The Star

Artificial intelligence is fast becoming commonplace across a wide range of sectors - from major industries such as agriculture and manufacturing, to health and entertainment. The Star finds out how it's being utilised in Dunedin.

"Nothing about us, without us" was the promise when the establishment of the new Ministry for Disabled People was announced. But members of the disabled community are frustrated by one of the first major appointments, of someone who does not identify as disabled. Simon Henderson reports.

A game that is not a game, with sinister consequences for the real world, are at the heart of Cixin Liu’s fascinating, imaginative The Three-Body Problem.

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, this book tells the fictional tale of how one of the biggest bands in the world was formed and how it fell apart.