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Updated: 11 Sept 2026, 11:53 pm

AI start-up Partly is taking on the world from Christchurch

NZ Herald Technology

Ex-Rocket Lab engineer spotted an automotive parts opportunity.

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Cybersecurity experts raise alarm after back-to-back data breaches

RNZ Business

Two New Zealand businesses - a health research company and a payroll provider - have fallen victim to hackers.

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‘Gambling with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic

NZ Herald Technology

Anthropic safety executive Evan Hubinger says AI could kill humans.

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Exploring choices shaping New Zealand’s AI future

Tech New Zealand

Kia ora, This week we’re in Wellington for the Aotearoa AI Summit. Brought to you by AI Forum New Zealand (a Tech New Zealand community), the Summit brings together industry lea...

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How a researcher uses Codex and ChatGPT to search for new antimicrobial molecules

OpenAI

César de la Fuente’s lab uses Codex and ChatGPT to search living and extinct genomes for antimicrobial candidates to fight drug-resistant infections.

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Powering AI is an architecture problem

MIT Technology Review AI

On July 22, 2026, a transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia—the heart of the world’s largest data center cluster—knocked more than 3 gigawatts of load off the grid in...

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This AI entrepreneur is developing agents that can plan ahead for the unexpected

MIT Technology Review AI

Danijar Hafner’s office in San Francisco’s SoMa district sits mostly empty. His brand-new startup is still in stealth mode and doesn’t even have its name on the door. On the day...

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AI Forum Annual Meeting & Executive Council Elections 2026

Tech New Zealand

Kia ora You are invited to submit nominations for our Executive Council. Our Executive Council is committed to building on our success, setting the strategic direction...

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AI Forum Annual Meeting & Executive Council Elections 2026

AI Forum NZ

Kia ora You are invited to submit nominations for our Executive Council. Our Executive Council is committed to building on our success, setting the strategic direction...

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Your August AI Forum update: AI Hackathon Festival highlights and the Summit starts next week

AI Forum NZ

Kia ora Wow! What a couple of months! August saw our largest-ever AI Hackathon Festival, with more than 600 participants across nine venues around New Zealand. Our National...

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Labour promises new rules for data centre electricity use, coordinated AI policy across government

interest.co.nz

Labour eyes tight energy rules for data centres, copyright protections for artists and media, education, productivity focus and more in AI policy

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