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Tech Insider: Blackbird partner says Govt made mistake giving up on $300m Elevate fund
PLUS: Blackbird gears up for $1 billion raise.

Trump’s trade war casts a shadow on America’s AI boom
Aggressive tariffs threaten to undermine Silicon Valley’s work on the crucial technology.

On The Up: Kiwis backing a new generation of start-ups
The NZ tech stars who are paying it forward.

Not another Dave! Tech studio offers $15k to female-led start-up
A Kiwi company is offering a $15k support package to a female-led tech start-up.

Cannonball run record holder, iPod creator hit NZ in 4X4s, looking for new scores
Venture capitalists go on a road trip, looking for the next big thing.

Kiwi timelapse firm rakes in Series A millions, tools up with AI
A Christchurch start-up partners with North America's largest independent home builder.

Newly minted unicorn: Jamie Beaton's Crimson raises $68m at $1b valuation
'It's the single biggest cheque we've ever written.'

Aerospace summit: Protestors see too much defence work, startups say we’re too squeamish
Group wanted Rocket Lab and Rakon to cut all ties with military, surveillance partners.

The hits and the heartbreaks: Venture capital boss lifts lid on fund
Icehouse Ventures aims to make the venture capital world "less of a black box".

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.

New venture capital fund looks to invest $10m in Kiwi fintechs
First three investments made, sees hope in new open data law.

Venture capital funding drops for Kiwi start-ups
Global competition, high inflation and skills shortages cited as challenges by report.

AI: Kiwi’s automated driving start-up raises $1.7 billion
Firm goes beyond generative AI to tech that can make its own decisions.

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.

Capital raise? Crimson Education pours cold water on report
Plus: The latest on a possible public listing.