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US sues Adobe over hard-to-cancel subscriptions

New York Times: Escalation of broader crackdown.

'Shame': Man impersonated lingerie store manager to get nudes, then blackmailed victim

The man said he needed the images to get her correct size in a sheer bra.

Report predicts export billions from cloud software – as Collins axes funding

The move comes as the industry trims jobs for the first time since 2016.

Keep the lights on or push for AI? Kiwi CIOs' tight-budget priorities

What's keeping decision-makers up at night?

Netsafe's new AI tool lets you scam the scammers

The ploy turns the tables on cyber crooks, tricking them and wasting their time.

$160m video game rebate: First recipients named after brush with death

PLUS: How transtasman posting was halted, despite our lower kickback.

Kiwibank faces prosecution over $7m in customer overcharging

'Serious' charges come after multiple errors in Kiwibank’s manual and electronic systems.

Dirty data emerges as an AI sticking point for Kiwi firms

"Garbage in, garbage out."

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.

Humane AI Pin is more comic relief than iPhone-killer

The tech world's hottest gadget is, well, just too damn hot.

Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides

Giant platforms accused of 'fuelling a childhood mental health crisis'.

Scams: People trust banks more than family to give advice

Hackers are freaking some people out more than climate change, one cyber agency says.

AI stock Nvidia overtakes Mainfreight in Sharesies record $488m month

35,000 new investors get in the game.