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Netsafe's new AI tool lets you scam the scammers

The ploy turns the tables on cyber crooks, tricking them and wasting their time.

Fake news still has a home on Facebook

New York Times: Renowned “liberal troll” who posts falsehoods to Facebook is thriving.

How the NZ Super Fund voted on Elon Musk’s US$46b pay package

A split with local retail investors.

The aftermath of a UK cyberattack: Blood shortages and delayed operations

New York Times: Hospitals have asked medical students to help amid 'critical' situation.

$160m video game rebate: First recipients named after brush with death

PLUS: How transtasman posting was halted, despite our lower kickback.

European Union hits EVs from China with extra tariffs up to 38pc

New York Times: Move follows US quadrupling tariffs to 100pc.

Elon Musk abruptly drops lawsuit against OpenAI

Claims centred on allegations of breach of contract, unfair business practices,

‘NZ’s smartest teen’, now a Harvard grad, raises $6m for his AI start-up

Hamilton Boys' High School dux takes New York.

Mourners can now speak to an AI version of the dead. But will that help with grief?

AI is imitating the dead and dying, raising new questions about grieving.

Losses to cyber crime spike 84%, Cert NZ leadership in flux

GCSB takeover continues, under-reporting dogs stats.

Road user charges: 12,000 renegade EV owners now face fines

About 11 per cent of EV owners failed to pay up by the May 31 deadline.

Kiwis caught in Ticketmaster 'hack', alleged Smith & Caughey’s data for sale on dark web

There have been developments in two major hacking incidents.

Alleged Ticketmaster hack: Privacy Commissioner says still no notification, expert questions if it even happened

So-called hackers say they want $820,000 in exchange for the return of the information.

Google NZ sends almost $1b offshore, weighs impact of tax clampdown

Google results an indication of the huge and increasing scale of its local business.

New venture capital fund looks to invest $10m in Kiwi fintechs

First three investments made, sees hope in new open data law.

'No leadership': How tech fared in Budget 2024

Plus: Telecommunications sees only one small initiative — and it's a cut.