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Waves of AI disruption for key New Zealand business sectors

Artificial intelligence (AI) will have an extreme impact on New Zealand’s agriculture and health sectors in the next decade. That’s according to a white paper launched today by New Zealand’s innovation agency, Callaghan Innovation, which involved leaders in AI, including technical experts and business innovators. Released ahead of AI Day on 28 March, the white paper predicts how AI will affect our agriculture, digital, energy and health sectors within the next few years. It details how different AI technologies will disrupt each sector in waves and showcases local examples of AI-powered businesses. Callaghan Innovation Chief Executive, Vic Crone, says that…

First convoys bypass the SH1 washout north of Kaitaia

Mar 26, 2018 - The NZ Transport Agency says 25 vehicles were escorted by police along a private forestry track this morning to bypass the washout that’s closed State Highway 1 north of Kaitaia.

U.S. sells 6,700 missiles to Saudi Arabia as part of $1B deal

mar 26, 2018 - EuroNews - The State Department on Thursday announced the sale of 6,700 anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia, hours after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to discuss the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen.

Stormy Daniels, Trump’s Unlikely Foe, Is ‘Not Someone to Be Underestimated’

Mar 26, 2018 - New York - Stephanie Clifford, a pornographic film star known as Stormy Daniels, says she had an affair with Donald J. Trump. To many in the capital, she has become an unexpected force, but those who know her view the moment differently. An article by Matt Flegenheimer, Rebecca R. Ruiz and Katie Van Syckle.

Sarkozy says he's "living in hell"

Mar 23, 2018 - France - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told magistrates that accusations of illicit Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign were a web of lies that had made his life "hell" and lost him a re-election bid in 2012.

UK's post-Brexit passports set to be made abroad

The blue passports that will be given to UK citizens after Brexit will be made by a French-Dutch firm, it has been revealed. In an interview on BBC Four's Today Programme, the head of the company that currently manufactures the UK's passports revealed that the new £490 million contract had been won by Gemalto, a company based in France and the Netherlands.

Water - a vital resource underpinning Pernod Ricard’s operations and culture

Mar 23, 2018 - WEBWIRE – During World Water Day, Pernod Ricard will report on global projects to ensure sustainable water resources while upholding water quality and availability. Steps taken are part of Pernod Ricard 2010-2020 environmental roadmap, for which the Company will also talk about key progress made.

Top lawyer for Trump in Russia investigation quits

Mar 22, 2018 - RadioNZ - US President Donald Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election has resigned, US media report.

Major milestone as Cadbury production ends

Mar 23, 2018 - Today marks a significant milestone at Cadbury, as the final production run – of Pineapple Lumps – rolls off the assembly line.

Putin will 'use World Cup like Hitler did the 1936 Olympics'

Mar 22, 2018 - England - UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said that the nerve agent attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was designed to bolster support ahead of the recent Russian elections.

German city installs Karl Marx traffic lights to celebrate philosopher’s birthday

Mar 22, 2018 - Germany - The hometown of famed German philosopher Karl Marx has installed traffic lights in his image to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Trump tariffs set off industry scramble for exemptions

Mar 21, 2018 - WASHINGTON (AP) — When Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross held up a can of Campbell's soup in a CNBC interview to make the case that the Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs were "no big deal," the canning industry begged to disagree — and they were hardly alone.

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