DeepSeek’s rise: How a Chinese startup went from stock trader to AI star
New York Times: DeepSeek's AI breakthrough has challenged US tech dominance.
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NZ MPs get behind-the-scenes DeepSeek warning
Many countries ban the Chinese AI app, NZ still assessing threat.
Ex-Bell Gully solicitor raises $28m for his legal AI start-up
In-house legal teams at Fonterra and US giants have signed on.
‘Unacceptable risk’: Australia blocks AI program over security fears
Canberra's move is the toughest by any government against the Chinese chatbot.
Catfishing and AI sex chatbot scams hit one-third of dating app users
Young men conditioned to online life are sitting ducks for scammers, PI says.
OpenAI seeking US$40b in new fundraising round: report
The funding round would value the company at US$340b.
AI innovation or imitation: DeepSeek’s disruptive claim under scrutiny
DeepSeek claims its AI emulates ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost.
Watch: DeepSeek AI answers controversial questions – then retracts its responses
Plus: OpenAI alleges Chinese newcomer crimped from ChatGPT.
China’s DeepSeek earthquake is not everything it seems
Telegraph: Cracks are starting to appear in Liang Wenfeng’s miraculous AI story.
Nvidia, US stocks close higher after Chinese AI shock
Nvidia clawed back some of yesterday's losses after the DeepSeek shock.
Doomsday clock ticks closest ever to midnight
The clock symbolising how close humanity is now at 89 seconds to midnight.
Nvidia loses $1 trillion as Chinese AI start-up challenges US dominance
Chunks wre torn off some chipmakers as a Chinese AI firm jolted tech shares.
Chinese AI has sparked a US$1 trillion panic – and it doesn’t care about free speech
Telegraph: DeepSeek is sending shockwaves through Wall Street – and the West.
Wall Street Big Tech wipeout: Silicon Valley rattled by low-cost Chinese AI
Chinese artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot has surged.
Ten quickfire takes on Trump’s tech moves, and the impact on NZ
The incoming President has issued orders on crypto, AI, EVs and more.
'New epidemic': AI-generated child sex abuse pics found in NZ
Customs warns it is taking action and has several cases before the courts.
Opinion: I trusted AI to dress me – it was really ageist
OPINION: Can ChatGPT solve fashion dilemmas?
Justin Flitter: How Trump’s $882b investment in AI could impact New Zealand
Opinion: NZ has already been slow to integrate AI into their business processes.
Musk casts doubt on Stargate - Trump’s US$100 billion AI announcement
New York Times: Trump had claimed the A.I. announcement as an early trophy.
Tech Insider: The portfolio you get demoted to; Survey rates the business usefulness of Microsoft’s Copilot AI
Surprising pros and cons of our new robot overlords.
Editorial: What is AI good for? And will it really take over the world?
It's hard to know if artificial intelligence will save or enslave us - or neither.
‘A very different future’: Meet NZ's first Generation Beta baby
Obesity could end, and increased diversity may topple 'anti' politics in a Gen Beta world.
‘Awful’: Brad Pitt on romance scammer who stole his likeness
A woman was tricked out of thousands by someone posing as Pitt.
This woman says she’s in love with her AI boyfriend
New York Times: Ayrin’s all-consuming affair with ChatGPT started last summer.
From 3G shutdown to AI slop: Tech red flags and green flags for 2025
The good stuff and bad stuff to watch out for in the year ahead.
Falling birth rates raise prospect of sharp decline in living standards
Financial Times: Warnings people must produce more and work longer to plug growth gap.
Rowan Simpson: Is AI having its lightbulb moment?
OPINION: We might be overestimating AI's short-term potential.
US announces new restrictions on AI chip exports
Industry backlash and most countries will face a cap on advanced chip imports.
Opinion: ‘Now is the time of monsters’ - Trump returning amid AI perils, climate apathy
New York Times: Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.
Tech Insider: How to avoid Microsoft's 38% price rise, Amazon recruits NZ roles for Project Kuiper
PLUS: A peek over the fence at Amazon's Auckland data centre.
UK to ‘unleash’ AI to turbocharge economy
AI touted as saviour for teachers personalising lessons to business record-keeping.
Karl Puschmann: AI’s Instagram truth bomb a chilling glimpse into social media’s future
Opinion: 'Instagram’s vision, apparently, is to do away with pesky humans.'