Computers and Internet

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...

The Zuchongzhi-3 chip vastly outperforms Google’s Sycamore chip, according to its creators. Chinese scientists have unveiled a new superconducting quantum computing prototype they say operates...

This piece is going to be an exploration of my own thoughts gathered at this point in ‘time’ on the subject matter of the...

The outgoing administration’s proposed export restrictions could damage the US economy, the company’s VP has argued. US chip giant Nvidia has strongly opposed plans by...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for countries to introduce legislation limiting smartphone use among young people to safeguard their mental well-being. Dr. Natasha...

In an alarming series of tweets, cybersecurity expert Ehden Biber has raised serious concerns about the recent global IT outage caused by a Crowdstrike...

Today's a major IT outage attributed to CrowdStrike has caused widespread disruption across various sectors, including air travel and banking. The outage has been described...

Airports and other key infrastructure sites around the world have reported disruptions amid problems with communications. Disruption to air traffic control systems is being reported...

Children as young as 11 are accumulating thousands of dollars in debt due to online gambling, according to support service Mapu Maia. The organisation has...

The news agency has reported numerous cases of illegal trade and activation of satellite terminals. Starlink satellite communication terminals, manufactured by Elon Musk's SpaceX for...

Why NordVPN Threat Protection is more than just a VPN add-on. Most people think of a VPN as a tool that hides your IP address....

Researchers have introduced a supercomputer designed to mimic human brain functions. This cutting-edge neuromorphic system can execute an impressive 228 trillion operations per second, distinguishing...

After writing the post on what Martin Heidegger can teach us about technology, I realised that some readers might come to the conclusion that...

A Taiwanese microchip giant has delayed production at its plant in Arizona, US, until 2025 due to a shortage of skilled labour. Who produces the...

February sales slumped by more than 20% in annual terms, an industry association says. Worldwide sales of microchips declined 4% in February in monthly terms...

Charlie Javice is accused of lying about the number of clients her student loan helper app Frank had. Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of student-aid...

Today is Safer Internet Day – New Zealand Police is taking the opportunity to educate the public about sextortion, especially targeting younger males. “Sextortion is...

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The company says its move is a result of asset sales rather than a sign of weakness in its business. IBM Corporation has joined the...

Malware and viruses are not exactly the same, even though the two terms are often used interchangeably. You want to avoid both, but malware is...