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Google grapples with surging emissions from AI-fuelled data centres

Google’s integration of artificial intelligence into its primary products has led to a significant, behind-the-scenes issue—the systems required to support...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 04 Jul 2024 | 4 min read
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Meta now changes AI labels from “Made with AI” to “AI Info”

Meta shifts from “Made with AI” labels to “AI Info” after receiving complaints from social media users that the company...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 02 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Mental health challenges on the rise among NZ SME owners

The latest mental wellbeing insights from MYOB business monitor show that anxiety and depression are increasing among New Zealand's SME...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 02 Jul 2024 | 4 min read
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Amazon probes Perplexity AI for alleged website scraping violations

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly launched an investigation into Perplexity AI, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence, over...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 02 Jul 2024 | 3 min read
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Bland AI’s chatbots raise alarms about the future of AI-human interaction

Photo courtesy: Alex Cohen/X Have you ever wondered if the customer service rep you were talking to was actually human? A...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 02 Jul 2024 | 4 min read
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Dirty data a risk for Kiwi firms’ AI progress

Dirty data poses a significant risk for New Zealand businesses looking to capitalise on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI),...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Jul 2024 | 3 min read
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Google Translate adds support for 110 new languages

On June 27, Google announced that it was adding 110 new languages to its Translate tool. The company has utilised...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Apple accused of underpaying female employees

Apple is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the company has been systematically underpaying female employees compared to their...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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NZ businesses shifts from survival mode to growth, study shows

New Zealand's business sector appears to be transitioning from a focus on survival to a focus on growth, the latest...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Jun 2024 | 3 min read
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Food delivery app DoorDash now operates in Palmerston North

Online food ordering and delivery platform DoorDash has expanded its services to Palmerston North following successful launches in four other...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Jun 2024 | 2 min read
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Netsafe announces advancements in anti-scam initiatives

Netsafe announced a series of anti-scam advancements this week, with a focus on both innovative mitigation strategies and strong international...

By Ben O'Connell | 27 Jun 2024 | 5 min read
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Christchurch man wins Apple Design Award

27-year-old software engineer Devin Davies has made history by becoming the first New Zealander to win a prestigious Apple Design...

By Ben O'Connell | 27 Jun 2024 | 4 min read
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Toys ‘R’ Us taps OpenAI’s Sora for its latest video ad

Toys ‘R’ Us is the first retail brand to use OpenAI’s text-to-video platform, Sora, for its advertising.  WHP Global, the current...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 27 Jun 2024 | 3 min read
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Amazon is working on AI chatbot called Metis

Big tech Amazon is reportedly developing its own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot codenamed Metis, aiming to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT.  Metis, named...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 26 Jun 2024 | 2 min read
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Users criticise Meta for mistakenly labelling real photos as made with AI

In an effort to help users identify photos generated by artificial intelligence, Meta announced earlier this year that starting May...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 26 Jun 2024 | 2 min read
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OpenAI acquires analytics startup Rockset

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has announced its first acquisition, US-based enterprise analytics firm Rockset, to “power our retrieval infrastructure across products.”  “AI...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 26 Jun 2024 | 3 min read
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