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Microsoft releases its own AI search engine, called Copilot Search
Artificial intelligence has basically taken over and replace traditional web search engines. You’ve already seen it with AI overviews in Google Search, followed up with OpenAI going the way of SearchGPT. Even alternative search engines like DuckDuckGo are starting to incorporate AI into their platforms, and things aren’t slowing down. Well, now we can add another to the pile: Microsoft just released Copilot Search, which is sort of like an AI-infused Bing Search. It takes in data from sources all over the web, then uses Copilot’s AI powers to synthesize a summary for you. You may have seen something similar before in Bing with AI-powered “Copilot Answers.” Copilot Search supports natural language queries, which means you don’t have to worry about how to phrase your questions or search inquiries to get the answer you’re looking for. For example, if you ask the question, “How much is 57 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius?”, Copilot Search can figure out that you’re talking about temperature conversions. Unlike Copilot Answers in Bing, however, Copilot Search has its own interface that’s reminiscent of Copilot itself (and ChatGPT, among other AI chatbots). You can ask follow-up questions and keep the conversation going, building on past queries to get more specific answers. The easiest way to try Copilot Search right now is to visit bing.com/copilotsearch. Soon, the AI-powered search engine will also be available via menus in the Bing search engine itself.

Dozens of emergency housing applications being rejected by MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is declining more than 90 emergency housing applications a month because people have "caused or contributed to their immediate need".

Thieves take hay while the sun shines, devastating stable owners
Police are investigating the theft of hundreds of bales of hay worth thousands of dollars in Taranaki.

Fears Gisborne Hospital services on brink of collapse due to critical staff shortages
With 30-40 percent of senior doctor positions unfilled, the hospital is facing critical staff shortages.

I played the Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s worth the hype
Nintendo’s hybrid console gets new gimmicks, new games, and a tech upgrade to meet the wider games industry.

Voice of the Sea Ice: Changing times
If sea ice has entered a new regime, what does that mean for Antarctica, and for us?

Weather live: Downpour set to hit during morning commute in Auckland, Northland
Heavy rain is expected to hit the upper North Island during school drop-off.

Education Minister Erica Stanford gives top marks to her main agencies
Erica Stanford says her main agencies have improved since she gave them dire satisfaction ratings last year.

New modelling reveals full impact of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs – with the US hit hardest
Analysis - Previous tariff announcements by the Trump administration dropped sand into the cogs of international trade. The reciprocal tariffs throw a spanner into the works.

Preparation and concern among NZ exporters as Trump tariffs loom
Some of New Zealand's biggest exporting industries to the US are still coming to grips with the Trump administration's tariffs announcement, and say it's too early to tell what impacts it will have on businesses.

Aerospace Centre puts forth business case to government
The National Aerospace Centre that has struggled to get customers has sent its new business case to officials.

NZ Fulbright scholars hit by Trump administration cost-cutting
A long-standing academic partnership between the US and New Zealand is in uncertain territory as it awaits the outcome of a Trump administration funding freeze.

Family of Abdulhassan Nabizadah relieved to hear case progress
Abdulhassan Nabizadah, 63, was found critically injured on a street corner and later died in hospital.