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Brislen on Tech
In which we discuss the stupidity of the net neutrality debate... consider the policies of our various political parties in the lead-up to the lizard-choosing... and will the robots keep us as pets or will Marketing take control of Artificial Intelligence?
The Summit of AI for Social Good
IFIP IP3 Vice Chair and Founding Chair of IFIP's Global Industry Council, Stephen Ibaraki, played a pivotal role in the development and delivery of the first AI for Good Global Summit. The following article was written for IDG IT World by David P O'Leary and is reprinted with permission.
Brislen on Tech
In which the iPhone turns ten and we look back at the revolution it was... the Internet of Things is coming, ready or not (or is it)... and we go sailing with the America's Cup (not really but we would)
Brislen on Tech
In which Paul Brislen seeks out a new job as this one has limited reach... Farmers need to think about a new approach as pharming takes off... and fall out from Fuji Xerox's accounting scandal claims …
Another win for the computers - predictive coding discovery endorsed in Australian court
Late last year, the Supreme Court of Victoria released a judgment that resolutely approved the use of predictive coding (or TAR - technology assisted review) for the purpose of discovery in a large li…
Why Tech Companies Fail: Sales and Marketing
If you are a regular reader of TechBlog you will have recently read about the five top reasons why tech companies fail. In that blog we explored the Us and Them Syndrome and identified the warning sig…
Microsoft CEO talks up Kiwi developers and the "Minecraft Generation"
A whirlwind trip to New Zealand for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella didn't give him much time to enjoy the sights, but did give him a good look at the New Zealand developer community and he seems to have …
The real reason this elephant chart is terrifying
Exponential technology is here, it's real and it's taking over the world. SingularityU's Kaila Colbin takes a closer look.
Why don't New Zealand Companies win government tenders?
In my 20 plus years I can count the number of tenders won by local technology companies on one hand, so why is it that New Zealand companies don't win New Zealand government tenders?
Ian Apperley t…
Marker Metro sold to UK group
Local game developer Marker Metro has been bought by UK-based digital agency The Marketing Group and is now listed on Nasdaq First North stock market in Sweden.
Computers to outstrip electricity supply by 2040: report
Moore's Law has been declared dead many times over, even by Gordon Moore himself, but a new challenger appears to be muscling in on the constant upgrade path - limits on electricity production to powe…
