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Pat Pilcher
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Is Stuff Stuffed?
Media mergers pose a much bigger question – who will pay?… read more...
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Access to dead people’s data under examination
It’s trickier than it sounds… read more...
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Fortnite launches Android attack
Local game industry looks on in awe, announces stellar predictions… read more...
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Huawei takes bite out of trillion dollar Apple
Being a trillion dollar company doesn’t make you top dog… read more...
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Microsoft’s cloud business grows like topsy
Azure almost doubles revenue in hot cloud market… read more...
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Facebook maths: fake news + privacy breaches = $110b gone
Does Facebook’s dramatic share value slump simply reflect the numbers or are deeper trust and confidence issues at play?… read more...
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Google fined gazillions: Do they care?
Google forced to cough up big bucks in action reminiscent of Microsoft anti-trust case, but will it have any impact?… read more...
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Cisco’s backdoors abound
With five backdoors discovered in Cisco gear since 2013, perhaps Australia might want to apply the same standards used on Huawei with Cisco?… read more...
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UFB vs 5G: Fight!
Will 5G signal a death knell for UFB… read more...
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Microsoft MIE hui teaches tech to teachers
Is it what’s needed to fill a growing tech sector labour gap? read more...
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Hawaiki goes live, three universities quit REANNZ
$550m investment’s anchor tenant on shaky ground… read more...
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Qantas/Sydney international airport embrace biometrics
Facial recognition at airports – is its beauty skin-deep, or ugly all the way to the bone?… read more...
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The internet of hype?
IoT overhype? The answer is not quite so clear-cut… read more...
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Z Energy vulnerability highlights hole in NZ data breach laws
Data breach reporting to become mandatory in New Zealand, could Z Energy have handled things better? read more...
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Microsoft ices heated developers
GitHub activists rattle their new cage… read more...
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Uber Air eyes up A/NZ sites for pilot
It’s still up in the air, but the future could have wings, says Uber… read more...
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Gloves off as Teradata files lawsuit against SAP for IP theft
Alleged theft of trade secrets used to create HANA… read more...
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Tectonic shifts in Aussie telco market
‘Radical, bold’ reset sees Telstra slash 8,000 jobs… read more...
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Spark NZ stands behind Agile
Agile delivers results, and excuses, for Spark moves – and now Telstra’s following Spark’s lead… read more...
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Is Optus World Cup SNAFU a sign of things to come for RWC 2019?
Spark, and TVNZ, should be taking note of the Optus World Cup debacle… read more...