Waiting with 25,000 others in MIQ’s hotel lobby
As an ex travel writer I’ve spent more time waiting in hotel lobbies than I care to admit.
To be honest I rather enjoyed the experience; the time provided good people watching...
Everything MOH is willing to tell us right now about the upcoming My Vaccine...
The most anticipated app in recent memory is the upcoming Covid Vaccination passport app which it seems will be called My Vaccine Pass. That’s the app we’ll need to download on...
The best high-resolution streaming services in NZ 2021
As today's headphones and speakers get better and Bluetooth connectivity makes advances, there’s a new desire for hi-resolution audio streaming.
The latest audio equipment is packed full of advanced features that allow...
Green MP: Rocket Lab’s work for US Army needs regulation
In a world where data is rapidly becoming the most powerful weapon, Rocket Lab’s cooperation with foreign militaries - where they fulfil private contracts launching military-funded satellites from New Zealand soil...
Is Hatch or Sharesies better?
Is Hatch or Sharesies better? It's all dependent on how much you want to invest. Sharesies is cheaper for investments $500.
Creators in the driver’s seat (as YouTube pays out >$43 billion)
YouTube has announced that it has more than two million creators in its YouTube Partner Program and has paid more than $30 billion USD to creators, artists and media companies.
"YPP continues...
Meet Fruitometry – the Kiwi AI imaging startup helping NZ grow better kiwifruit
In the early 2000s, software and electronics engineer Christopher Miller was developing world-leading imaging technology to help Emirates Team New Zealand win the America's Cup.
By 2018, he had sold his St...
Our ICT industry is pandemic-proof for now; can it remain that way?
“Australia and New Zealand were early entrants to the digital transformation journey,” says Mario Allen Clement, senior market analyst for IDC.
That head-start enabled our ICT industry to pivot quickly when Covid...
Why did Apple just buy a classical music streaming service?
Unless you’re a classical music boffin you’ve probably never heard of Amsterdam-based Primephonic - a classical music start-up which launched in 2018.
It enabled users access to hi-res classical downloads in a...
Kaseya ransomware attack: 8 things you need to know
This Kaseya ransomware attack is different.
Instead of a single company or organisation being the victim of a ransomware attack (think Waikato DHB ransomware attack) any/all organisations using the Kaseya VSA...