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Microsoft enters ‘groundbreaking’ Māori data sovereignty deal that could have global implications

Te Tumu Paeroa CIO Ruth Russell described Māori data as a 'taonga'.

Westlake Boys High School student a global winner in Apple’s student app competion

His feet are in Takapuna library, but his head is in the stars.

New York professor's verdict on NZ’s phones-in-schools ban

As the measure kicks in this week, commentators and teachers have differing takes.

Airline mistakes 101-year-old woman for a baby

'They thought I was only a little child and I’m an old lady.'

School staffer allegedly used AI, fake audio to frame principal with racist remarks

Warning AI may be getting more powerful, ability to detect fakes lagging.

US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm

Financial Times: Washington urges three countries to tighten supply of tools and tech.

Big tech names seek meeting with Judith Collins as millions in funding set to expire

'Time is against us' in the cloud software sector's funding quest, tech leaders say.

$2.2 billion Wētā Digital deal described as terrible for Unity

The collapse of a $2.2b deal for VFX software leaves Wellywood more powerful than ever.

China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in Government computers

Financial Times: US firms sidelined in Beijing bid to boost local capability.

MediaWorks data breach: Hackers email victims, demanding $800

This follows after a forum claimed to have stolen data of 2.5 million kiwis.

Property Insider: Who ate all the pies? Sacked Filipino worker finds new job

How to keep tradies on your site? Could a pie-dispensing machine help retain them?

Watch: AI-generated cloud looms over Hollywood's Barbenheimer Oscars

OpenAI's text-to-video generator Sora has added tech-induced anxiety to the film business.

Our family is glued to separate devices - how can we connect again?

How can we make sure to prioritise family time around heavy device use?

Can you log in? Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage

Many social media users in New Zealand have also been affected.

Amazon's new Auckland building held up due to stormwater plans

The building of Amazon's first new data centre in Auckland has been delayed.

Juha Saarinen: Lessons from the giant toothbrush hack that wasn’t

OPINION: Compromising toothbrushes in home networks seems a lot of trouble for hackers.