Microsoft announced a major partnership with Spark for cloud computing that will also see Copilot rolled out to an additional 1,800 staff. Meanwhile a quantum computing breakthrough at Microsoft could accelerate the roadmap for useful quantum computers.

In our final Fireside Chat of 2024, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Engie Martine, a powerhouse in Māori tech, digital identity, and community-led digital infrastructure. Engie’s career spans software development, digital identity, and Indigenous tech sovereignty, with a deep commitment to ensuring data and technology serve the people who need it most.

Can generative AI make us better at critical thinking? Maybe – if we are careful, we might be able to use generative AI to challenge ourselves and augment our critical thinking.

With more redundancies at Callaghan Innovation as its disestablishment looms and the public service union taking a legal case to stop Health NZ shedding tech workers, we seem to willing to jettison highly skilled workers even as we pursue a growth agenda.

Can you help judge a national youth physics competition in Auckland?

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