What not to miss at WORD Christchurch 2026
Ōtautahi’s annual writers festival returns in September with something for everyone. Books editor Claire Mabey…
OECD: Physical labor isn’t immune from AI disruptions
Jobs involving physical labor are at high risk of disruption from automation, with new technologies…
Tuakau residents evacuated after unknown chemical enters drains, smell detected
An unknown chemical has entered drains close to Tuakau’s water treatment plant.
Alibaba’s Qwen Audio 3.0 TTS Plus tops the competition in the text-to-speech rankings
Alibaba's Qwen Audio 3.0 TTS Plus tops Artificial Analysis' Speech Arena leaderboard. The model supports…
Bristol Myers Squibb buys Nvidia AI system for drug discovery
Bristol Myers Squibb is purchasing an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD built on the chipmaker’s Vera Rubin…
Chinese open-weight models are cheap. Washington is deciding what that costs.
Enterprises evaluating Chinese open-weight models this month face a question that has nothing to do…
Fenz bosses grilled as fleet crisis inquiry returns to parliament
A lack of clear answers over what Fire and Emergency has done to save its…
The EU’s AI transparency deadline is weeks away. Is your enterprise ready?
Providers and deployers of AI systems: You only have a couple of weeks left until…
Proceeds of crime: Police go after KiwiSaver of jailed Comanchero treasurer Lucane Bolstad
Police estimated Lucane Bolstad made $750,000 from selling drugs.