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Mental health cause for construction industry concern
Productivity

Mental health cause for construction industry concern

Poor culture and boom-bust pressures are driving high suicide rates among New Zealand construction workers, new research suggests.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 30th Sep 2018
Major infrastructure delegation to Asia
Smart Cities

Major infrastructure delegation to Asia

The trip will examine road pricing and value capture as New Zealand seeks faster, more integrated infrastructure planning from Asia's benchmarks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 30th Sep 2018
How Bitcoin’s footprint is impacting water use
Crypto

How Bitcoin’s footprint is impacting water use

Bitcoin mining is already drawing billions of gallons of freshwater a year, raising fresh questions about who pays for its hidden costs.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2018

Global Stories

United States (US) stories

The perfect place to attend a coding bootcamp
Coding

The perfect place to attend a coding bootcamp

Learn to code at NEXT Academy's coding bootcamp in Kuala Lumpur. Low cost of living, amazing food, and a chance to explore Southeast Asia.

By Jeannette Goon • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
Adobe announces equal pay for employees across the globe
Marketing Technologies

Adobe announces equal pay for employees across the globe

Adobe announced global pay parity between women and men, delivering on a commitment the company made earlier this year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
Hawaiki cable accelerates NZ/US collaboration
EduTech

Hawaiki cable accelerates NZ/US collaboration

The REANNZ Hawaiki cable capacity has successfully transferred 37 million files across the Pacific Ocean, revealing massive potential.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Oct 2018
GitHub & the power of a truly global workforce
Marketing Technologies

GitHub & the power of a truly global workforce

GitHub fosters a global, inclusive workforce with employees from all corners of the world, promoting collaboration and diversity across 96 million repositories.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018
China vs the US – who's winning the ICT market battle?
Robotics

China vs the US – who's winning the ICT market battle?

The IDC's latest report reveals the US dominates software and AI spending, while China leads in IoT, AR/VR, and robotics, igniting the ICT market battle.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018
Water scarcity pinned as a major threat to data centre growth
DataCentre infrastructure

Water scarcity pinned as a major threat to data centre growth

By 2030 global demand for fresh water will exceed available supplies by 40 percent, while data centre demand continues to surge.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018
Cloud adoption: How do Australia & New Zealand stack up?
DevOps

Cloud adoption: How do Australia & New Zealand stack up?

Cloud adoption rates vary globally, with Australia and New Zealand leading the way, while Germany remains risk-averse.

By Lee Atchison • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018
William Shatner opens Rocket Lab's latest NZ base
Space

William Shatner opens Rocket Lab's latest NZ base

William Shatner, celebrated as Captain Kirk, inaugurated Rocket Lab's new Auckland facility, which aims to produce an Electron rocket every week.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018
Auckland Uni celebrates 40 entrepreneurs under 40
Facebook

Auckland Uni celebrates 40 entrepreneurs under 40

Auckland Uni lauds entrepreneurial grads, spotlight on success stories like Facebook's Bowen Pan and mPort's Dipra Ray.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Oct 2018
Google & Orange team up on new submarine cable connecting EU & US
Network Infrastructure

Google & Orange team up on new submarine cable connecting EU & US

Google's new cable connecting the US to the French Atlantic coast will be first for more than 15 years, and Orange will be the landing partner.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2018
Security spending to reach $133.7bil in 2022 – IDC
Cloud Services

Security spending to reach $133.7bil in 2022 – IDC

The United States will be largest geographic market for security solutions with total spending of $39.3 billion this year.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
GCSB exposes Russia's involvement in malicious cyber attacks
Power / Energy

GCSB exposes Russia's involvement in malicious cyber attacks

New Zealand and UK blame Russian government for cyber attacks on political institutions, businesses, sports bodies, and media.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Hawaiki cable connecting the US and the Pacific gets turbo boost
Network Infrastructure

Hawaiki cable connecting the US and the Pacific gets turbo boost

The Hawaiki subsea cable, linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and the US, will boost speed to 67 terabits per second with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018
How Microsoft aims to bring AI to the masses
Public Cloud

How Microsoft aims to bring AI to the masses

At Ignite 2018, Microsoft unveiled initiatives to enhance cybersecurity and democratise AI. New tools aim to cut breaches thirtyfold and ease secure logins.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018
Microsoft makes security offerings available to nation states and law enforcement
Multi-factor authentication

Microsoft makes security offerings available to nation states and law enforcement

Microsoft aims to empower IT to unlock the security capabilities of the intelligent cloud to tip the scales in the cyber war.

By Rob Leffert • 6 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018