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Icehouse Ventures raises $10m at boosted valuation

VC boss got 100 declines as he sat on the other side of the table.

Amazon cloud boss takes swipe at Microsoft over OpenAI turmoil

Financial Times: AWS also debuts Amazon Q AI assistant, expands Nvidia partnership.

Vector-Amazon partnership creates smart meter tech that could be to sold to the world

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vector spin-out VTS extend their partnership.

Kiwi startup wins Rising Star award at AWS's global bash

NZ fintech Cogo was a finalist in the same category.

Google to start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts this week. Here’s what you need to know

Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? You may want to sign in before Friday.

Juha Saarinen: Reviewing the Oppo Find N3

OPINION: What you need to know.

How your child’s online mistake can ruin your digital life

New York Times: Google's processes can sometimes tar innocent individuals as abusers.

Opinion: 10 pressing issues for new Technology Minister Judith Collins

Tech has never loomed so large in our lives - or been the subject of so little policy.

Juha Saarinen: Online scam victims have nothing to be ashamed about

OPINION: Online scamming is big business.

54 billion minutes of silence: The astonishing death of the phone call

Telegraph: Why the long phone call is becoming a thing of the past.

Refurb scheme aims to deliver 20,000 ex-corporate laptops to students

The initiative will also address New Zealand's lousy e-waste record.

Tangaroa College students get refurbished laptops via Quadrent, BNZ, Te Puni

Pupils at Ōtara's Tangaroa College are among the recipients of refurbished corporate laptops under a new scheme run by Quadrent, BNZ, Te Puni Kōkiri and others. Video / Quadrent

Not a Rocket Lab - what new fund wants to see in start-ups

The new venture is looking for early-stage firms who show promise in creating a brand.

Christopher Niesche: A lesson for Optus - don’t mock your customers

A handy crisis management tip.

SpaceX launches most powerful rocket ever built - but explosions end test flight

The room grew quiet once it was clear the spaceship had been destroyed.

Companies pulling ads from Elon Musk's X amid concerns about antisemitism

A White House spokesman condemned Musk over the tweets.