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Cut-price anti-drone weapon could be ready next year
Financial Times: Thales-led radio frequency directed energy weapon costs just 20c per use.
Fieldays Innovation Award winners share a common theme
The annual awards provide a platform for creative problem-solvers to showcase their ideas.
Apple scraps ‘buy now, pay later’ service in the US just months after rollout
Financial Times: iPhone maker pivots from Pay Later service after just one year.
Waikato-designed robots take over Fieldays
Machines to help horticulture industry and its struggles are being exhibited at Fieldays.
Opinion: Opening the door to investment
OPINION: The move to risk-based approach to assessing FDI applications is a game-changer.
Amazon gets approval to expand drone deliveries in US
Amazon pilots get green light to operate drones remotely.
China’s army tests gun-toting version of robot dog
Financial Times: Debut of the robo-dog which the army has equipped with an assault rifle.
'World's first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel' hits Auckland Harbour
The runabout is seen as the stepping stone to a 100-passenger vessel.
Mapping whale migration still part of planning work for Ocean Flyer's seagliders
The unique form of transport could be coming to New Zealand in 2026 or 2027.
US lab-grown meat bans criticised as culture war ‘own goal’
Financial Times: Australian start-up warns America is ceding a competitive advantage.
Can Europe’s economy ever hope to rival the US again?
Financial Times: Worried EU policymakers are searching for ways to inject some dynamism.
iPhone payment options: Judge grills Apple exec
Court hears if Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles in apps.
Staff at iconic LA hotel can now 'live-beam' into your bedroom
Introducing the world's first holographic concierge.
Elon Musk flies in to meet China’s premier as Tesla fights local rivals
Financial Times: Billionaire makes push on ‘robotaxis’ in bid to revive fortunes.
School staffer allegedly used AI, fake audio to frame principal with racist remarks
Warning AI may be getting more powerful, ability to detect fakes lagging.
US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm
Financial Times: Washington urges three countries to tighten supply of tools and tech.
Meta unveils less ‘sanctimonious’ AI model as tech rivalry heats up
Financial Times: Facebook parent claims Llama 3 takes step to human-level intelligence.
German companies’ dependence on China will last decades, warns Siemens
Financial Times: Firms made little progress in “de-risking” their China exposure - report.
Wall Street turns to ‘solar grazing’ sheep in push to go green
Financial Times: Big business teams up with farmers to trim around solar panels.
Elon Musk predicts AI will overtake human intelligence next year
Financial Times: Tesla chief says infrastructure must keep up with technology’s demands.
'In 6 years, every plane will look like this,' says aerospace upstart
Are you ready to take flight in this new ‘blended wings’ plane?