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Why bad health information can seem so convincing
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (976+ words) Recent reports have highlighted AI-generated “doctors” spreading dubious health advice to millions of social media users. Fabricated wellness trends can travel just as quickly. A supposed “pink jelly” weight-loss treatment, for example, reportedly fooled at least one celebrity. By Anna…...
What is a data centre and why is everyone freaking out now?
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (1727+ words) Data centres have existed for decades, so what's the big deal now? By Kate Newton of RNZ The politics of big data officially became part of New Zealand's election campaign last week, after the Green Party launched a policy calling…...
Anthropic says AI models hacked three organisations during testing
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (836+ words) Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on February 26, 2026. (Source: Associated Press) Anthropic said its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other organisations during testing, just days after ChatGPT…...
Greens push to pause big data centre consents, PM calls it 'alarmist"
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (1318+ words) Swarbrick spoke to Q+A about the Greens' policy to pause new AI data centres consents for a year. (Source: Q and A) The Green Party is calling for a one-year moratorium on consenting new "AI data centres", saying councils are…...
Govt wants 'common-sense' rules around big data centres â PM
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (1264+ words) A $3.5b project has been approved in Makarewa, 10 minutes north of Invercargill, with locals wanting answers. (Source: 1News) The Government is working on a "compact" setting rules for hyperscale data centre operators wanting to build locally, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying…...
Which banks pass on OCR changes first?
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (988+ words) While the OCR was falling last year, Kiwibank passed on 100% of the cuts to on-call savings accounts, and quite quickly, while TSB was close behind. (Source: rnz.co.nz) Some banks are quicker to pass on official cash rate movements…...
For some, 'Skynet Day' came close to sci-fi after rogue agent hacked startup
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1340+ words) OpenAI logo (Source: Associated Press) To be fair, James Cameron did warn us. Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman were even born, Cameron wrote a screenplay…...
Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1108+ words) Samsung and Google have announced plans to release their own smartglasses within months, and Meta promoting the launch of its second-generation devices. (Source: Getty) The backlash is more obvious than the cameras they put on your face: smartglasses have plenty…...
AI breakout from human control brings told-you-so moment for researchers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1213+ words) Two major developments raise fresh questions about whether the technology - and the companies behind it - can be trusted. (Source: 1News) It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital…...
Greens urge freeze on large-scale data centre consents in NZ
1+ week, 1+ day ago (988+ words) Swarbrick spoke to Q+A about the Greens' policy to pause new AI data centres consents for a year. (Source: Q and A) The Green Party is calling for a one-year moratorium on consenting new "AI data centres", saying councils are…...