What is Bluesky? Why tens of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform
28th Nov 24, 9:18am
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What is Bluesky? Why tens of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform
Tech roundup: AWS needs stacks of money to build out cloud capacity for AI, which can now be used to search the Internet and persuade voters on social media; Apple meanwhile invests in LEO provider Globalstar
5th Nov 24, 12:26pm
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Tech roundup: AWS needs stacks of money to build out cloud capacity for AI, which can now be used to search the Internet and persuade voters on social media; Apple meanwhile invests in LEO provider Globalstar
Mid-week tech news roundup: Russia out of your Facebook and other apps, protections for teens on Instagram, and someone blew up Hezbollah's pagers
18th Sep 24, 10:55am
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Mid-week tech news roundup: Russia out of your Facebook and other apps, protections for teens on Instagram, and someone blew up Hezbollah's pagers
Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law
11th Sep 24, 9:54am
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Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law
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Extensive Russian propaganda operations in the United States come to light as prosecutors charge online influencers and broadcasters
6th Sep 24, 9:29am
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Extensive Russian propaganda operations in the United States come to light as prosecutors charge online influencers and broadcasters
Govt vs billionaire: Brazil closes down Musk's social network over court order non-compliance, and threatens Starlink
3rd Sep 24, 9:37am
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Govt vs billionaire: Brazil closes down Musk's social network over court order non-compliance, and threatens Starlink
Elon Musk demonstrates how not to run a social media company
Authorities across the Tasman look set to introduce mandatory industry code with big penalties for tech companies not acting on increasing number of scams on their sites
15th Jul 24, 4:14pm
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Authorities across the Tasman look set to introduce mandatory industry code with big penalties for tech companies not acting on increasing number of scams on their sites
Big tech companies were open to online safety regulation – why did NZ’s government scrap the idea?
25th Jun 24, 9:49am
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Big tech companies were open to online safety regulation – why did NZ’s government scrap the idea?
Eye-popping fund raisers and valuations point to growing appetite for AI
The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister
22nd May 24, 7:00am
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The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister
Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely
24th Apr 24, 9:34am
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Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely
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The lightly regulated 'techonomy' rolls over media and other sectors - and we're allowing it, Juha Saarinen argues
3rd Apr 24, 11:58am
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The lightly regulated 'techonomy' rolls over media and other sectors - and we're allowing it, Juha Saarinen argues
Robert Reid hits back at 'blistering attack on me and my integrity' by Chris Trotter
30th Jan 24, 10:39am
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Robert Reid hits back at 'blistering attack on me and my integrity' by Chris Trotter
Markus Luczak-Roesch argues it’s not just Twitter, the whole Internet is broken and we’d better fix it soon
8th Dec 22, 9:08am
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Markus Luczak-Roesch argues it’s not just Twitter, the whole Internet is broken and we’d better fix it soon
Much ado about Twitter: why does Elon Musk love tweeting so much?
Gareth Vaughan on a return to commodity-backed money, crypto & the GFC, Canada's solutions to NZ-style housing problems, a Covid tax for banks, plus Elon Musk and securities laws
9th Apr 22, 9:30am
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Gareth Vaughan on a return to commodity-backed money, crypto & the GFC, Canada's solutions to NZ-style housing problems, a Covid tax for banks, plus Elon Musk and securities laws
Massey University's Teo Susnjak on how Covid-19 broke machine learning, extreme data patterns, wealth and income inequality, bots and propaganda and being primed to believe bad predictions
5th Jun 20, 10:00am
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Massey University's Teo Susnjak on how Covid-19 broke machine learning, extreme data patterns, wealth and income inequality, bots and propaganda and being primed to believe bad predictions
Ardern and Macron to use Paris conference to rally support against social media companies that let users publish harmful content
24th Apr 19, 10:21am
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Ardern and Macron to use Paris conference to rally support against social media companies that let users publish harmful content
Bernstein's Michael Parker says NZ's funds management sector should use a 'slow and dour' minority investor tool to pressure Facebook & Google after Christchurch terrorist attacks
25th Mar 19, 11:35am
Bernstein's Michael Parker says NZ's funds management sector should use a 'slow and dour' minority investor tool to pressure Facebook & Google after Christchurch terrorist attacks
Why Joe Public has more power than Jacinda Ardern when it comes to getting Mark Zuckerberg to change
22nd Mar 19, 5:06pm
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Why Joe Public has more power than Jacinda Ardern when it comes to getting Mark Zuckerberg to change
Major government owned fund managers, holding $816m of shares in Facebook, Google & Twitter, call for the tech giants to take action following the live-streaming and sharing on social media of Friday’s Christchurch terror attacks
21st Mar 19, 7:41am
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Major government owned fund managers, holding $816m of shares in Facebook, Google & Twitter, call for the tech giants to take action following the live-streaming and sharing on social media of Friday’s Christchurch terror attacks
Regulating online hate speech and violence in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks; What does the law say and what more can be done?
18th Mar 19, 4:02pm
Regulating online hate speech and violence in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks; What does the law say and what more can be done?
Who is saying what in the 'Twittersphere' about Bill English's resignation and the future of the National Party
13th Feb 18, 2:00pm
Who is saying what in the 'Twittersphere' about Bill English's resignation and the future of the National Party
Apple & an 'official assurance of tax exemption', an Interpol fugitive, Republican super-donors, the world's biggest offshore plane registry, a mega trust, Mauritius vs Africa, the real culprits & much more
10th Nov 17, 10:02am
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Apple & an 'official assurance of tax exemption', an Interpol fugitive, Republican super-donors, the world's biggest offshore plane registry, a mega trust, Mauritius vs Africa, the real culprits & much more