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November 2024: New Zealand

New Zealand’s tech news headlines
in November of 2024

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AI and ML in Space

RAND: Artificial Intelligence and ML for Space Domain Awareness

  • New Zealand: Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in NZ, allowing merchants to take contactless payments with Adyen, ANZ Bank, Stripe, Windcave and Worldline participating / full item
  • As of 2024, the cryptocurrency market in New Zealand is projected to generate around USD 134.7 million in revenue, with an anticipated 1.94 million users by 2025. / full item
  • New Zealand: Dawn Hypersonics, part of Dawn Aerospace, achieved supersonic flight with prototype, completing a 66,000 foot ascent in just 118.6 seconds / full item
  • New Zealand: Airwallex, Australian-founded financial platform, is launching ‘Airwallex for Startups’ program in NZ / full item
  • New Zealand: OpenStar Technologies hit nuclear fusion energy milestone, generating plasma for the first time / full item
  • New Zealand: X/Twitter is reportedly testing free version of Grok AI chatbot, with early tests confirming access in regions including New Zealand / full item
Fintech Australia 2024

KPMG Fintech Australia Landscape 2024

  • New Zealand gov’t finalises Digital Identity Services Trust Framework, mandating rules and regulations for service providers / full item
  • Bank of New Zealand acquires Māori-led BlinkPay fintech, looking to further build out open banking services and products / full item
  • Australia & NZ: ‘AI and Music’, a study on the impact of technology on Australia and New Zealand music creators / full item
  • ‘AI & Music Market Development of AI in the Music Sector and Impact on Music Creators in Australia & NZ’ “…by 2028, 23% of music creators’ revenues will be at risk due to Gen AI…” / full item
  • Australia & NZ: A quick intro to the 7 startups graduation from the Founder Institute pre-seed accelerator, with solutions in battery recycling, AI-driven health-tech and more / full item
  • Malaysia’s Entomal Biotech takes overall win at the Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2024 in Japan, with New Zealand’s Formus taking 2nd place / full item
The Pacific Pivot

Heritage Foundation: The Pacific Pivot – US Strategy for the Pacific Islands

Asia’s Tech News, Weekly: November
Critical technologies: November
  • Australia’s Gilmour Space gains launch permit from Australian Space Agency for first flight of Eris small launch vehicle from Queensland’s Bowen Orbital Spaceport…
  • SpaceX launched its first mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation, delivering a 4700kg satellite to orbit in the 3rd scheduled SpaceX launch in 24 hours…
  • Malaysia: Gov’t is considering small modular reactors as a power source, seeing SMRs as a small, safe, and more cost-effective energy option into the future…

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