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AI predicts world will hit key climate change threshold in 10 years
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Kiwi company adopts four-day working week: ‘Overall success’
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Auckland flooding: Multiple broadband, mobile outages
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How smart are the robots getting?
New York Times: Machines have passed a test that was supposed to prove their intelligence.
ACC overstated e-scooter claims by millions
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Everyone wants your email address. Think twice before sharing it
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Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account.
Amazon workers hold first UK strike, adding to labour turmoil
The tech and ecommerce giant announced 18,000 layoffs this month.
US Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance
Google allegedly makes it difficult to use competitors' products.
Musk, Twitter face more lawsuits over unpaid rent
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'Trojan Horse' technology poses a 'wide-ranging' threat to UK
The 'Trojan Horse' technology poses a 'wide-ranging' threat to UK national security.
Inside the perilous quest to get battery-powered aircraft off the ground
Financial Times: The flying car dream still hasn't come true. Why is it so difficult?
‘A total waste of life’: Are Gen Zers breaking up with their smartphones?
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ChatGPT AI’s Wharton MBA exam pass poses test for business schools
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Google axes 12,000 jobs as tech sector layoffs spread
It equates to 6 per cent of Google's workforce, in latest mass tech culls.
