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Family working to resurrect South Island's oldest winery
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Family working to resurrect South Island's oldest winery

Successful search for remains of 151-year-old Otago building spurs restoration plans. 

Bob Campbell MW 16 Apr 2023
Has 200 years of science fiction prepared us for AI?
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Has 200 years of science fiction prepared us for AI?

It was Darwin who first warned humans to be afraid of their hyper-intelligent machines. 

Bloomberg 16 Apr 2023
Elon Musk may have just anointed a Twitter successor
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Elon Musk may have just anointed a Twitter successor

In banning Substack, the self-described 'Chief Twit' has given it credibility and visibility.

Bloomberg 16 Apr 2023
The aliens have landed, and we created them
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The aliens have landed, and we created them

Numerous Cassandras claim it will be the end of mankind. They have a very good point.

Bloomberg 15 Apr 2023