The government has unveiled its long-awaited national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, setting a direction for AI adoption across sectors, and emphasising responsible innovation, regulatory clarity, and international collaboration.

Satellite connectivity is increasingly the best option for backup communications in disasters, and two tech titans grapple with the implications AI pose to their businesses.

It’s been a blockbuster week for New Zealand’s AI scene. Microsoft dropped a new report suggesting our economy could benefit to the tune of $76 billion a year by 2038 if we embrace generative AI at pace. 

Wellington software performance company Raygun last night launched Autohive, a spinoff business that has built infrastructure allowing small and medium-sized businesses to develop their own AI agents easily.

In this second edition of our Loneliness series we explore the role of AI in helping to bridge isolation and loneliness challenges.