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The weekly (non-Covid) wrap
Slack gets local, too much O365, NEC helps ID lost differs and AWS helps save Devils… read more...
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Mary Meeker turns focus on post-Covid business world
The rise of tech, DX and the on-demand economy… read more...
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E-com up but headline figures don’t tell the full story
A/NZ e-commerce sales climb but confusion costs Kiwis… read more...
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Australia joins France in platform content crackdown
Mandatory code to make Google and Facebook pay for content… read more...
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A tale of two countries’ contact tracing paths
Privacy, surveillance creep to the fore in vexatious issue of Australia’s contact tracing apps, while NZ avoids straight answer… read more...
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The figures behind ‘an extraordinary time in internet history’
Global internet traffic up 30 percent, A/NZ business hour traffic soars 70 percent + – but we’re not about to break the internet… read more...
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A/NZ retail trends down as lockdown impacts
The data reveals an economy in upheaval… read more...
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Can our startup scene survive Covid-19?
While elements of the tech sector are in high demand, the startup community wonders where the next round of funding is coming from… read more...
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Spotlight shines on NZ’s quiet tech success: Healthtech
$1.9 billion and climbing… read more...
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SAP customers proactive with S/4HANA upgrades
Zag CEO shares perspectives on ERP vendor developments, digital business and S/4HANA value… read more...
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Tech big guns get chatty with virtual agent support
Covid-19 accelerating chatbot technology… read more...
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Contact tracing apps vital for ending lockdown
NZ authorities under urgency to find right tech to fight Covid spread… read more...
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Zoom scrambles to recover security cred
Zoom adds security enhancements to cap off its no good, very bad month… read more...
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Can thermal imaging help stop the spread of Covid-19?
At the border and on the street, thermal detection offers a way to identify the sick – but it’s no magic wand… read more...
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Google taps location data for Covid lockdown maps
It’s got our data already, so why not use it for public good?… read more...
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The case for digital goes stratospheric
Don’t waste a ‘good’ crisis… read more...
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IBM Watson serving up Covid info
Dr Watson on call to take strain off overloaded help lines… read more...
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Preparing for business after Covid
The tech to experiment with now to hit the ground running, post-Covid… read more...
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Telemedicine tech options and the challenges faced
We have the technology, but do we have the will – and funding – to bring telehealth into the mainstream?… read more...
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Mobile contact tracing: Privacy vs the pandemic
As governments worldwide roll out location-based tracking of the sick, the pursuit of privacy is put on hold… read more...