When platforms control access to the “product”, they also control the science around its impacts. Ultimately, these self-research funding models allow platforms to put profit before people – and divert attention away from the need for more transparency and independent oversight.

Sam Altman will now be able to become a major equity holder in OpenAI and reap the financial rewards. His long-suffering execs could have cashed in to an even greater degree too, but have decided to jump off that particular AI train, which is rather telling.

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New Zealand's government-funded Deep Tech Incubator Programme has supported nearly half of the country’s deep tech startups since it was founded a decade ago, awarding $44 million in replayable grants.

The flexible working argument has raised it's ugly head again in recent weeks with the government demanding their workforce all return to the office fulltime. Our member meetup this week delved into the pros and cons of this decision.

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg called Orion “the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen”. He said they offer a “glimpse of the future” in which smart glasses will replace smartphones as the main mode of communication. But is this true or just corporate hype? And will AR glasses actually benefit us in new ways?