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Govt agencies lagging on adopting of key email defence to cyber attacks
New Zealand Government domains are the least likely in Australasia to be protected from email-borne cyber attacks like spoofs and phishing scams, according to email security specialist SMX.
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.
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.
Griffin on Tech: AI’s mercifully light touch on the Olympics
Technology certainly has a big role to play in improving athletic performance, and machine learning has for many years been used by sports teams to gain insights into performance using computer vision and data analytics. But the big improvements in Olympic performance have come from more mundane technological improvements.