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Microsoft unveils NZ Partner Awards finalists
Who’s who of Kiwi tech in the running for top awards… read more...
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Smart cities and agribusiness driving IoT uptake downunder
Big IoT spend is on track for farming and ultra-connected cities… read more...
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Are cyber-insurers fuelling ransomware?
The maths of extortion… read more...
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Call for more oversight of big cloud providers
‘Systemically important’ cloud providers lack oversight in financial markets… read more...
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Gartner’s emerging tech hype: From Edge AI to flying cars
Classical gives way to postclassical in latest hype cycle… read more...
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Taking robots to the water for on-demand autonomous infrastructure
AI powered robotic boats hit the water – and create bridges… read more...
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Open sourcing AI
As AI moves increasingly open source, what does it mean for regulatory moves?… read more...
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Spark’s Qrious snaps up NOW Consulting
Acquisition another step in growing data as a service business… read more...
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Gig economy study: People hate being managed by algorithms
A study of Uber drivers in New York and London finds worker resentment and frustration with the company’s management-by-app approach to HR… read more...
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Just like Google Earth…only better?
Using satellites, crowdsourced drone imagery and the blockchain, a new startup is looking to offer a high-res Google Earth alternative… read more...
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Huawei finds new ways to survive US bans
If you can’t access global standard platforms, create your own… read more...
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Email engagement surges…thanks to the GDPR?
IBM spinoff Acoustic says email engagement is on the rise, with email opens and CTRs increasing everywhere… read more...
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Screws tighten on privacy regulation
GDPR controls head down under… read more...
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LinkedIn avoids social media scandal
With well over half a billion users and nine billion content impressions every month, LinkedIn has certainly got the footprint. So where’s the drama?… read more...
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Australia wins digital Bledisloe (hands down)
Aussie tops rating despite dismal NBN, while affordability and cybersecurity drag NZ down… read more...
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Huawei, Vodafone and the GCSB: Who owns NZ’s 5G future?
Commercial and security interests clash as telcos, tech giants, the Government, the GCSB – and maybe even the PRC – wrestle for control of NZ’s contested 5G ground… read more...
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Instillery Origin merger to drive cloud automation
Scale will open Tier 1 and Australian managed services prospects… read more...
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IDC: Make AI simple and explainable, please
Local survey shows we want AI and cognitive tools, but we want them our way… read more...
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How to predict who’s going to quit
It’s the next step in digital HR management – AI-powered employee flight-risk prediction. And yes, it’s available to regular schmoes too… read more...
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Milking IoT for supply chain efficiencies
Growing diary productivity and competitiveness with better milk supply forecasting… read more...