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Griffin on Tech: The biggest fix of all
A day in politics is a very long time, as tech, space and AI fan Judith Collins found out this week.
No sooner had she issued the Opposition's Tech Issues Paper, she massively overshadowed it and less than 24 hours later, she was off. But what will happen to the tech focus?
Digital Identity in New Zealand: technical choices have human impacts
People need a chance to engage on the good, bad, and ugly of digital IDs.
IDC: Big jump in software spending this year
The pivot to working from home and strong uptake of cloud computing and artificial intelligence platforms led to a 20.4% jump in software spending this year.
Why has Meta delayed its end-to-end encryption plans?
A plan to add end-to-end encryption to Instagram and Facebook Messenger has been pushed out a year as Meta faces strong opposition from child safety advocates and law enforcement agencies.
Griffin on Tech: A win for the right-to-repair movement
Apple will give iPhone and Mac users the tools and parts to repair their own devices in the first big move among electronics makers to give consumers back some control.
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Encryption keys can be stolen from Intel processors
Intel is once again in the spotlight this week after announcing a security flaw in a number of their computer processors. Peter Membrey unpacks what it means.
Are our phones really designed to slow down over time? Experts look at the evidence
Do manufacturers really slow down our phones on purpose to nudge us towards shiny new ones, as has been claimed?
From crypto-jacking to doxing - the trouble with gaming
Video gamers are facing a wave of cyberattacks that is resulting in significant financial loss according to new research from Norton LifeLock.
Griffin on Tech: The Weta effect
The average Kiwi probably doesn't think of Weta Digital as a software company.
But it has developed a line-up of software animation tools that new owner Unity will take to the world.
Twitter goes blue, but will people pay?
New Zealand has become an early region to test Twitter users' appetite for a subscription service, with the social network launching Twitter Blue here.
Nasdaq-listed investment fund to focus on Aussie and Kiwi tech start-ups
Integral Acquisition Corporation 1 has raised US$115 million in a Nasdaq listing and is now on the hunt for a promising tech company to take to fast-track to the exchange.
