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12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (308+ words) Interest.co.nz Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX 50 rises +0.5% as a2 Milk, Summerset, Napier Port and Sanford gain while Briscoes, Oceania, Vital Healthcare and Serko fall Here are the key things…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (844+ words) At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 in Beijing, robots sprinted, boxed, played football and tackled tasks inspired by factories, restaurants and emergency situations. The robot Tiangong Ultra even completed the 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, quicker than Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (291+ words) Labour is following Australia's artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap, promising to introduce an Office of AI, a minister responsible for AI, tight new rules for data centre electricity use and copyright protections for artists and media. Labour leader Chris Hipkins said…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (894+ words) US regulators are grappling with a controversial new frontier in online shopping: companies using our personal data to work out how much each of us is willing to pay. The Federal Trade Commission is currently consulting on an enforcement policy…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (632+ words) Interest.co.nz is unpacking how AI will change your everyday life - the risks, the opportunities, and what to actually expect. Our series brings you the policymakers, experts and industry leaders from New Zealand and overseas. What's working with AI?...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (824+ words) Social media users could switch off recommender algorithms in their social media feeds, under new draft laws from the Australian government. The proposed digital duty of care legislation would hold social media companies to greater account for content on their…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (826+ words) Reading the details of tech giant Meta’s landmark US$18 billion (A$25 billion) settlement with US state attorneys-general brought an intense sense of déjà vu. In the late 1990s, I worked on Nixon v Philip Morris, Australia’s class action against the major…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (902+ words) The 1960s were a time of great change in technology, culture and politics. Television was radically altering the media environment, and nobody was quite sure how to think about it. As the world struggles with the impact of another new high-tech…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (563+ words) Interest.co.nz Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 rises +0.2% as Scales, Napier Port, Skellerup and Vulcan Steel gain while Air New Zealand, SkyTV, Meridian and Port of Tauranga fall Here are…...