We’re still bullish on the fediverse, and on Bluesky, if it manages to become a truly federated platform. But democratized tech doesn’t guarantee democratic outcomes.

A new report from government-owned cybersecurity consultancy and infrastructure provider Kordia highlights the growing threat of cyber attacks and the alarming rate at which New Zealand companies are succumbing to these threats. 

In a new study conducted by Salesforce and YouGov last month, Australian and New Zealand business leaders have indicated that agentic AI will be a big focus this year as they seek to embed artificial intelligence in their businesses.

Learning the syntax of a programming language – for example, where to place colons and where indentation is required – takes a lot of time for many students. Spending time at the level of syntax is a waste for students who simply want to use coding to help solve problems rather than learn the skill of programming.

New AI reports suggest the impact of the technology on work and society in general will be significant and geographically distributed, with patterns differing from previous waves of technological change.

Microsoft announced a major partnership with Spark for cloud computing that will also see Copilot rolled out to an additional 1,800 staff. Meanwhile a quantum computing breakthrough at Microsoft could accelerate the roadmap for useful quantum computers.