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Headline: PM will be world’s first leader to appear as hologram at Techweek opening
Auckland – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will set a world first opening Techweek on Monday as she will attend as a hologram. The prime minister will be the world’s first national leader to undertake an official engagement as a hologram, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller said today. Techweek is a major nationwide annual tech festival of…
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Headline: Winter’s arrived, but how to stay active?
Christchurch – It’s not always easy, but many New Zealanders do keep active in winter with some simple adjustments, according to research. Exercise New Zealand chief executive Richard Beddie says indoor exercise facilities show a spike in winter months, both in usage and joining. Beddie says, based on their data, 10 percent more Kiwis, join…
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Headline: NZ can do better in the world of agritech
Tauranga – New Zealand can do better in the world of agritech because it has such great potential for its agriculture industry and monetising big tech investment offshore, a San Diego-based Kiwi from Wellington says. Arama Kakutai is a partner in American investment company Finistere which has built and backed companies worth more than $US5 billion….
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Headline: NZ fintech businesses helping the wider Kiwi public
Auckland – New Zealand fintech businesses are working toward an inclusive society despite some experts saying the gap between the have and have nots is getting wider, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Smart new tech innovation companies such as Sharesies is seeking greater support and involvement from people in the middle to lower income…
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Headline: Technology will make NZ rivers cleaner
Tauranga – Technology will soon help make New Zealand’s farms more productive while also making lakes and rivers cleaner, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. As a nation Kiwis keep talking about how important clean rivers and lakes are and the damage being done by the primary industries. Muller says. “Yet we need these industries as…
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Headline: An Australasian food-first for NZ blockchain producer
Auckland – Four-year-old Auckland business Olivia is reportedly the first small to medium enterprise in Australasia to adopt blockchain in food traceability. Olivia director Jerry Ho, who is also chair of the New Zealand Green Industry Association, says global depletion of food source and the rising concerns of food authenticity were a major reason by setting…
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Headline: Abandoned bill was a Bill of Rights breach
Christchurch – The abandoning of a bill last night that might have stopped yoga and dance teachers calling themselves teachers is a relief and a move of common sense, Exercise New Zealand chief executive Richard Beddie says. Exercise NZ had put in a submission on the bill which if passed would have made it illegal for…
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Headline: New Zealand seriously needs a national AI strategy
Christchurch – New Zealand seriously needs a national AI strategy to keep pace of global change in technology, the Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AIFNZ) research report, just released, says. AI is emerging as a transformative set of tools and technologies to solve many business and social problems. The report says more than half of…
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Headline: Concerns about potential AI biase
Christchurch – Most New Zealanders are ambivalent about artificial intelligence and its impact on the future, but new research has found 68 percent of respondents in a national survey were concerned about the potential for AI to make biased, unfair or inaccurate decisions. Details of the survey have been released today in the Artificial…
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Headline: AI will not result in catastrophic job losses
Christchurch – The arrival of artificial intelligence into businesses and society are not likely to produce anywhere near the number of job losses most people think, a new AI research report says. Instead, AI may help address potential labour shortages and solve looming demographic challenges. The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AIFNZ) research report…