The narrative from tech companies that AI will mainly augment jobs is looking increasingly hollow as evidence grows that the case for implementing AI largely rests on cutting labour costs.

As an Aussie warship causes havoc for wireless internet providers, UK peers make a stand on copyright and AI, a major facial recognition trial proves its worth, and Wellington’s tech luminaries outline their ideas to revive the capital’s fortunes.

Cloud computing is rapidly transforming New Zealand’s digital landscape, with public cloud spending set to nearly double by 2028 and the technology now underpinning almost 6% of the nation’s GDP. 

While regulation like the GDPR is often unfairly scapegoated for the continent’s woes, it is not exempt from criticism.

Well, it finally happened. The bromance that launched a thousand memes, inspired a thousand think pieces, and forced thousands of US government employees to update their résumés is over. 

In a Budget literally saved by the rollback of pay equity provisions that cut over $12 billion in future costs for the Government, there was little in the kitty for new digital and tech-related initiatives.