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Heather Wright
![Fintech](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/12/Fintech-99x66.jpg)
Fintech glory for Australia, but a long way to go for NZ
Lessons to be had from Lithuania’s success… read more...
![Robotics Plus apple pickers](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/12/Robotics-Plus-apple-pickers-99x66.jpg)
Seasonal worker shortages drive Robotics Plus apple packing tech
Shortage, what shortage… read more...
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Bushfires and volcanoes giving drones wings
Emergency services, surveillance and monitoring key use cases behind growing demand… read more...
![Christmas retail shopping vs online Accenture Interactive NZ](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/12/Christmas-retail-shopping-vs-online-Accenture-Interactive-NZ-99x66.jpg)
Bells may be ringing as customers seek experience retail
Physical fights back… read more...
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Cloud financials may not be cheaper than on-prem
And satisfaction isn’t a certainty either… read more...
![Ann-Marie Cavanagh](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/12/Ann-Marie-Cavanagh-99x66.jpg)
New deputy CDO for a digital public service
CTO may be a non-starter, but there’s a new deputy govt CDO… read more...
![Coles_Woolworths loyalty cards](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/12/Coles_Woolworths-loyalty-cards-99x66.jpg)
Loyalty scheme data grab raises ACCC ire
Industry on notice over data practices and payment card linking… read more...
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Gartner: Personalised marketing on the out
Consumers rejecting brands overtures… read more...
![Cyber security data sharing](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/12/Cyber-security-data-sharing-99x66.jpg)
Cyber stocktakes, a cybersecurity minister and another data breach
Australia calls for greater govt involvement in cybersecurity, NZ govt cops another big data breach… read more...
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Voice data going unheard in business
We’ve got the recordings, now what can we do with them?… read more...
![The rise of the cobots](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/11/Universal-robots_cobots-99x66.jpg)
Rise of the cobot
Enter the manufacturer’s new friend… read more...
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The curious case of the Huawei ‘ban’
Microsoft and 70+ companies granted licenses to trade… read more...
![Ultrafast broadband rollout](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/11/Ultrafast-broadband-rollout-99x66.jpg)
NZ completes first stage of fibre rollout
A tale of two countries and their broadband efforts… read more...
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Businesses clamouring for AI
No scepticism despite AI hype and executive angst… read more...
![Unisys Cloud Fronde Serverless](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/11/Unisys-Cloud-Fronde-Serverless-99x66.jpg)
Cloud’s next iteration: Serverless
Moving to higher order services to reap the cloud gains… read more...
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Telstra calls for govt help to combat 5G scare campaign
Where’s the truth in the wireless apocalypse claims?… read more...
![Mike Rich_Attache Software](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/11/Mike-Rich_Attache-Software-99x66.jpg)
A/NZ financial software provider sold
UK’s Access Group eyes Australasian market entry on back of deal… read more...
![Zuckerberg_Facebook Pay](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/11/Zuckerberg_Facebook-Pay-99x66.jpg)
Facebook goes fintech with new Pay offering
Because why not give them access to your financial data?… read more...
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NZ reaches new heights with space investment and innovation
New funding, new projects and greater launch capacity… read more...
![New Zealand Privacy Commissioner_John Edwards](https://istart.co.nz/wp-content/uploads//2019/11/New-Zealand-Privacy-Commissioner_John-Edwards-99x66.jpg)
Digital oligarchs deny responsibility for harm
NZ Privacy Commissioner says duty of care flouted by US social media firms… read more...