We’re witnessing the beginning of the end of Facebook
Yes, you read that right - it may take a decade or so - but I’m calling it.
Facebook - the social media platform du jour for many, the one that helped...
Should Netflix pay for hogging ISP’s bandwidth?
Whether it’s Squid Game, the new sensation Maid or just a catch-up binge on Selling Sunset, Netflix and other streaming services are hogging up ISPs bandwidth and costing ISPs money and...
Ollie Hill has worked at HP for 20 years…now he’s in charge (and he...
Most international tech companies exist in the abstract; big, sleek organizations removed from the New Zealand community. Yet Oliver Hill, the Country Manager of HP New Zealand, has a vision for...
National’s all ears in fixit tech strategy
A day before she was rolled as National’s leader, Judith Collins released - via YouTube - National’s “big fix” for the technology sector.
In it she identified technology as one of the...
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...
Digital Provenance – what it is and why it’s important to you…
Many will be familiar with the idea of provenance in art; the provenance is the documentation that authenticates a particular piece of art. Digital provenance is the same for digital objects.
With...
Why our government should make paying ransoms to cyber criminals illegal
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has been in the headlines lately defending the proposed new hate speech laws. The laws sparked opprobrium from both the left and right, critics citing the limits...
Alimetry: The Auckland startup that wants to digitise your gut
Patients suffering from gastric dysfunction may soon have an alternative to invasive endoscopies and diagnostic procedures, thanks to a wireless medical device designed by an Auckland-based startup.
Alimetry, a spinout of the...
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.
Aussie crowdsource study targets Google’s secret search algorithm
We use it everyday, depending on it for quick, accurate information - around 38 million queries a minute - but what do we really know about the inner workings of Google’s...