ChatGPT pulls AI voice that sounds 'eerily similar' to Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson accused OpenAI of creating a voice for the ChatGPT system that sounded "eerily similar" to the actress after she declined to voice the chatbot herself.
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Scientists achieve fusion breakthrough for second time
Scientists achieve fusion breakthrough for second time
US scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory says.
Scott signs deal with Caterpillar
Scott signs deal with Caterpillar
Scott Technology has inked an agreement with global construction and mining giant Caterpillar to develop an automated connection system to support stationary charging of electrified machines.
Google to pay $66m for misleading Aussies
Google to pay $66m for misleading Aussies
Google has agreed to pay NZ$66 million in penalties flowing from a long-running court fight with the Australian competition watchdog over the tech giant misleading users on the collection of...
Tech sector gets boost in Queenstown
Tech sector gets boost in Queenstown
In a major move to diversify the local economy, Queenstown’s tourism and hospitality college is launching a technology course.
NZ about to have its 'Apollo moment' says Rocket Lab founder
NZ about to have its 'Apollo moment' says Rocket Lab founder
New Zealand is about to have its "Apollo moment" said Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck speaking to the US Business Summit in Auckland today.
Musk buys Twitter for $44b, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan
Musk buys Twitter for $44b, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc TWTR.N for $US44 billion cash in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person.
An eye on herd health
An eye on herd health
A Dunedin agritech company has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to help commercialise its new technology aimed at early detection of lameness in dairy cows.
Spotify hit by worldwide outage
Spotify hit by worldwide outage
Spotify users experienced widespread outages worldwide, with many saying the streaming platform has logged them out and asked them to reset the password.
Be seen and heard
Be seen and heard
The tech that keeps us in touch, visible and audible, has only become more important. Michael Robertson reviews a couple of new releases from Logitech.
Christchurch-based software firm has 60 million users worldwide and growing
Christchurch-based software firm has 60 million users worldwide and growing
A Christchurch-based company has become the fastest growing PDF software company in the world.
Pretty in pink: Apple releases new iPhones
Pretty in pink: Apple releases new iPhones
Apple has released its new iPhone, the most fully-tricked out model yet.
‘World-first’ new tracing tech
‘World-first’ new tracing tech
The same week the government’s introduced a Covid-19 digital diary, “world-first” contact tracing technology is about to be rolled out in Arrowtown.
PM lauds Microsoft plan for NZ data centre, but details sketchy
PM lauds Microsoft plan for NZ data centre, but details sketchy
Microsoft's plan to open its first data centre in New Zealand was lauded by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at her daily Covid-19 briefing.
Time to get to grips with those tricky tech tasks
Time to get to grips with those tricky tech tasks
So you find yourself at home during lockdown and you're looking for a project. How about tackling a technology task that you might have been putting off?
Firefox fights for the future
Firefox fights for the future
With Google's Chrome dominating the web browser market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy, writes Alex Hern.
Microsoft's Office 365 down worldwide
Microsoft's Office 365 down worldwide
It doesn't look like Office 365 will be up for all 365 days of this particular year.
Internet's founding ethos sad memory gone awry
Internet's founding ethos sad memory gone awry
Leonard Kleinrock helped invent the internet 50 years ago. He asks how it all went wrong.
Apple reveals triple-camera iPhone; streaming TV
Apple reveals triple-camera iPhone; streaming TV
Apple Inc on Tuesday revealed a triple-camera iPhone, matching a feature rivals already have, and rolled out a streaming TV service priced to undercut Disney and Netflix.
Apple to supply parts to independent repair shops
Apple to supply parts to independent repair shops
In a first for Apple, it will begin selling parts, tools and repair guides to independent shops to fix broken iPhones in the US before rolling the program out to other countries.