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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.

Sir Bill English to chair Airwallex NZ board amid local push

Airwallex now handles $2.4b in yearly payments for more than 1000 NZ firms.

First concrete evidence of surge in EV sales with Iran crisis

PLUS: Market leader sells out and a lobby group calls for lower road user charges for EVs.

'Pretty stupid': Teenager applying for supermarket job says AI made false comments about his personality

The AI told Jesse he might “struggle with distractions" when doing mundane tasks.

Record-breaker: Halter raises $377m at $3.3b valuation, reveals customer numbers

Peter Thiel backs largest VC raise by an NZ-founded start-up.

Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI

Experts say Jessica Foster’s rise shows how AI-generated women can capture attention.

Spark tests 5G+ ‘fast lane’ to keep phones connected at packed events

The dedicated 5G+ lane lets livestream crews ditch costly hardwired setups.

Could Raglan agri-tech start-up be the new Halter?

Founder says dairy farmers currently enjoy a big advantage over beef farmers.

$100m fund for 'deep tech' start-ups reveals first close, boosted by golden visas

Plus: why Bridgewest chose New Zealand over Canada and Australia.

AI writes buggy code. A Silicon Valley start-up wants to fix it

New York Times: A tiny start-up is building AI systems that can check for mistakes.

NZ police involved in Thailand arrests for online scams, Meta addresses growth in nudify ads

Meta cracks down, but still requires little ID verification for new accounts.

Couple who developed Covid vaccine to start new firm

Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci will explore mRNA innovations, building on their vaccine work.

Sir John Key hits out at Reserve Bank push for more cash access, ATMs

The former PM argues more ATMs clash with the push to tax untaxed cash in the economy.

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.