Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree
Meta Platforms has frozen hiring in its artificial-intelligence division after spending months scooping up 50-plus AI researchers and…
Japan hosts Africa summit and seeks greater economic ties in the region
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian…
NZ facing toughest national security environment of recent times
The intelligence service warns threats to national security need to be taken much more seriously than they currently…
Data center demand is booming. Can the supply of trade workers keep up?
Brandyn Frye feels squeezed by two businesses trending in opposite directions — data centers such as one he…
Commonwealth Bank backtracks on AI job cuts, apologises for ‘error’ as call volumes rise
The Commonwealth Bank has backtracked on dozens of job cuts, describing its decision to axe 45 roles due…
10 Crazy Features Powering Google’s Pixel 10 Phones (and Watch)
This is all powered by Google’s latest on-device Gemini Nano model, meaning nothing is processed in the cloud.…
Google Pixel 10 Series, Pixel Watch 4, Pixel Buds 2a: Specs, Features, Release Date
Qi2 enables more efficient wireless charging that’s also faster, thanks to precision alignment between magnets embedded in the…
One Nation loses senator, Albo loves Country Road
Hanson on the lookout: New One Nation Senator Warwick Stacey has resigned from his position for “personal health…
Dissolving the nuclear taboo would benefit NZ hugely – but do we have the guts?
OPINION: The AI future will require unprecedented amounts of power, and embracing nuclear energy is an obvious, clean…
Anthropic gives Claude AI power to end conversations as part of ‘model welfare’ push
In the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, there is almost always some new feature or model being launched…
Trump’s AI chip flip-FLOP | Vox
Whatever else can be said about the second Trump administration, it is always teaching me about parts of…
Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity
Never mind the GPT-5 complaints; Sam Altman says he believes ChatGPT is on track to have more conversations…