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General Motors flying car

CES 2021: From sanitisers to GM’s flying car

January 20, 2021 | Heather Wright
Rollable phones, handy robots and UV-C keyboard disinfection… read more...
Mobile sales increase_app use

m-Com, TikTok big movers as mobile surges

January 19, 2021 | Heather Wright
It’s app-y days as consumers spend up on mobile… read more...
Google acquires Fitbit

Google, Fitbit say ‘done deal’

January 19, 2021 | Heather Wright
Is it time to delete your Fitbit account?… read more...
High tech recruitment

High-tech recruitment in the age of Covid

December 18, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
Throw those one-dimensional resumes in the bin; Covid’s changed hiring forever… read more...
Unknown caller_Phishing attacks

When a stranger calls: The rise of the ‘vishing’ scam

December 17, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
A spate of strikes shows just how effective voice-based attack vectors can be… read more...
Govt vs big tech

Governments vs big tech: The gloves are off

December 16, 2020 | Heather Wright
Platform companies face slew of new laws… read more...
NAB paperless receipts

Receipts get paperless – and smarter

December 16, 2020 | Heather Wright
NAB, Woolworths get smart. And in NZ?… read more...
Tower Insurance_Auckland Uni data project

Tower Insurance finding answers – and profits – in data

December 15, 2020 | Heather Wright
Joins forces with University of Auckland in data partnership… read more...
Market recovery_IDC

After the hit comes the recovery

December 15, 2020 | Heather Wright
Robust market recovery to follow 2020 services slowdown… read more...
NZ border_MoH covid app

MoH strengthens Covid border net

December 10, 2020 | Heather Wright
While Bluetooth finally arrives for CovidTracer app… read more...
Lygon solution_Digitise bank guarantees

Big four team up to digitise bank guarantees

December 10, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
Bank consortium builds blockchain platform to replace paper guarantee processes… read more...
Contactless payments_Juniper Research

Smart home, digital wallets driving eCom

December 9, 2020 | Heather Wright
Digital tills ringing to new tune… read more...
NZ tech sector

NZ Tech joins dots for new minister

December 9, 2020 | Heather Wright
Considerable opportunities, but… read more...
Doxing_Kaspersky cybersecurity

Outfoxing doxing

December 8, 2020 | Heather Wright
How to protect against the weaponising of personal info… read more...
Uber rider safety_gig economy

Cleaning up the gig economy

December 3, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
With Australian delivery drivers dying, calls for reform get louder… read more...
Travel pass_International travel

Digital health passes aim to bypass quarantine qaugmire

December 3, 2020 | Heather Wright
Airline body’s Travel Pass joins increasingly crowded market… read more...
Slack and Salesforce

Salesforce grabs Slack in US$27b deal

December 2, 2020 | Heather Wright
Is Salesforce + Slack a Microsoft killer?… read more...
Fessing up to data breaches

Disclosing breaches results in less financial damage

December 2, 2020 | Heather Wright
But if you wait until someone else lets the cat out of the bag… read more...
BioTechNZ_state of biotechnology

Burgeoning biotech boom beckons

December 2, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
A new report says NZ is sitting on a biotech goldmine… read more...
Microsoft partner awards 2020

Microsoft honours partner and customer innovation

December 1, 2020 | Heather Wright
Awards highlight changing Kiwi tech use… read more...

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