Computers and Internet

The Government’s proposed under-16 social media ban could allow the High Court to block access to platforms if the companies fail to comply. Section 38...

Labour has confirmed it will support National's under-16 social media ban through its first reading, giving National the numbers it needs to go to...

National has introduced a bill to ban under-16s from social media platforms, with both coalition partners set to vote against it under the agree-to-disagree...

Internal messages show Phoebe Gates knew her startup Phia was using a ‘cookie-stuffing’ scheme to generate profit, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ daughter...

Auckland University Professor Alex Sims says many of the issues surrounding AI data centres are already publicly available, but have received little mainstream attention. “If...

The Government has ordered a fresh independent financial audit into the failed Biometric Capability Upgrade (BCU) project after officials uncovered a further $6 million...

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved digital ID policy, telecoms, broadcasting, social media, online safety, mis- and disinformation work into a single expanded...

The Government says it has no plans to ban or restrict Virtual Proxy Networks (VPNs) as part of its under-16 social media ban, after...

Australian inventor Ric Richardson says governments can protect children online without collecting vast amounts of personal data or requiring everyone to prove their age....

The private medical details of 29 patients at Unichem Petone were left exposed online after the Wellington pharmacy switched to a new website. Full names,...

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has accused officials at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) of deliberately withholding information, misleading ministers and using "creative...

The UK government has confirmed a social media ban for under-16s, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer declaring it will "give kids their childhood back"...

The UK Government is preparing to unveil sweeping new online restrictions in the coming days aimed at children and teenagers, with Prime Minister Keir...

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has evolved substantially with the use of AI over the last decade. And it's not just in education sectors -...

Critics of the Government’s proposed social media restrictions for children are warning the policy could evolve into a wider online identification and speech-control regime...

The Government’s proposed age restriction laws could evolve into a sweeping digital identification system covering much more than online safety, warn critics. In a post...

The state obtained 10% of the chipmaker’s stock in 2025, near its lowest valuation in over a decade. The US government has gained an estimated...

AI company Anthropic is holding back public release of its latest artificial intelligence system, Mythos, amid concerns it could be exploited by cybercriminals. The company...

New Zealanders will soon be able to store digital identity credentials and receive direct government communications through an expanded Govt.nz app, as the Government...

The IT programme supporting the country’s firearms regulatory overhaul has been paused after a Treasury report rated the Arms Transformation project red, citing uncertainty...

As the world gets deeper in dramatic structural changes, the one universal tool – the internet – has become a new kind of trench...

Miguel De Bruycker has warned of American dominance over tech in the region. Fully storing data within the EU is impossible because American technology companies...

What makes encrypted email better? Because what's in your email is your business Most popular email providers, such as Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo, scan the content...

Trade Me has recorded a $138 million write-down on the value of its core marketplace business, reflecting ongoing declines in revenue and subdued growth...

A widespread Cloudflare disruption on Tuesday caused major platforms—including X and ChatGPT—to temporarily go offline, with outage-tracking site Downdetector also affected. The company reported an...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed the government’s plan to introduce legislation before Christmas to ban under-16s from accessing social media, signalling his strong...

A major global outage hit Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, taking down key services including Azure, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive. The disruption began around noon...

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has become the world’s first company to surpass a USD $5 trillion market capitalisation, driven by soaring investor enthusiasm for artificial...

Retired District Court Judge David Harvey has issued a stark warning about what he calls a dangerous expansion of government and bureaucratic control over...

A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday caused widespread disruptions across the globe, impacting major platforms such as Amazon, Prime Video,...

Spark has announced it will become New Zealand’s first internet provider to block all AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, including cartoon-style and non-photorealistic material. The...

Pavel Durov has used his birthday message to sound the alarm on digital freedom. Western surveillance and censorship is eroding digital freedom and is turning...

The Taliban has enforced a nationwide internet shutdown in Afghanistan, severing fibre-optic connections and severely disrupting mobile internet and satellite TV. The blackout, described by...

Michigan lawmakers have proposed a bill that would outlaw online pornography and restrict circumvention tools. Republican lawmakers in the US state of Michigan have introduced...

A researcher at Glasgow University has already designed a phone for dogs and a play dating system for parrots. Scientists are using interactive digital devices...

Algorithms and brain chemistry keep us stuck in loops until we get saturated with doomscrolling and fake news. There is a long-brewing malaise that has...

The call comes amid reports and allegations of Lip-Bu Tan’s ties to China. US President Donald Trump has demanded that Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan resigns,...

Nearly 400,000 people have signed a petition to repeal the UK's newly enforced Online Safety Act, accusing it of censorship and overreach. Critics, including Reform...

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s market capitalisation has surged amid booming AI demand. The world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has become the first Asian...

The Royal Australian Navy's largest vessel, HMAS Canberra, unintentionally knocked out internet and radio services across parts of New Zealand early Wednesday while sailing...