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Unregulated Online Gambling Attracting Children, Harm Prevention Agency Says
Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:27:40 +1200 | RNZ
The boy clocked up $16,000 on his mum's credit card, a group raising the alarm about increasing child gambling says. More >>
AI for school tutoring, instant medical analysis part of NZ's future - Judith Collins
Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:22:37 +1200 | RNZ
Artificial Intelligence has a big future with tasks from helping kids learn to assessing medical results, says Judith Collins says. More >>
NZ Is Moving Closer To Digital IDs – It’s Time To Rethink How We Protect Our Valuable Data
Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:08:25 +1200 | The Conversation
As the digital economy accelerates, New Zealand needs new rules to regulate how we develop new services– and who develops them. More >>
Redactive AI Secures $11.5M AUD Seed Funding To Enable Software Team To Build Secure Generative AI Agents
Thu, 4 Jul 2024 07:34:13 +1200 | Redactive AI
Redactive, a pioneering developer platform that solves for the missing AI engineering and security skillsets lacking within enterprise software teams, announced today its $11.5M AUD seed round co-led by Felicis and Blackbird, alongside Atlassian Ventures ...More >>
Launch Of The UN Trade Digitalization Index
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 16:10:28 +1200 | UN ESCAP
The UN Trade Digitalization Index, a joint effort of the five UN regional commissions and UNCTAD, measures the extent to which trade digitalization has progressed in over 160 countries and provides a new basis for evidence-based policy making in this important ...More >>
ACT Invokes ‘agree To Disagree’ On Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:22:44 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
ACT has invoked the ‘agree to disagree’ provisions of its coalition agreement and will oppose the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill. More >>
Traveling Abroad? How To Protect Yourself From Cyber Crime
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:41:52 +1200 | Hugh Grant
Amid the rising threat landscape and a greater need to guard sensitive information against advanced cyber attacks, it’s crucial to realize that foreign travel offers prime opportunities to target unsuspecting travelers.More >>
Commvault Report: Key Strategies For Enhanced Cyber Resilience
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:10:27 +1200 | Commvault
Today, Commvault, a prominent provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, in collaboration with research firm GigaOm, released their 2024 Cyber Recovery Readiness Report. More >>
Big Tech Companies Were Open To Online Safety Regulation – Why Did NZ’s Government Scrap The Idea?
Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:22:58 +1200 | The Conversation
The government says the online safety framework infringed on free speech. But some of the world’s biggest tech companies have said they aren’t opposed to some form of regulation.More >>
Spark 5G Shines On ComCom Broadband Scorecard
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:25:11 +1200 | Bill Bennett
The first MBNZ report to include Spark 5G fixed wireless broadband shows the technology is working well. One New Zealand heading back into town. More >>
Authorities In Kenya Must Immediately Restore Internet Access And Keep It On Throughout Protests And Unrest
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:36:00 +1200 | Access Now
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition strongly condemn the ongoing disruption of internet access and increased crackdown on the people of Kenya amid protests. More >>
TradieGuide Launches New Heat Pump Resource Site For Tauranga Residents
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:11:13 +1200 | TradieGuide
Heat Pumps Tauranga provides a centralized platform for consumers to learn about the latest technologies in heat pump systems, including insights into the benefits of different models suitable for both residential and commercial properties. More >>
Australian Organisations Experienced Highest Rate Of Data Breaches, Reports Rubrik Zero Labs
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:14:26 +1200 | Rubrik
Australian Data Appears To Be The Favoured Target For Cyber Attackers, With Organisations Reporting The Highest Rate Of Data Breaches Across The Globe In 2023. More >>
NZers Are More Informed On AI But Remain Nervous
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:43:45 +1200 | Ipsos
Out of 32 countries surveyed, New Zealanders have the second highest level of concern about AI (behind only Ireland). While 43% of New Zealanders say they are excited for products and services that use AI, significantly more (66%) say AI makes them ...More >>
Research Shows Australian Enterprise Leading The World In AI Adoption
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:32:04 +1200 | Nutanix
Sixth annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index finds “cloud smart” infrastructure modernisation accelerating Australia’s AI and sustainability agendas More >>
Cloudian Closes $23M Morgan Stanley Financing On Surging AI
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:19:13 +1200 | Cloudian
Cloudian Secures US$23M Growth Financing from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Reports 30% ARR Growth and Achieves Breakeven More >>
TradieGuide Launches New Storage Solution Guides For Tauranga, Whangarei, And Whakatane
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:10:59 +1200 | TradieGuide
Each website provides detailed, practical information on a variety of storage options, ensuring choices that best meet user needs. More >>
New Myrtle Rust Education App Empowers Rangatahi To Embrace Science
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:21:40 +1200 | Scion
Developed with a focus on accessibility and engagement, the ‘E heke e Heka!’ app combines innovative technology with culturally relevant content in both Te Reo Māori and English, for a diverse audience aged 12 and above.More >>
Snapchat Announces New Features To Further Protect Users Suite Of Updates Focus On Combating Sextortion And Bullying
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:45:24 +1200 | Snap Inc.
Today, Snap Inc. is announcing new features to further safeguard the Snapchat community from online harms, including sextortion and bullying. The new suite of tools includes expanded in-chat warnings, enhanced friending protections, simplified location-sharing,More >>
UN Launches Recommendations For Urgent Action To Curb Harm From Spread Of Mis And Disinformation And Hate Speech
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:47:15 +1200 | United Nations
Global Principles for Information Integrity address risks posed by advances in AI More >>
