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When does an AI scribe stop taking notes and start influencing care? Australia's medicines regulator says many already have, and may be subject to regulation. istart.co.nz/news/ai-medical…
AI medical scribes face Australian regulatory reckoning – iStart

AI medical scribes face Australian regulatory reckoning – iStart

Australia’s medical regulator has warned that most AI-powered medical scribes it reviewed may require regulation as medical devices, warning that the…

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AI isn't getting cheaper. But it is getting harder to predict. New research suggests surprise billing spikes are causing more headaches than the size of the bill itself.istart.com.au/news/ai-cost-c…
AI cost crisis isn’t just about the bill – iStart

AI cost crisis isn’t just about the bill – iStart

For the past two years, the biggest challenge for organisations was figuring out how to use AI. Now many are facing a different problem: Understanding where AI…

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Robots aren't the advantage they once were. Forrester says manufacturers can increasingly buy similar hardware from the same suppliers. The real differentiator is becoming software, data and AI. istart.com.au/news/software-…
Software is becoming manufacturing’s competitive moat – iStart

Software is becoming manufacturing’s competitive moat – iStart

Manufacturers are investing heavily in robots, automation and industrial AI, but the source of competitive advantage is increasingly shifting away from the…

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AI isn’t the only tech issue on the ballot. R&D incentives, digital investment, data centres, data sovereignty and social media investment are all among the election battlegrounds. We look at where each of the main parties stands. istart.com.au/news/election-…
Election 2026: What the parties are promising for business and tech – iStart

Election 2026: What the parties are promising for business and tech – iStart

Technology policies rarely decide New Zealand elections. Yet alongside the debates over tax, health and housing, AI, digital infrastructure and data governance…

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From rogue chatbots to searchable board transcripts, AI is creating risks many organisations aren't planning for. The challenge isn't adopting AI. It's anticipating the consequences. istart.com.au/news-items/uni…
Unintended consequences: AI as a risk accelerant – iStart

Unintended consequences: AI as a risk accelerant – iStart

A customer-facing chatbot makes promises a business is ultimately forced to honour. A cyberattack destroys millions of euros’ of refrigerated stock. Sensitive…

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Before AI, Petronas hit delete. The energy giant cut 50 percent of its applications, slashed costs and gave IT something many organisations lack: Permission to say no. istart.com.au/news-items/del…
Delete first, AI later: Petronas’ tech reset – iStart

Delete first, AI later: Petronas’ tech reset – iStart

When energy giant Petronas was preparing for the AI era it deleted half its apps. While much of the corporate world is busy bolting AI onto already cluttered…

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From mobs to micro-data. Kiwi farmers are using AI to unlock hidden insights, make faster decisions and uncover value buried in decades of farm information. istart.com.au/news-items/ai-…
AI on the farm: From mob management to precision farming – iStart

AI on the farm: From mob management to precision farming – iStart

“We’re getting down from a mob approach to a more individual animal approach. Instead of looking at 1,000 lambs in a mob, we’re now looking at 1,000 individual…

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AI isn’t just answering questions anymore. A/NZ organisations are increasingly connecting AI to business systems and workflows, signalling a move from experimentation to automation, with new opportunities and risks. istart.com.au/news-items/a-n…
A/NZ companies wire AI into operations – iStart

A/NZ companies wire AI into operations – iStart

Local organisations are moving beyond AI experimentation and into AI automation, with new data suggesting a sharp increase in technology that allows AI systems…

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Explainable AI has become a governance holy grail. New research suggests it may also be making people more likely to follow bad AI recommendations. istart.com.au/news-items/ai-…
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Big tech's power isn't just about market dominance. It's about structure. University of Auckland professor Susan Watson says regulators need to look beyond competition law to rein big tech in. istart.com.au/news-items/ret…
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Cheaper models, bigger bills? Welcome to Gartner's Inference Paradox, where falling AI costs collide with increasingly complex AI workflows. istart.com.au/news-items/ais…
AI’s new paradox: Cheaper models, bigger bills – iStart

AI’s new paradox: Cheaper models, bigger bills – iStart

AI models are getting cheaper, but AI bills are heading in the opposite direction. That’s the contradiction at the heart of new Gartner research, which…

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Everyone has AI. Few are getting a payoff. And while Australia is deploying CX AI faster, New Zealand is extracting more value from it, showing execution, not adoption is the real differentiator. istart.com.au/news-items/aus…
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Data is the new farm gold. The question is who gets to mine it. A new report warns valuable farm data is increasingly being commercialised by tech providers while debates over ownership, access and value sharing remain unresolved. istart.com.au/news-items/agr…
Agritech’s data battleground – iStart

Agritech’s data battleground – iStart

New Zealand’s agritech sector is facing a growing battle over one of its most valuable resources: Data. A new discussion paper from the Helen Clark Foundation…

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Move fast. Prompt everything. Worry later? Dean Robb says businesses need to think harder about AI's unintended consequences before they bite – and that includes training tomorrow’s competition. istart.com.au/news-items/uni…
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Flying blind on tech investment? A damning review says that's exactly where NZ government has been. Now comes the reset. istart.com.au/news-items/nz-…
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The next AI budget shock? Coding. Gartner predicts AI coding costs will surpass the average developer salary by 2028 as token consumption surges and agent adoption grows. istart.com.au/news-items/ai-…
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New Zealand is pitching for billions in AI infrastructure investment. The bet? That renewable power could matter as much as proximity to customers.istart.com.au/news-items/nzs…
NZ’s $30b dollar AI data centre dream – iStart

NZ’s $30b dollar AI data centre dream – iStart

Invest NZ is making an ambitious pitch to global AI investors: Build here. The government-backed investment agency is promoting New Zealand as a destination…

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AI’s free lunch is over – now comes the bill. From token pricing shocks to new Linux Foundation standards, enterprise AI is entering its reckoning phase and the era of ‘just experiment’ is giving way to financial discipline. istart.com.au/news-items/ais…
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Agents everywhere? Not so fast says Gartner’s Fay Fei. In some use ,cases agents add cost, complexity and risk – especially where data isn’t ready or decisions need auditability. istart.com.au/news-items/whe…
Where agentic analytics becomes costly overkill – iStart

Where agentic analytics becomes costly overkill – iStart

As organisations explore AI agents to automate workflows and make data-driven decisions at scale, Fay Fei is warning local organisations to take pause, with…

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Who is earning what? The Hays Salary Guide and Robert Half’s New Zealand Salary Guide highlight A/NZ tech salary trends. istart.com.au/news-items/the…
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