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China AI bid seeks $79 billion industry
The AI industry will be generating more than $79 billion of output per year by 2025.

Samsung to make iPhone chips again
After a five-year hiatus, Samsung will return to manufacturing chips for Apple iPhones.

Xero board grapples with growth and profit tension
Xero isbalancing the tension between chasing new growth and getting the books in black.

Ana-Carolina's brave new virtual world
Paralysed Ana-Carolina, 4, takes first steps into a brave new world.

Law of unintended consequences rules
COMMENT: Creators often have no clue how powerful hardware and software are.

Microsoft to layoff thousands of staff
Microsoft is looking to boost sales of its Azure cloud software.

AI revolutionising everyday tasks
Artificial intelligence firm Imagr is using its tech to change the way society functions.

Microsoft's plan to focus on cloud software
Microsoft is planning a sales reorganization to better focus on selling cloud software.

Kiwi cryptography whiz off to Oxford
A code-making young Kiwi has landed a coveted spot in an Oxford University programme.

Serko narrows annual loss, shares climb
Serko affirmed its target of making a profit in 2018.

Xero wins plaudits for AI product suite
Xero has won plaudits in a report on artificial intelligence by Asian broking firm CLSA.

Russian-linked cyber gang behind hack?
The mysterious organisation - called Shadow Brokers is being blamed for worldwide attack.

Helping to make NZ pest-free by 2050
Conservation firm Goodnature is working towards a pest-free country by 2030.

Woman who 'fled' to NZ wanted by police
South African police say a woman allegedly linked to multi-million fraud has fled to NZ.

Warehouse war: Robots enlist humans
It was Amazon that drove America's warehouse operators into the robot business.

Human-like avatar gives glimpse of future
AI and emotional intelligence technology has the potential to reboot business.

Computer subsidy scheme ends
A scheme which has given free computers to 16,905 low-income families will end in June

Helping firms keep the books above board
Two Auckland lawyers have developed software to ensure companies' bookkeeping practices are above board.

Xero in major bank deals
Xero has extended its global footprint into Asia with agreements with two major banks.

Burger-flipping robot replaces humans
A burger-flipping robot has just completed its first day on the job at a restaurant.

Wikileaks to help firms defend against CIA
WikiLeaks has threatened to release the software code of CIA hacking tools to tech firms.

Vista rides global movie boom
Even if you're a devoted moviegoer, chances are you haven't heard of Vista Group. But if you've been to the pictures in any one of

Modesty holding back Kiwi tech success
COMMENT: It seems even brightest innovators exhibit classic Kiwi self-deprecation

Herald's new deal with Washington Post
NZME partners with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Post for new digital tools - and a revamped website.

From receptionist to the top job
When Catie Cotcher started with accounting software company Reckon 17 years ago, she was the receptionist.

Tesla store to open on Auckland's K Rd
Tesla will open its first NZ retail store and service centre later this year.

Top visionaries pay tribute to Kiwi ingenuity
Five of New Zealand's leading visionaries have just teamed up for a new high-tech showcase of Kiwi ingenuity.

IRD offers a week's grace as deadline looms
IRD's online login site myIR was still experiencing some technical hitches this morning as the official deadline for tax payments - 5pm today - loomed.

Silicon Valley has a way with words
Voice technology means no screen - and no clicks for Google to profit from.