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NVIDIA GTC took place last week in San Jose, where thousands of developers and industry experts gathered to discuss the latest AI breakthroughs.
The sessions revealed how AI was set to shape every major industry, with plenty of experts discussing the next steps for this new technology.
Nanotechnologist Dr Michelle Dickinson was at the event, and she revealed how AI was set to impact the business and medical sectors, among others.
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The Wattie's restructure is likely to have a significant economic impact, where more people could be affected by the shutdown.
Heinz Wattie's has proposed closing manufacturing facilities in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin, and a Hastings packing facility - impacting about 350 jobs.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained how the farmers and growers could be affected by this change.
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Former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell says it's getting harder to know how much the economy's growing or shrinking.
Stats NZ estimates GDP rose 0.2 percent in the December quarter, below most forecasts.
But Reddell says it's also revised the figures for previous quarters.
He says the 0.2 for December could still potentially be revised up as high as 0.5 percent, or as low as minus 0.1.
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The conflict in the Middle East is continuing on for another week, and it's got experts concerned about the economic impacts.
Iran's blocking shipping in retaliation for the US and Israel bombardment - sending oil prices spiking.
Milford Asset Management expert Michael Luke explained how markets have continued to drop.
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Over in Australia, the Reserve Bank bumped the OCR up to 4.1 percent, up by 0.25 percentage points.
This is the second significant hike it two months, and it's got experts speculating about what this means for the economy on the whole.
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham wondered what this could mean for other global markets.
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