Latest fromComputers

Opinion: Picking winners in the AI gold rush
Opinion: In AI gold rush, the pick and shovel providers could win big.

Market Watch: AI frenzy drives new tech boom on Wall Street
Pie Funds Founder and CIO Mike Taylor joins NZ Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann to talk the AI frenzy that is driving a new tech boom on Wall Street. Video / NZ Herald

Liam Dann: Could the AI revolution solve the cost of living crisis?
We seem evolutionarily hardwired to embrace any new tool we are offered, despite the risk.

Jarden Brief: Ralph Lauren, Nvidia catch investor eyes
Optimism about leading position in AI chips drives stellar growth for Nvidia.

Jarden Brief: US company gets cooked in chip wars as China strikes back
Quarter of the chipmaker’s revenues in jeopardy as major powers squabble over technology.

Voice cloning, an iPhone 'seeing' for you: Rating Apple's new assistive features
Apple previews new features, while Twitter gets a slam.

IT worker off sick for 15 years wants pay rise
A gravely ill IBM worker has sued the tech giant for not increasing his salary.

Juha Saarinen: Amazon’s Auckland zone cloud computing goes live
The first part of AWS' billion-dollar investment in NZ quietly went live last week.

Opinion: How AI could change our lives for the better
Opinion: Many are sceptical but it seems this high-tech creation could be rather exciting.

What can Google’s AI chatbot Bard do? We tested it for you
'I am aware that my technology can be used for both good and evil,' Bard cautioned.

Māori and Pasifika parents worry about kids’ tech use, survey reveals
Technology use and the impact of screen time is the top concern for 70pc of parents.

Microsoft wants Māori and Pasifika to train for careers in cybersecurity
Te Pūkenga joins with Microsoft, TupuToa and Te Whatu Ora to deliver training.

Jarden Brief: Cloud computing system takes big slice out of Domino’s
Members-only warehouse club a success but pizza company faces complex landscape.

LastPass hack explained - can we still trust password managers?
Why the breach is worse than it first looked. Easy tips for safe passwords.

Name that bird: AI researchers create 'Shazam' for NZ native species
A new app uses artificial intelligence to identify over 11,000 native birds and plants.

Back to school: Device requirements add to cost pressures for families
A solo mother of triplets is having to dig deep as her kids start college.

Why AWS is spending $7.5b on NZ data centres
Increased demand for cloud computing has prompted AWS to make a big investment.

Mosque attacks: Terrorist challenges 'errors' in final report
March 15 gunman wants coronial inquiry to correct 'factual inaccuracies'.

Coroner asked to take deep dive into 'question marks' over March 15 terror attack
Muslim community leaders beg Coroner to delve into online radicalisation.

Virtual vice hotels: Why China's internet cafes now have beds
Chinese cyber cafes are becoming hotels to woo young gamers to plug legal loophole.

'Starting to freak us out': Robot's realistic response stuns engineers
Engineers behind a new Ameca robot have admitted its realism was 'freaky'

Digital divide: 'Whakamā' stops kids asking for laptops, developer says
Some students are still ashamed to ask for digital devices, advocate says.

Liam Dann: Why high inflation won't last
Tech billionaires are a weird bunch but they may hold the key to beating inflation.

Business Hub: Diana Sharma
Diana Sharma, Co-founder of Mission Ready, tells her journey to co-found the educational startup and the importance of diversity in the workplace. Video / Jason Oxenham

Business Hub: From cleaning floors to co-founding an IT business
Entrepreneur Diana Sharma on why diversity in the workplace is so important.

Experts urge rethink on kids' screen-time guidelines
Blanket limits on kids' screen time don't reflect modern family life, expert review finds.

Small Business: Mission Ready a educational Institute to help career shift
Management trainee and an accountant come together to start a tech company, Mission Ready.

'Bracing myself': Parents preparing for week of home schooling
Government has confirmed the level 4 restrictions will run until at least Tuesday night.