight

OPINION: The cause of the problem could also be part of the solution.

Australia’s public broadcaster hit by staff walkout

More than 2000 ABC staff walked off the job for 24 hours on Wednesday.

Anthropic sues Pentagon over being labelled a national security risk

Anthropic alleges the US government is punishing it for its stance on AI limits.

US military relying on AI as tool to speed Iran operations

It highlights the emerging technology’s growing role in warfare.

Ben Goodger: The Kiwi behind ChatGPT's new AI browser

For the third time in his career, the ex-Aucklander is driving a web browser revolution.

Kiwi Ben Goodger on driving OpenAI's web browser push

Ex-pat Ben Goodger, who played a key role in the creation of Google's Chrome browser, on his Silicon Valley career, impostor syndrome and white-collar fears about AI.