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Halter's global connectivity plan for farmers | Herald NOW Business

Virtual fencing challenges removed as Halter joins up with Starlink. Chief executive Craig Piggott discusses what's next for farmers. Video / Herald NOW Business

Musk faces off with OpenAI in court over broken promises

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers aims to rule by late May with a jury's advice.

Aotearoa Digital Priorities Report 2026 reveals business leaders' biggest concerns

"We're overusing AI in the wrong places," says Tuanz head Craig Young. Video / NZ Herald

Taylor Swift moves to trademark her voice and image in fight against AI fakes

Trademark lawyer Josh Gerben says current laws lag behind generative AI.

Can an AI help deliver better financial advice? Kiwi start-up raises $16.7m to bolster its push

Ex-Sharesies managers land Pie Funds, Habour Asset Management as clients.

OpenAI breaks free from exclusive AI pact with Microsoft

OpenAI can now offer its AI models on Amazon Web Services and other clouds.

Productivity Propelled - looks at AI's impact on NZ productivity |Herald NOW Business

Andrew Fairgray - Chief Business Officer at 2degrees. Video|Herald NOW Business

Real estate agent sorry for AI warzone ad linking sales to Middle East conflict

The Queenstown agent says she is 'incredibly embarrassed' and takes full responsibility.

My quest to solve Bitcoin’s great mystery

NY Times: A trail of clues points to one man at the heart of bitcoin’s biggest mystery.

KiwiSaver boss criticises Anthropic director Chris Liddell’s AI call-to-arms

PLUS: Why does ChatGPT lie?

The AI bots making humans their wage slaves

New apps from Uber and DoorDash pay humans cents to train future AI systems.

Security reckoning: New Claude model kept from public, used to hunt critical bugs

New York Times: Claude Mythos Preview model will be restricted to more than 40 partners.