Elon Musk and Sam Altman Are Fighting in Public Again
It’s Altman vs. Musk yet again. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the recent bout of attention he’s received…
Why Sweden’s approach to youth work could close New Zealand’s skills gap – Cecilia Robinson
In Sweden, work does not suddenly begin at 18. Young people are introduced to it gradually. They see…
Waikato ED death reinforces why squeezed nurses need more than annual gaming – Natasha Hemopo
As co-chair of the College of Emergency Nurses, I represent more than 1800 New Zealand Nurses Organisation members…
I Built a House for My Dad With Dementia, Paid $120,000 to Support Him
This interview is based on a conversation with John Nuar, 34, who lives in Canton, Michigan. Nuar built…
How Taylor Swift pulled off the wedding she wants us to see
News of the closest thing America has to a royal wedding was both everywhere and unknowable. On the…
His AI Startup Has a Literal Moat: a Castle for an Office
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rémi Louf, the 39-year-old cofounder of the AI startup…
The ‘gulp’ moment my daughter exposed my tech dependence, and how Gen Z might be the lost generation – Lizzie Marvelly
Since the “gulp” moment when we realised our daughter was internalising the idea that grown-ups must always need…
Vinton Cerf Says AI Must Learn These 3 Lessons
As AI races toward an agent-powered future, a legendary systems engineer says it reminds him of another technological…
There is an AI bubble and it will burst…but is that such a bad thing? – The Economy of Everything
In that case, the question for New Zealand is, can our economy avoid the worst of the fallout?…
Why taxing a shrinking pool of workers more isn’t the way to pay for our ageing population, ANZ chief economist Richard Yetsenga argues
He believed it would be difficult for governments to keep taxing a shrinking pool of working people (as…
Why a Creator Economy Startup Founder Pivoted to Data Centers
Leonhard Soenke cofounded Throne, a creator economy startup, in 2021 to help influencers create wishlists where fans could…
Buying a big screen TV? Here’s the Next Big Thing technology you’ll encounter
Recently, a range of clever technologies have been used for better contrast (blacker blacks and whiter whites) by…