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Australia’s CovidSafe app finds a true positive (just the one)
Almost a month since launch, Australia’s digital contact tracing app is up and running. Or is it?… read more...

NZ goes live with Covid Tracer
Underwhelming tool adds to proliferation of contact tracing ‘check-in’ apps… read more...

Facebook struggles to stem Covid-19 misinformation flow
AI falters with Covid, but sees success with hate speech… read more...

Gartner’s Kost plots path to IT savings
Knee jerk cancellation of projects needs close analysis… read more...

Budget 2020: Ecom, e-invoicing and digital priorities (or not)
The Covid rebuild – and cost – on display… read more...

CFOs ponder their post-Covid-19 prospects
Investment in digital the key to meeting the Covid-19 challenge say CFOs… read more...

Laying down the law for Consumer Data Right enforcement
ACCC says it intends to speak softly and carry a big stick… read more...

HBR: Empowering frontline staff with data-driven decision making reaps returns
Report quantifies the benefits of frontline tech… read more...

Wearables take on social distancing
Bracelets for port and industrial workers… read more...

Cloud shifts ‘challenging’ company budgets
The move to opex isn’t a winner for all… read more...

Contact tracing: One OS update to rule them all
Apple, Google API provides ‘enormous boost’ for tracing… read more...

Aussie mates join Kiwi startup scene
First Kiwi fund and cohort for Startmate… read more...

Motorsports takes to the skies
Racing may have turned to esports to fill the Covid void, but change is in the air… read more...

Gartner to CIOs: Quarantine your cash flow
As the economy buckles under Covid-19, Gartner advises cutting all non-critical tech… read more...

Microsoft announces Kiwi Azure
Azure hits Aotearoa, finally… read more...

Can Air New Zealand diagnose and cure NZ’s ailing health IT systems?
Otago Uni academic says yes – and the time to do it is now… read more...

Coming to a business near you: Workforce contact tracing
Can private contact tracing solutions help ease lockdowns?… read more...

The Covid-free weekly wrap
AU to sue Facebook, Canty Uni beams up 3D printing, CDR reprieve and money, money, money… read more...

DX: From business optimisation to business continuity
Automation, cloud and connectivity in a Covid world… read more...

Two weeks notice: NZ’s contact tracing app is coming
Ardern statements show misunderstanding of proximity tracing… read more...