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Published: Fri 3 May 2024 04:31 PM
Techweek is back in Whanganui from Monday 20 May to Saturday 26 May. Techweek Whanganui this year aims to be a celebration of the potential of technology for our community and is a collaboration of many organisations and businesses and people led by the ... Read more...

New Zealand Small Businesses Should Consider Using VPNs For Enhanced Cybersecurity

Published: Fri 3 May 2024 04:15 PM
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a service that creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your device and the internet. It masks your IP address. By opting for a reliable VPN service, you can enhance your cybersecurity measures. Read more...

Science System Advisory Group Can’t Address The Biggest Threats

Published: Fri 3 May 2024 11:15 AM
The New Zealand Association of Scientists says, “The Science System Advisory Group’s (SSAG’s) consultations and Terms of Reference (ToR) send worrying signals when combined with recent comments from the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology ... Read more...

The Economic Possibilities Of Decolonisation

Published: Fri 3 May 2024 08:49 AM
The future of Aotearoa depends on how Māori engage with capitalism. Read more...

SOS Arctic 2024: 1500 Kilometers Of Crossing Greenland To Study The Eternal Ice

Published: Fri 3 May 2024 05:26 AM
A complex and long mission during which data and samples will be collected in order to analyze the condition of the polar ice cap in places never before reached by land and explored before. Read more...

Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa Calls For Government Action To Bridge Digital Divide

Published: Thu 2 May 2024 08:04 AM
Revealed in DECA's Affordable Connectivity in Aotearoa report today, 58,000 families in Aotearoa currently are without internet connectivity. This initiative would directly address their critical needs. Read more...

Sailors To Revolutionise Our Understanding Of Pacific Biodiversity

Published: Thu 2 May 2024 07:34 AM
The project will use DNA sequencing technology to identify thousands of species from a cup of water, with sailors collecting data to create 3D models of coral reefs and helping build a dataset of environmental variables using information on their instruments. Read more...

War Against Bike Thefts Makes Big Strides Across NZ

Published: Thu 2 May 2024 05:51 AM
Access to the world’s most successful program to fight bike theft now available to every police department in New Zealand and British Columbia. Separate partnerships provide access to 10.2 million people. Read more...

Bragato Research Institute Appoints New CEO

Published: Wed 1 May 2024 03:54 PM
Bragato Research Institute (BRI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Juliet Ansell as CEO. Juliet comes to BRI from her current role as Head of Core and Resilience Innovation at Zespri. Juliet trained at Kings College London and has a PhD from Oxford ... Read more...

Healthcare Organisations Lose 20% Of Their Sensitive Data In Every Ransomware Attack, Reports Rubrik Zero Labs

Published: Wed 1 May 2024 03:44 PM
New research estimates ransomware attacks against observed healthcare organisations have an estimated impact of almost five times more sensitive data than the global average. A typical healthcare organisation has more than 42 million sensitive data ... Read more...
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