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Griffin on Tech: Tech is eating itself with AI, vocational training needs a rethink
AI efficiencies and investment priorities features strongly in the latest wave of job layoffs at Microsoft, but a revamp of vocational training locally sees a glaring gap when it comes to all things tech.
Open Banking opportunities for kiwi innovators
Open banking, big ideas, and startup lessons with Volley’s Jack Callister
Social Media Is a Problem – But Blanket Bans Aren’t the Answer
Banning social media for under-16s? We explore whether this proposal is a solution, a distraction, or just the beginning of a much bigger conversation about online safety and responsibility.
Angel investment in startups: record returns but fewer deals
New Zealand angel investors committed over $15 million to young companies in the year to March 2025, up 8% on the previous year but with the number of businesses funded dropping 23% to 74.
Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move
Google is launching Gemini AI for kids. But this development comes with major risks. It also highlights how, even if children are banned from social media, parents will still have to play a game of whack-a-mole with new technologies as they try to keep their children safe.