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Google Deepmind loses both its CEO and chief scientist as Demis Hassabis and Jeff Dean step down simultaneously
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- August 6, 2026
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Google Deepmind is overhauling its leadership as Demis Hassabis steps back from day-to-day management to become Alphabet’s chief scientist and Jeff Dean leaves Google after 27 years to launch AI startup Discovery Loop. Former Deepmind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu will take over as Google races to close the gap with its top AI rivals. The article […]
A Green surge in new polling puts the left bloc in reach with Opportunity holding the balance
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- September 29, 2026
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Both major parties are tied on 28% in the latest 1News-Verian poll, while the Greens have hit a record 16%. The left bloc could form a government, but only if National sticks to its refusal to work with Opportunity, writes Henry Oliver in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each […]
Japan’s answer to its worker shortage: An AI model for 10 million robots
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- July 1, 2026
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Japan’s AI robots plan just went from a talking point to a formal national strategy. This week, the government confirmed the numbers everyone’s been quoting: 10 million AI-powered robots deployed across 18 industries by 2040, backed by public funding of up to one trillion yen, or roughly US$6.1 billion, over five years. The headline figure […]
Judge jails Josiah Brooking who painted fake Timaru crossing, kept sawn-off shotgun
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- July 9, 2026
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NZTA said Josiah Brooking’s actions put people’s lives at risk, caused costly disruption.