ITP TECHBLOG
Category
- AI
- Careers
- Cartoons
- Climate Change
- Democracy
- Diversity
- Education
- Events
- Getting Started
- Government
- ITP News
- Industry News
- Innovation
- Legal
- Membership
- Mental Health
- Navigating Change
- Regional Spotlight
- Regulation
- Security
- Skills
- Society
- Telecommunications
- Women in technology
- advice
- bridging the gap
- ethics
- growing the industry
- industry news
- tech talk
Griffin on Tech: Starlink surges, Kim Dot Gone
Barring any last-ditch legal masterstroke to avoid extradition, Kim Dotcom will now face the wrath of the entertainment industry and US justice system.
Health tech sector grappling with low growth and limited investment
New Zealand’s health tech sector eked out growth of just 2.4% last year following a flurry of Covid-era spending, but has doubled in size in the last decade.
A US Court has ruled Google is an illegal monopoly – and the internet might never be the same
Historically, fines have not been the sole method of enforcing antitrust laws as they do not demonstrate long-term impacts. This is especially true for a multi-trillion-dollar organisation such as Google.
Griffin on Tech: Biometrics code needs work but remains vital
The one area where work is actually reasonably advanced on a complex and challenging area applicable to AI is the Office of the privacy Commissioner’s proposed biometrics code of practice.
Global developer rates have taken a hit, but no fear about using AI
Software developers don’t fear AI, but pay rates are under pressure as economic headwinds around the world make the halcyon days post-Covid all but a distant memory.
Data centres are guzzling up too much electricity. Can we make them more efficient?
We must invest in clean energy production and effective energy-recovery solutions at data centres. And for now, perhaps we should consider if we really need ChatGPT to draw a silly picture.