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Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debates

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday.

One of the most controversial AI apps of 2024 arrives on iOS and Android as Microsoft brings AI magic to images on the go.

Minister of Resources and of Regional Development Shane Jones has been busy boosting the prospects of an expanded mining and oil industry in Aotearoa New Zealand. A new mining policy is “long overdue”, he has said, and will counter the country’s “excessive levels of environmental protection”.

The government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill has been widely criticised for potentially handing too much power to three cabinet ministers, and raising the risk of conflicts of interest and political interference in environmental management.

Plan to double mineral exports by 2035 and proposed law to fast-track major projects stir fears over environmental impact

When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining companies”.

Microsoft's Copilot Designer, a free text-to-image tool, generates anti-Semitic stereotypes despite guardrails.

Microsoft is blocking prompts and tightening controls to prevent misuse of its AI tool, Copilot Designer after facing safety concerns.