The end of Twitter – how Elon Musk’s rebrand to X could foster the platform’s dark side

Alas, poor Twitter; we knew it well. Or, at least, we thought we did. Despite never occupying more than 10% of social media’s online presence, western...

How you can future-proof your career in the era of AI

Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that technology would take away their jobs. While some jobs and tasks have indeed been replaced by machines,...

The future of money is digital – but NZ needs a careful framework to prevent the pitfalls of cryptocurrency

New Zealand’s central bank is preparing for a future that includes the mainstream use of cryptocurrency. At the end of last year, the Reserve Bank of...

Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk’s Twitter pivot

To non-moguls, Elon Musk’s (perhaps temporary) rebrand of Twitter to “X” may seem high risk, amateurish, or even capricious. But it is likely doing exactly what...

ChatGPT and Threads reflect the challenges of fast tech adoption

ChatGPT recently experienced a decline in user engagement for the first time since its launch in November 2022. From May to June, engagement dropped 9.7 per...

Gliding, not searching: Here’s how to reset your view of ChatGPT to steer it to better results

ChatGPT has exploded in popularity, and people are using it to write articles and essays, generate marketing copy and computer code, or simply as a learning...

6 ways AI can make political campaigns more deceptive than ever

Political campaign ads and donor solicitations have long been deceptive. In 2004, for example, U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry, a Democrat, aired an ad stating that...

Meta’s Threads platform might not be revolutionary, but it poses a challenge to Twitter

Why am I online? Research shows it’s often about managing emotions

Most of us go online multiple times a day. About half of 18–29 year olds surveyed in a 2021 Pew Research Study said they are “almost...

AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here’s how they work

Scam calls using AI to mimic voices of people you might know are being used to exploit unsuspecting members of the public. These calls use what’s...