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Griffin on Tech: Tech capability gap ‘cuts both ways’

Peter Griffin. 25 November 2022, 2:14 pm

The Te Au Hangarau report suggests that successfully boosting participation of Māori in the tech sector requires organisations to reassess their cultural competency capabilities.

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‘Tech for good’ developer expands Aussie presence

Peter Griffin. 22 November 2022, 8:34 am

Wellington-based software development house Ackama has bought Common Code, a Melbourne software company, in a $2.7 million acquisition comprising a mix of cash and shares.

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Griffin on Tech: It’s time to fire Elon Musk

Peter Griffin. 18 November 2022, 1:11 pm

Elon Musk wants his employees to work "long hours at high intensity". How many Twits will opt out of his tyrannical edict?

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IT pros upbeat about 2023 despite the economic gloom

Peter Griffin. 16 November 2022, 10:40 pm

When CompTIA, the US-based tech industry body surveyed 1,125 IT professionals in the US and around the world last month, it found them optimistic about the tech industry's prospects in 2023.

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$1.4 billion tech project - and this time it goes to local vendors

Peter Griffin. 15 November 2022, 11:03 am

A $1.4 billion, 10-year deal has been struck to build the new Public Safety Network and local vendors will be responsible for building and operating it.

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Griffin on Tech: The kids aren’t alright when it comes to tech ed

Peter Griffin. 11 November 2022, 4:36 pm

School students performance in learning the technology curriculum is declining. What should we do about it?

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Ransom denied: Medibank hackers start releasing sensitive data

Peter Griffin. 10 November 2022, 12:41 pm

A nightmare scenario is currently playing out for Australian health insurer Medibank, which last month saw details of up to 9.7 million customers obtained by hackers.

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Is the global decline in democracy linked to social media?

The evidence suggests that digital media impact political behaviour globally warranting concern about the impacts on democracy.

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Griffin on Tech: Going digital for the planet

Peter Griffin. 04 November 2022, 1:41 pm

A big investment is required to deploy digital technologies that will help cut carbon emissions. But firms that do so could boost their productivity too.

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3 in 10 Kiwis scammed in online holiday shopping

Peter Griffin. 03 November 2022, 8:11 am

Kiwis are being warned to be on heightened alert this holiday shopping season for scams and fraud attempts as they search for deals to tackle the high cost of living.

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Why PC sales are tanking this year

Peter Griffin. 01 November 2022, 10:15 am

After nearly three solid decades of growth, global sales of personal computers have fallen off a cliff this year.

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Critical vulnerability in OpenSSL 3 - should you be concerned?

Peter Membrey. 31 October 2022, 2:47 pm

The OpenSSL Project Team will tomorrow release a new version of OpenSSL to address a critical security vulnerability.

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Griffin on Tech: Hefty data breach fines sharpen the mind

Peter Griffin. 28 October 2022, 2:44 pm

Serious data breaches could soon be punished with a A$50 million fine in Australia. our own Privacy Act allows a mere $10,000 maximum penalty.

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Effort kicks off to help get kids cyber-savvy

Peter Griffin. 27 October 2022, 12:45 pm

A new cybersecurity training programme aimed at Year 6 - 13 (10 - 18 year olds) aims to give them the cyber skills to stay safe online and upskill for digital careers.

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Is the metaverse really the future of work?

According to Mark Zuckerberg, the "metaverse" – which the Meta founder describes as "an embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content – you are in it" – will radically change our live…

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Griffin on Tech: hurray for universal transport payments - why has this taken 13 years?

Peter Griffin. 21 October 2022, 12:52 pm

Here's some good news to end the week - we will soon have one contactless payment system we can use to tap on and off across all modes of public transport everywhere.

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Sweet deal for telcos as 5G spectrum rights are dished out 

Peter Griffin. 20 October 2022, 1:02 pm

The Government has foregone an auction process to allocate precious spectrum for 5G mobile services, instead allocating the three major telcos parcels of spectrum with 20-year usage rights.

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How Microsoft will build resilience into its new data centre region

Peter Griffin. 18 October 2022, 9:30 am

Microsoft's new data centre region under construction in Auckland will feature Azure Availability Zone, offering zonal and regional redundancy to combat major outages.

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Griffin on Tech: A key win in the war on disinformation

Peter Griffin. 14 October 2022, 2:10 pm

Alex Jones, one of the world's most odious and successful purveyors of disinformation, will be spending this weekend pondering what a US$1 billion defamation judgement against him means.

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The dark web down under: The rise of NZ’s ‘Tor Market’ for illegal drugs

Chris Wilkins and Marta Rychert. 14 October 2022, 12:33 am

On the face of it, New Zealand may seem an unlikely location for a rising international darknet drug market. Yet these factors may be exactly what has driven this market innovation.

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