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Kiwi smart shopping start-up raises $8m to fuel US expansion

Appetise now helps 70,000 Kiwi households to plan meals and shop smarter.

Silicon Valley builds 'shadow grid' of private gas plants for AI data centres

Approved off-grid projects could generate power to run New York City many times.

AI voice brings Waikato-Maniapoto reo dialect to life for rangatahi

It is being celebrated as a step towards Māori-led 'sovereign AI' tools.

Richard Prebble: NZ needs to embrace AI tools to know what is happening with the economy now

OPINION: An AI tool, NZ Prosperity Live, nowcasts how the economy is performing daily.

Mark Laurence: We're AI-illiterate, and our economic growth is at stake

OPINION: Nations from the US to Australia are investing heavily in AI skills.

Man behind ‘digital blackface’ controversy revealed as living in NZ

Non-indigenous people should not be creating indigenous characters, according to academic.

Hard drive shortage hikes device cost

Business of Tech podcast host Peter Griffin talks about the latest tech updates.

Can AI show remorse? Judge catches arsonist using AI to pen apology letters

The judge put Michae Win’s letter through ChatGPT software to test their authenticity.

Israeli military tech start-ups cash in on two years of war

Industry experts predict the trend will continue as Nato countries boost defence budgets.

X hits back after France summons Musk, raids offices in deepfake probe

French police are probing X over alleged child abuse content and hate crimes.

Nasa delays launch of moon mission after problems found during rehearsal

Nasa delays launch of Artemis 2 after problems were discovered during yesterday rehearsal. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centres

SpaceX plans up to one million satellites acting as orbital data centres.