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Pat Pilcher

Is Stuff Stuffed?
Media mergers pose a much bigger question – who will pay?… read more...

Access to dead people’s data under examination
It’s trickier than it sounds… read more...

Fortnite launches Android attack
Local game industry looks on in awe, announces stellar predictions… read more...

Huawei takes bite out of trillion dollar Apple
Being a trillion dollar company doesn’t make you top dog… read more...

Microsoft’s cloud business grows like topsy
Azure almost doubles revenue in hot cloud market… read more...

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...

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...

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...

UFB vs 5G: Fight!
Will 5G signal a death knell for UFB… read more...

Microsoft MIE hui teaches tech to teachers
Is it what’s needed to fill a growing tech sector labour gap? read more...

Hawaiki goes live, three universities quit REANNZ
$550m investment’s anchor tenant on shaky ground… read more...

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...

The internet of hype?
IoT overhype? The answer is not quite so clear-cut… read more...

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...

Microsoft ices heated developers
GitHub activists rattle their new cage… read more...

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...

Gloves off as Teradata files lawsuit against SAP for IP theft
Alleged theft of trade secrets used to create HANA… read more...

Tectonic shifts in Aussie telco market
‘Radical, bold’ reset sees Telstra slash 8,000 jobs… read more...

Spark NZ stands behind Agile
Agile delivers results, and excuses, for Spark moves – and now Telstra’s following Spark’s lead… read more...

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...