Controversial China ‘dead or alive’ app transforms into valuable personal safety tool
A controversial Chinese app with the allegedly offensive name “dead or alive” has been transformed into a government-backed…
Marc Andreessen: AI Bots Never Get Sick, Drunk, or File HR Complaints
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen says he sees several advantages to a world dominated by AI coding agents and…
OpenAI Hires in Preparation for AI That Could Train Itself
OpenAI has set the goal of making an AI tool that could research its own improvements. Now, the…
Facebook Messenger now key meth-buying tool in Northland, study finds
Facebook Messenger has emerged in recent years as a leading platform for people buying drugs via social media.…
New stoat bait shows promise for protecting kiwi and native wildlife, DoC says
She said the recent field trials were very successful. “Over the past three years, we’ve carried out two…
Small Business: Tradie turns sleepless nights into AI tool to tame job budgets
What tradies do at the start of a project is gather all the estimates and quotes, along with…
‘Like a treasure map’: New tool points CHB farmers to more profitable crops
Growers simply enter their address, and the app generates a colour-coded suitability rating that integrates long-term climate, economic…
Army Floods the Force With AI, but Getting Troops to Adapt Is Harder
The US Army is flooding the force with new technology and AI tools. Its former top tech official…
What if we used taxes or superannuation to control inflation, not just interest rates?
Would you rather hand over an extra $300 a month to your bank or the federal government? I’m…
TikTok Is Pulling Back on Testing an AI Feature That Went Haywire
Did TikTok just have its “glue pizza” moment? Loading audio narration… The company is pulling back on a…
After Pushback, Amazon Rolls Out Claude Code, Codex to All Employees
Amazon is formally rolling out Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex to all corporate employees, pushing beyond its…
A Top VC Shares Why He’s Skipping Investing in AI Coding Startups
He’s invested in over 600 companies and oversees $72 million in assets. But you won’t find a vibe-coding…