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Singapore, New Zealand, and Chile inch towards digital economy pact
Having wrapped up negotiations for the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, which encompasses various components including digital identities, artificial intelligence, and digital trade, the three nations will now work to formally sign the agreement into force.
Gartner predicts Aussie tech spending to reach nearly AU$100b this year
Expecting spend to tip AU$103 billion in 2021.
New Zealand 100Mbps fibre plans delivering 99% of promised speeds
The regulator is worried that Fibre Max speeds are only hitting 72% of advertised speeds, or around 650Mbps. Meanwhile, Australia weeps.
NZ to auction early access to 5G spectrum
Kiwi telcos to get access around two years' worth of spectrum before longer-term access begins in November 2022.
Chorus facing regulated revenue cap in New Zealand
Fibre providers in New Zealand will need to disclose profits, quality of service, and expenditure from 2022.
Xero profit remains positive as subscribers tip 2 million
Company turns around 1H18 loss to post NZ$1.3 million in after-tax profit for the first-half of 2019.
New rules on IP rights and e-commerce to be set under RCEP free trade agreement
Australia is one of 15 Indo-Pacific countries committed to signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement next year.
NZ Privacy Commissioner: Facebook knew what could be streamed on its platform
John Edwards said digital platforms need to adapt to the jurisdictions in which they operate, and take steps to prevent their platform, and audience and technology, from being used in such a way as was seen in Christchurch.
Fuji Xerox to acquire CSG
The move is part of Fuji Xerox's plans to expand its business in Australia and New Zealand.
Google New Zealand pilots Duplex to provide accurate retail hours
Businesses in the pilot group will receive automated calls from Google ahead of New Zealand's Labour Day public holiday.
Chrous selects JB Rousselot as new CEO
Former NBN chief strategy officer moves to Kiwi broadband wholesaler.
New Zealand ComCom suffers breach after laptop theft
Laptop belonging to 'external provider' containing over 200 meeting and interview transcripts taken in burglary, which has seen the provider dumped.
New Zealand government to spend NZ$3m on unmanned aircraft trial program
Zephyr Airworks has been named as the first industry partner to participate in the program.
Regulators don't need to promote a fourth mobile network: NZ ComCom
It believes there are no particular problems or structural issues with the New Zealand mobile market.
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube overhaul counter-terrorism efforts for Christchurch Call
A new crisis response protocol has also been launched for the 48 countries, three international organisations, and eight tech firms that are members of the Call.
NZ copyright protest: Photos
Check out our photos of copyright amendment protesters in Wellington, New Zealand, outside the country's parliament yesterday.
Photos: One-of-a-kind powerboat
The Earthrace boat, which is specially constructed to pierce through waves, is powered solely with biodiesel.
NZ to auction early access to 5G spectrum
Kiwi telcos to get access around two years' worth of spectrum before longer-term access begins in November 2022.
Google New Zealand pilots Duplex to provide accurate retail hours
Businesses in the pilot group will receive automated calls from Google ahead of New Zealand's Labour Day public holiday.
New Zealand government to spend NZ$3m on unmanned aircraft trial program
Zephyr Airworks has been named as the first industry partner to participate in the program.
NZ government hands out an extra NZ$9m to support 'deep tech' incubators
The amount is on top of the existing NZ$25.5 million that was allocated under the 2019 Budget to the New Zealand Technology Incubator program.
Xero boosts data flow with machine learning capabilities
The New Zealand-based company has made a handful of announcements as part of its annual Xerocon conference in Brisbane this week.
Cloud rescue: ‘Digital twin’ program helping save endangered New Zealand bird
A digital twin of every kakapo has been created to track the health of each individual bird and its environment.
UpGuard finds information on over 37,000 Australia and New Zealand clinical trial participants
The uncovered database had 37,170 rows of 'user' collection, the same amount of users that Neoclinical has.
Vodafone New Zealand signs 5G network deal with Nokia
5G will be launched in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown later this year.
Sephora data breach hits Southeast Asia and ANZ customers
Some personal information such as first and last name, date of birth, gender, email address, and encrypted password, as well as data related to beauty preferences may have been exposed.
Bank of NZ prepping for open banking using tech and a new way of thinking
Open banking is around the corner and BNZ is ironing out its part through the use of technology and a human-centred approach.
New Zealand to introduce its own 'Google tax' if international law change bid fails
The country wants to better tax the NZ$2.7 billion in revenue from cross-border digital services and is asking its OECD peers to amend international rules.
New Zealand looks to include all citizens in digital future
It is hoped the Digital Inclusion Blueprint will stop citizens being left behind as more of the world moves online.
Spark NZ tests 5G autonomous car
A self-driving car connected to Spark’s trial 5G network is being tested in Auckland’s Innovation Precinct.
Spark extends Cat-M1 IoT network across New Zealand
Just five months after launching the network, Spark has announced that its Cat-M1 IoT coverage now reaches 98 percent of the New Zealand population.
Rocket Lab launches first NASA CubeSat mission
ELaNa-19 mission follows the company last month successfully launching seven payloads to orbit.
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