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

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

Trump's UAE chip deal is a national security risk

Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan secretly bought 49% of World Liberty.

Social media for AI chat bots: Should we be worried?

Business of Tech podcast host Peter Griffin on the new social media platform for AI chatbots. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

Opinion: Musk is letting Tesla wither and die while he gets distracted by robots

Telegraph: This time, Elon Musk may have pushed Tesla superfans too far.

How bad are AI delusions? We asked people treating them

New York Times: Doctors say chatbots have led patients to psychosis and isolation.

Pope warns men against 'AI girlfriends' and loss of real human connection

The Pope urges guiding digital innovation while defending real human bonds.

Microsoft pledged to save water. In the AI era, it expects water use to soar

New York Times: Microsoft AI data centres to drive huge surge in global water use.

Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surge

Apple devices in active use worldwide now exceed 2.5 billion.

NZ's biggest tech disasters: From jetpacks to scooters and a $7.5b cloud mystery

Tech dreams, hard landings: From jetpacks to scooters to a $7.5b data centre mystery.

TikTok says US spinoff is finalised

The new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is now majority American owned.

Manage My Health data breach: Fraudsters attempting to contact customers

Fraudsters are now trying to impersonate Manage My Health in scam emails.

Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach

About 120,000 Manage My Health users may have had data accessed.