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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Security vendor Qualys finds bad bug resurrected after 18 years, that could allow full remote takeover of millions of computers
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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
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
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Microsoft mitigates against successful 'jailbreak' that bypasses filtering of harmful and dangerous content for several AI generative models
Some 10 years after its collapse, the Mt Gox cryptocurrency saga is still playing out in slow motion, with many twists and turns
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Some 10 years after its collapse, the Mt Gox cryptocurrency saga is still playing out in slow motion, with many twists and turns
The technologies the nations attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, China, think will change the future
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The technologies the nations attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian, China, think will change the future
'Biggest scammer out there' who promoted scheme to Māori and Pasifika communities during 2020 and 2021 ordered to pay record $5.9 million
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'Biggest scammer out there' who promoted scheme to Māori and Pasifika communities during 2020 and 2021 ordered to pay record $5.9 million
When to use encrypted VPN tunnels, and security vendor Kaspersky in trouble with the US
Could the massive Northland power outage have been mitigated with large capacity batteries?
Projects on hold as economic malaise bites, seeing tech hiring boom go bust
A trip down the Rich Communications Services rabbit hole, now that Apple will support the messaging tech on iPhones
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A trip down the Rich Communications Services rabbit hole, now that Apple will support the messaging tech on iPhones
US Federal Trade Commission consumer watchdog goes after Adobe alleging 'hidden fee traps'
Kiwibank exposed to the tune of $30 million as Laybuy goes under having failed to find buyer
Two AWS programmes open for New Zealand AI startups with US$1 million in credits
Two AWS programmes open for New Zealand AI startups with US$1 million in credits
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Buy now pay later provider Laybuy suspends services and payments; not a security issue, founder says
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Buy now pay later provider Laybuy suspends services and payments; not a security issue, founder says