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The Hollywood Gold Rush for YouTube Creators Is On: Money in the Backrooms
Once upon a time, aspiring directors made videos on home VHS cameras to show their friends, scratching the creative itch that might one day become a career. Today, those same personalities are drawn to platforms […]
Good Words For Bear Markets
It’s been a savage year of rising costs, thanks in part to pressure on fuel due to the war with Iran. This is expected to continue, but there have been signs of easing. “The recovery […]
Driving Growth with AI Agents
After lunch, AI educator Caelan Huntress, a fast-talking Portland transplant with a circus background, set out to make agents tangible, demonstrating the leap from AI that suggests things to AI that actually goes and does […]
Time Pieces
The Greatest Show On Earth: The Goodwood Revival
At the intersection of history, culture, and sheer mechanical brilliance, the 2023 Goodwood Revival unfolded this September in an explosion of colours, sound, and speed. From the rumble of engines to the swish of […]
Built for Generations
Patek Philippe’s Passion for Workmanship exhibition returned to the capital for the first time in more than a decade recently, with Partridge Jewellers hosting and an evening event at Public Trust Hall alongside a menu […]
M2 Luxury Watch Collection 2023
Oscar Wilde once mused, ‘I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.’ With this sentiment echoing through the halls of horology, we again bring to you some of the finest creations […]
M2 AI Summit
Stephen Kurzeja – On AI, Infrastructure and New Zealand’s Chance to Lead
As Chief Technology & Information Officer at 2degrees, Stephen Kurzeja is helping shape the digital infrastructure that underpins how New Zealand connects. With AI rapidly moving from hype to implementation, Kurzeja sees more than just […]
Using AI to Make Your Team Great
Under Danu’s technical leadership, Rush has built platforms and products used daily by millions of people, including the NZ COVID Tracer app, large-scale digital systems for global brands, and AI-powered solutions that now serve 1 […]
AI & AI Agents Your Team Should Be Using Now For Growth
Caelan Huntress, Head of Training & Enablement, Agentic Intelligence Caelan Huntress starts off with some simple definitions. GPT is “generative, pre trained, transformer”, LLM is a large language model, NLP in this context is natural […]
Cars
Hyper Hybrid – Electric, Lamborghini Style
The Revuelto is the newest offering from Italian automaker Lamborghini, and it’s really not your average supercar. It’s also hybrid by the way and it is a long, long way away from your average hybrid […]
McLaren’s Hall of Wonder
Visiting McLaren headquarters represents a special opportunity. It is closed to the general public so access requires time and connections. Security guards monitor the entrance and expect the arrival of scheduled visitors. A map guides […]
BMW X7 on a road trip: Big is Beautiful
The first impression of the BMW X7 is its size. It is not small, in or out. It’s a genuine seven-seater with a robust physical presence. The second thing you notice is the comfort, the […]
Fashion
Steal Bob Dylan’s Look
Timothée Chalamet isn’t the only one getting to swan around looking like Bob Dylan in Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown. Now we’re all able to get a slice of the action thanks to a collaboration […]
Creating Fendi Fashion As Architecture For Spring/Summer 2024
It’s not every day a Fashion House recognises architects as auteurs, but if you can design a towering skyscraper you can design a bag, right? In the case of Kengo Kuma it appears to […]
Quantum Leap
As Chair and Director at Virtual Blue, Dr. Peter Catt is not just talking about the future, he’s building it. With a doctorate in applied computing, a private pilot’s licence, and a curiosity that spans […]
Drink
Clase Azul: International Success, Local Impact
The premium tequila category has had a meteoric rise over the years, but the epitome of the craftsmanship and the unique origin qualities of good tequila is owned by Clase Azul; a relative newcomer to […]
A Whisky Specifically Designed for A Night On Earth
Hopefully over this christmas and New Years you found a chance to hang out and have good times with friends and loved ones. To celebrate these times The Macallan have crafted a unique single malt […]
(Dinner) Party Like It’s New Year All Over Again
New Year; the absolute best time of year where we can celebrate getting rid of the last one – or revisit the highlights if it was a real goodie – and welcome in the exciting […]
Success
What to Expect From Early Retirement
I’m sorry to say that early retirement will cause you to have feelings. A lot of them. Many of the feelings are good—freedom, joy, contentment, gratitude, excitement—but you don’t need help navigating those. Let’s talk […]
How to go from Operator to Business Leader
In any industry, being good at the work does not mean you are good at the business. Going to market, pricing properly, building systems, maintaining standards, hiring and developing people, and keeping enough work in […]
Crushing the SailGP
Tom Slingsby Is a hard man to get hold of. But we managed! Captain of the Australian SailGP Catamaran, competitor in America’s Cup, International man of mystery, all round bloody nice guy. We asked him […]
Man Made
Level Up Your Superyacht Game
If you want your Superyacht to come packing some serious deck action, let us recommend 37.6 metre (123.3ft) The Azimut Grande 38 Trideck. Crafted by the renowned yacht designer Alberto Mancini, the yacht’s exterior design creates […]
The Evolution Of The Jet Ski
If you have been busy working towards that billionaire’s superyacht but just lack the billionaire bit, Brooklyn-based Tarform has just the sleek oceangoing ticket for you. While the mega yacht stays pinned to the vision […]
Ghost Yachts Latest Marvel
With Covid lockdown’s being a constant reminder for us to stay inside, keep our distance and maintain our mental health by seeing the silver-linings, any warm-blooded person would much rather spend their days following all […]
Innovation
The Green Wave: The New Zealand Company Leading the Surfboard Sustainability Shift
Most serious surfers will tell you that Surfing is more than a sport; it’s a way of life. A way of life that transcends singular human achievement and skill into a symbiotic dance with nature, […]
Pie Funds: Innovating Funds Management Down Under
Founded in 2007, Pie Funds has emerged as a pioneering investment management firm in New Zealand, setting itself apart through its unique approach to funds management and commitment to client success. Pie’s headquarters can be […]
Here’s What We Thought Of Taika Waititi’s New Exhibition In Auckland
What happens when you turn off every light in the room and give a filmmaker just one source of illumination? New Zealand’s own legendary filmmaker Taika Waititi has never been particularly interested in doing things […]
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