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Auckland businesses liquidate at a rate double that of other regions

Recent data shows that Auckland businesses are liquidating at a rate double that of other regions in New Zealand. NZ credit...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
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Smith & Caughey’s announces future plans following staff consultation

Photo courtesy: Smith & Caughey's, LinkedIn Smith & Caughey's has disclosed the results of its staff consultation regarding the potential closure...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 08 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
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OpenAI starts testing its AI-powered search tool called SearchGPT

Photo courtesy: OpenAI Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has recently revealed that it would start testing a prototype of its AI-powered search...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Aug 2024 | 2 min read
google ditches plans to fully kill third party cookies in chrome

Google ditches plans to fully kill third-party cookies in Chrome

Google’s long-standing effort to phase out third-party cookies under its Privacy Sandbox project has been scrapped. Instead, a new feature...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 26 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Telco company One NZ calls for voluntary redundancies

One New Zealand, a major telecommunications company in New Zealand, is asking staff to consider voluntary redundancies due to the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 26 Jul 2024 | 3 min read
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New Zealand’s move towards digital currency

Central banks globally are exploring new ways to modernise their financial systems now that digital payments have become an integral...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 25 Jul 2024 | 5 min read
microsoft launches recovery tool

Microsoft launches recovery tool to fix Windows systems affected by CrowdStrike glitch

Microsoft has released a cutting-edge Windows recovery tool in a response to a widespread operating system crash that affected millions...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 25 Jul 2024 | 4 min read
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Windows users hit with ‘Blue Screen of Death’ due to CrowdStrike software update

8.5 million Windows users across the globe have reported experiencing the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) error on Friday,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Jul 2024 | 3 min read
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Paddy Bull Limited fined $180,000 after serious worker injury

Marine farming operator Paddy Bull Limited has been fined $180,000 following a serious workplace incident where an employee sustained an...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Trade Me: Job applications soar as number of roles continue to decline

Job applications surged by 61.6% from April to June compared to the same period last year, while listings have decreased...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 24 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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New Zealand is officially the world’s best country for work-life balance

New Zealand has once again been ranked as the world's best country for work-life balance, Remote’s 2024 Global Life-Work Balance...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 Jul 2024 | 3 min read
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Samsung’s Bixby to get major AI upgrade this year

Photo courtesy: Cool Blue Samsung plans to release an upgraded version of its Bixby voice assistant later this year, incorporating its...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Lattice tried treating AIs like real employees then withdraws 3 days later

Using artificial intelligence to ease work is old news, but giving AI "employees" similar treatment to their human counterparts is...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Jul 2024 | 3 min read
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AT&T confirms data breach affecting “nearly all” customers

Multinational telecommunications holding company AT&T has announced a massive data breach, virtually affecting “nearly all” of its cellular customers.  The company...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Google reportedly eyes cloud security company Wiz

The parent company of Google, Alphabet Inc., is reportedly in the works to purchase cloud security company Wiz for $23...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 16 Jul 2024 | 2 min read
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Concerns over OpenAI’s safety practices escalate

A recent article by The Washington Post highlights increasing concerns about OpenAI's safety protocols. Despite being one of the leaders in...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 16 Jul 2024 | 4 min read
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