The text anticipated several modern AI safety concerns, including the possibility of machine consciousness, self-replication, and humans losing control of their technological creations. These themes later appeared in works like Isaac Asimov’s The Evitable Conflict and the Matrix films. A model of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, a calculating machine invented in 1837 but never built […]
Celebrations are being held as countries welcome in the new year.
New Zealand has announced plans to ban greyhound racing, citing an “unacceptably high” rate of injuries. The sport has long faced criticism in the country, with some breeders accused of mistreating or doping the animals. The government plans to wind down the industry over the next 20 months, to allow time for the rehoming of […]
Far-right influencer Candace Owens has now been banned from entering multiple countries she was planning to visit as part of a live tour. The American, who has millions of followers on social media, was denied an Entertainers Work Visa to enter New Zealand, immigration officials said Thursday, because she was previously banned from entering Australia. […]
A pod of more than 30 pilot whales were rescued after being stranded on Ruakākā Beach near Whangārei in northern New Zealand on Sunday, officials say. The Department of Conservation (DOC) says most were refloated and swam out to sea, but three adults and one calf died. There were no re-strandings overnight. The rescue effort […]
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.
Indigenous Māori gather outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday. Mark Tantrum/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Tantrum/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather […]
Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Otago region, New Zealand [-45.39649095, 170.20379599] What’s in the photo? An elongated lenticular cloud known as the “Taieri Pet” Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8 When was it taken? Sept. 7, 2024 A peculiar “pet cloud” took center stage in a recent satellite photo of New Zealand. The freaky […]
New Zealand’s defence minister has criticised “armchair admirals” for suggesting that a female captain’s gender was to blame for the sinking of one of the nation’s naval ships. HMNZS Manawanui ran aground one nautical mile from the Samoan island of Upolu on Saturday night while surveying a reef. It later caught fire and capsized. All […]
