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Juha is the Technology Editor of interest.co.nz. He has covered technology and related topics for Wired, The Guardian, The New Zealand Herald, ITnews, CRN, and other publications.
Juha Saarinen
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Google, which has long enjoyed Internet search and maps hegemony, faces OpenAI and Apple aiming for its core business
26th Jul 24, 2:47pm
Google, which has long enjoyed Internet search and maps hegemony, faces OpenAI and Apple aiming for its core business
Security vendor Crowdstrike releases preliminary report on what caused last week's IT disaster; it's a reminder that our IT is and will remain fallible
25th Jul 24, 3:11pm
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Security vendor Crowdstrike releases preliminary report on what caused last week's IT disaster; it's a reminder that our IT is and will remain fallible
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says open source is the way forward for AI, with the company releasing new Llama 3.1 models
24th Jul 24, 3:40pm
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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says open source is the way forward for AI, with the company releasing new Llama 3.1 models
After years of saying it would deprecate third-party tracking cookies, Google changes direction and will keep them in the Chrome browser
23rd Jul 24, 12:41pm
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After years of saying it would deprecate third-party tracking cookies, Google changes direction and will keep them in the Chrome browser
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I joined a 'pig butchering' WhatsApp group, in which scammers try to trick people into crypto currency 'investments'
22nd Jul 24, 2:49pm
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I joined a 'pig butchering' WhatsApp group, in which scammers try to trick people into crypto currency 'investments'
Safari is better for privacy, Apple claims - in a YouTube ad. Do people care though?
21st Jul 24, 7:30am
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Safari is better for privacy, Apple claims - in a YouTube ad. Do people care though?
Increased ransomware threat for hospitals and healthcare providers prompt promises of EU action
20th Jul 24, 8:46am
Increased ransomware threat for hospitals and healthcare providers prompt promises of EU action
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How a 'faulty channel file' from Crowdstrike bricked Windows computers everywhere, including New Zealand; manual fix available
19th Jul 24, 11:07pm
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How a 'faulty channel file' from Crowdstrike bricked Windows computers everywhere, including New Zealand; manual fix available
Weekend EFTPOS transactions hit $200 million and Monday transaction backlogs drop, as New Zealand moves to seven-day payments
19th Jul 24, 5:00am
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Weekend EFTPOS transactions hit $200 million and Monday transaction backlogs drop, as New Zealand moves to seven-day payments
Oppo's new Reno12 Pro mid-range Android smartphone is long-lasting, with AI features, but needs to come down in price
18th Jul 24, 12:33pm
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Oppo's new Reno12 Pro mid-range Android smartphone is long-lasting, with AI features, but needs to come down in price
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Employees of failed BNPL lender Laybuy may miss out on money owed and holiday pay, despite being preferential creditors
17th Jul 24, 11:15am
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Employees of failed BNPL lender Laybuy may miss out on money owed and holiday pay, despite being preferential creditors
Expect a multi-faceted impact on New Zealand's economy from AI, Treasury note suggests
16th Jul 24, 3:32pm
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Expect a multi-faceted impact on New Zealand's economy from AI, Treasury note suggests
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
Google's artificial intelligence technology helps One NZ stay on top of increasing number of security logs and alerts
13th Jul 24, 9:11am
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Google's artificial intelligence technology helps One NZ stay on top of increasing number of security logs and alerts
Starlink deemed operating illegally in Tonga, ordered to disconnect terminals with users told to apply for provisional licenses
11th Jul 24, 2:41pm
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Starlink deemed operating illegally in Tonga, ordered to disconnect terminals with users told to apply for provisional licenses
ANZ and Westpac are two New Zealand banks that get to know their customers better with behavioural biometrics to stop scams
11th Jul 24, 10:32am
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ANZ and Westpac are two New Zealand banks that get to know their customers better with behavioural biometrics to stop scams
Bank of International Settlements' Basel Committee say board directors must take ultimate responsibility for outsourced technology services
10th Jul 24, 11:25am
Bank of International Settlements' Basel Committee say board directors must take ultimate responsibility for outsourced technology services
APT 40 hacking group abuses end-of-life home routers for attacks targeting Australian networks; New Zealand intelligence advises organisations to take steps to defend themselves
10th Jul 24, 9:31am
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APT 40 hacking group abuses end-of-life home routers for attacks targeting Australian networks; New Zealand intelligence advises organisations to take steps to defend themselves
Unsafe, inaccurate, abusable and expensive to develop: AI party's piping down as disappointment with the technology sets in
8th Jul 24, 12:30pm
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Unsafe, inaccurate, abusable and expensive to develop: AI party's piping down as disappointment with the technology sets in
Inland Revenue identifies 227,000 NZ customers with transactions valued over $7.8 billion, as crypto dealing comes under scrutiny
4th Jul 24, 10:57am
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Inland Revenue identifies 227,000 NZ customers with transactions valued over $7.8 billion, as crypto dealing comes under scrutiny
International Telecommunications Union condemns Russian attempts at drowning out Ukrainian satellite broadcasts
4th Jul 24, 9:35am
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International Telecommunications Union condemns Russian attempts at drowning out Ukrainian satellite broadcasts
Latest 2024 environmental report has Google's greenhouse gas output increasing by 48% since 2019
3rd Jul 24, 1:40pm
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Latest 2024 environmental report has Google's greenhouse gas output increasing by 48% since 2019
Security vendor Qualys finds bad bug resurrected after 18 years, that could allow full remote takeover of millions of computers
2nd Jul 24, 12:44pm
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Security vendor Qualys finds bad bug resurrected after 18 years, that could allow full remote takeover of millions of computers
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Researchers find flaws in popular MOVEit file transfer app, that hackers rush to exploit - update: Progress says they discovered vulnerabilities, with no reports of exploitation received
30th Jun 24, 1:47pm
Researchers find flaws in popular MOVEit file transfer app, that hackers rush to exploit - update: Progress says they discovered vulnerabilities, with no reports of exploitation received
Microsoft mitigates against successful 'jailbreak' that bypasses filtering of harmful and dangerous content for several AI generative models
28th Jun 24, 10:36am
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Microsoft mitigates against successful 'jailbreak' that bypasses filtering of harmful and dangerous content for several AI generative models