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'Entirely untrue': Chuck Norris' family hits out at AI posts about his death

The action movie star and martial arts legend died on March 19, aged 86.

‘For entertainment purposes only’ - Microsoft's Copilot terms raise eyebrows

Experts say upgrade to the paid version of an AI assistant for better protection.

Robotaxi glitch strands passengers on motorway as cars race past

At least 100 Baidu robotaxis stopped on a high-speed ring road in Wuhan, China.

World's biggest IPO? SpaceX files documents to go public, says source

US$75b raised from listing would go towards data centres in space.

Rules of attraction: Auckland's AI-savvy Dexibit sells to UK-listed firm for $21m

The start-up, laid low by Covid, completes its comeback.

Datacom buys Auckland data centre once owned by IBM, plans AI-fuelled expansion

CEO says NZ needs more coordination, bipartisan cooperation around energy planning.

AI supply chains are fragile - technology finance commentator Jonty Kelt | Herald NOW Business

Tesla pushing Terafab to localise chip production in the US to reduce reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Video / Herald NOW Business

Scientists filmed a whale birth. The surprise: mum had many helpers

New York Times: At least 10 sperm whales appeared to assist during the birth.

Halter tipped for raise at $3.3 billion valuation, Kiwi fund details huge gains

'11 quarters to be worth more than Fonterra.'

Investors face $3m loss after sale of SmartSpace platform and holding firm liquidation

Founder Timothy Boyne is personally owed more than $2.1m from the collapse.

Uber to invest up to $2 billion in Rivian in robotaxi bet

Uber plans to deploy the first Rivian R2 robotaxis in 2028 in two US cities.

'More than our road toll': Inside the Kiwi-made AI tool taking on prescription errors

An estimated 200+ New Zealanders a year are thought to die from prescription mistakes.