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Elon Musk sued over purchase of Twitter shares
The US securities regulator says the mogul's social media takeover had 'violations'.

Meta to lay off 3600 employees in performance-based cuts
Sackerberg? Those identified as low performers will be fired.

NZ’s most embarrassing tech disasters, Part 3
Remember Localist, Flying Pig and Incis? Some people would rather not.

Microsoft acquires twice as many Nvidia AI chips as tech rivals
Financial Times: Race on as demand outstrips supply of Nvidia’s most advanced units.

How Big Tech builds data centres
Amazon infrastructure boss reveals how it designs and powers massive data houses.

The AI wars: How Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta are investing
Big tech giants are investing billions to achieve AGI.

TikTok fails to halt law that could lead to US ban
Financial Times: App targeted over security concerns but politics may complicate matters.

Amazon CEO reveals new products to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT
The tech giant is upping its AI application efforts.

Editorial: Is it time for NZ to ban social media for children under 16?
OPINION: The disturbing content Kiwi kids are being exposed to has again made headlines.

US set to seek Google divestitures in search monopoly case
Financial Times: Concerns over training AI models, Google's power over online search.

Ukraine war escalation unsettles markets, European stocks fall
Financial Times: US Treasuries rally as investors sell equities and seek safe assets.

Nvidia earnings loom, stocks hesitant as traders brace
After post-election 'explosion', caution before major tech firm's results.

French court orders Google to halt news search scheme
France has been a test case for the rules tackling Big Tech.

The largest and fastest-growing NZ tech firms
TIN (Technology Investment Network) MD Greg Shanahan on his annual survey of our tech exporters - and the Trump challenges ahead.

Nvidia surpasses Apple as world's biggest company
Shares in the AI juggernaut have surged again.

Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees
Financial Times: Facebook founder stung.

Lex: Warren Buffett’s Apple trade exposes Berkshire’s dilemma
Financial Times: Tech stock bonanza helped obscure lack of juicy opportunities for group.

Westpac’s profit jumps 10% as it puts less money aside for bad debts
CEO says bank 'acted swiftly'' to pass falling interest rates on to customers.

iPhone sales help Apple beat revenue forecast
Financial Times: 'Hyperscaler' tech giants in a fierce race for slices of the AI boom.

Microsoft’s revenue beats estimates on AI boom's cloud demand, Meta sees AI spending accelerating
Financial Times: Boom in adoption of AI tools features strongly in Big Tech results.

Google’s strong earnings boosted by cloud computing growth
Financial Times: Shares in parent company Alphabet rose 5% in after-hours trading.