Microsoft's Bill Gates attends a dinner with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025

Bill Gates to testify in US Congress panel's Epstein investigation

The Microsoft co-founder was asked to testify after he appeared multiple times in the Epstein files.

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Synthetic performers are defined under state law as "digitally-created media that appear as a real person".

Ads in NY must now label AI-generated 'synthetic performers'

Synthetic performers are defined under state law as "digitally-created media that appear as a real person", and apply to any medium including social media.

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This undated photo provided by NASA Tuesday, June 9, 2026, shows the Artemis III crew including, from left, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio, posing for an official portrait.

NASA unveils Artemis III crew to test tech for future moon landing

The announcement came two months after Artemis II's record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13.

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Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on February 26, 2026.

Major AI firm urges 'pause' in development as risks grow

Anthropic warns AI technology is improving so quickly there's a risk humans would lose control.

Sun, Jun 7

Copyright Licensing NZ says New Zealand is behind on AI regulation, as the Government signals it won't have a framework in place until at least 2027.

Copyright watchdog calls for tribunal to handle AI disputes

Copyright Licensing NZ says New Zealand is behind on AI regulation, as the Government signals it won't have a framework in place until at least 2027.

Sun, Jun 7

New World Stanmore. Source: Google Maps

Foodstuffs brings facial recognition to fourth Christchurch store

New World Stanmore will join the three Christchurch stores already using facial recognition.

Sat, Jun 6

Young man with an attitude.

Dark side of the manosphere: Breaking free from online extremism

Experts gathered at a summit to discuss how to promote a caring manhood, with combating extremism online a major topic of discussion across four days in Brazil.

Fri, Jun 5

Elijah Timmins-Scanlon (left) and what he says is an AI-generated model based on himself and other models (right).

Huffer accused of using AI to recreate real models without permission

An Auckland model has accused the brand of using AI-generated figures that appeared to be based on himself and others who have previously worked with Huffer.

Fri, Jun 5

Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing.

UK lawmaker says she is suing Elon Musk's company over AI bikini images

Jess Asato, a legislator with the governing Labour Party, says someone used Grok to create fake images of her in a bikini without her consent in January after she criticised the spread of deepfake pornography online.

Fri, Jun 5

Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing.

The AI companies barrelling towards Wall Street debuts

Tech giants are looking to take their shares public to access more capital in the race to shape the technology's future.

Thu, Jun 4

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft for encapsulation inside its payload fairing ca. 2013.

Mars Maven spacecraft declared dead after six months of silence

"The team really did experience the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission here."

Thu, Jun 4

NZSIS has joined its Five Eyes partners — Australia, Canada, the UK and the US — in highlighting what it described as an increased effort by China's military intelligence services to recruit individuals with access to classified information.

NZSIS warns Kiwis about targeting by Chinese spies over job, networking sites

NZSIS has joined its Five Eyes partners in highlighting what it described as an increased effort by Chinese intelligence to recruit individuals with access to classified information.

Thu, Jun 4

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2026 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, June 1, 2026.

Nvidia bets on AI PCs with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptops

Nvidia unveiled new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers.

Tue, Jun 2

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on February 26, 2026.

US military leaders urge caution as Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI

The clash over the integration of AI into the military, who ultimately controls the technology and the ethics behind its use has played out in unusually public fashion during the Trump administration.

Mon, Jun 1

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Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah.

Value of Anthropic surges to US$965bn after private funding push

Aided by a push of $65 billion, Anthropic has moved ahead of its chief rival OpenAI.

Fri, May 29

According to figures obtained by the Nelson Mail, councillor Mark Greening attended three meetings in person in the last triennium and 73 meetings online.

Tasman district councillor criticised for attending 73 meetings online

According to figures obtained by the Nelson Mail, councillor Mark Greening attended three meetings in person in the last triennium and 73 meetings online.

Wed, May 27

Hackers

ManageMyHealth warned before massive data breach – inquiry

The theft of the data was described as preventable, alongside being "neither technically sophisticated, nor particularly uncommon" by researchers.

Wed, May 27

The evolutionary biologist spoke to Q+A's Jack Tame as he marks 50 years of The Selfish Gene.

Richard Dawkins likens AI to sci-fi: 'Claude and ChatGPT are HAL'

The evolutionary biologist spoke to Q+A's Jack Tame ahead of what he is calling his farewell tour to New Zealand.

Sun, May 24

Elon Musk took the stand for the second day in the landmark trial against Sam Altman.

OpenAI avoids costly loss to Elon Musk but neither side unscathed

After prevailing in its court fight with Musk, the ChatGPT maker remains on track for what could be one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

Sun, May 24

The young man took images from four young women's social media accounts.

First NZ sentencing for creating, sharing deepfake porn images

After the first prosecution of its kind in New Zealand, a 21-one-year-old has been sentenced to 24 months' intensive supervision

Fri, May 22

Chief Executive of NVIDIA Jensen Huang signs a DELL machine at Dell Technologies World event happing in Las Vegas on Monday, May 18, 2026.

Nvidia quarterly results boosted by massive AI chip demand

Nvidia's results have exceeded the analyst projections that shape investors’ perceptions since Nvidia’s high-end chips emerged as AI’s best building blocks three years ago.

Thu, May 21

Bunnings has switched on facial recognition at two of its stores amid what it described as a rise in "threatening incidents".

Bunnings rolls out facial recognition tech across North Island stores

It marks the latest step of the system's phased nationwide rollout, with the retailer saying the technology would be used to protect staff and customers.

Tue, May 19

Elon Musk loses lawsuit against Open AI and its top executives

Elon Musk loses lawsuit against Open AI and its top executives

Musk had accused the company he helped found of betraying a shared vision for it to guide AI development as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s benefit.

Tue, May 19

An Auckland man is seeking answers after falling victim to a sophisticated mobile phone scam that almost cost him $20,000.

SIM swapping fraud warning after mobile number hijacked, $20k taken

An Auckland man is seeking answers after falling victim to a sophisticated mobile phone scam that almost cost him $20,000.

Fri, May 15

Palestinian programmer Tarik Zaeem, 44, works on his computer at a coworking space.

Gaza’s digital workers are still coding amid bombs and blackouts

A determined community of freelancers continue to carry out coding, designing and programming for clients abroad.

Fri, May 15