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Thursday, 11 February 2021, 5:41 pm As we near the end of the financial year, many Kiwi business owners are reflecting on the unprecedented situation we have experienced in the last 12 months during COVID-19. While it has undoubtedly been very tough in many ways, the start of a new financial year is a chance to re-evaluate all aspects of a business, and this year, many may find there are changes to be made as we find ourselves in uncharted territory and a new business landscape. One of the big...

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 1:10 pm It’s looking a touch quixotic, but the News Media Bargaining Code has become Australia’s weapon of choice in attempting to redistribute proceeds from big tech into the coffers of a withering fourth estate. It has now reached a point of sufficient concern for Google as to become threatening, winding its way to a Senate Committee Inquiry before going to Parliament for a vote. The Code aims to remunerate news media businesses for content they generate that...

The year 2020 has witnessed an impressive growth of the global app market, with millions of people spending more time indoors and online amid the coronavirus lockdown. As one of the two largest distribution channels for mobile apps, Google Play has ...

Friday, 5 February 2021, 11:43 am The Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has demonetized numerous independent media accounts, a jarring escalation in the steadily intensifying campaign against alternative news outlets online. Progressive commentators Graham Elwood, The Progressive Soapbox, The Convo Couch, and Franc Analysis have all received notifications from YouTube that their videos are no longer permitted to earn money through the platforms various monetization features, as has F...

Tuesday 9 February 2021 is Safer Internet Day, an international effort to remind people to make active decisions about what they are sharing, and to choose how, when, where, and for what purposes their data is being used. As a company, NortonLifeLock ...

Hamilton, NZ: According to announcements released by Liquid Web Hamilton and Emily Hall, this local web design firm operates out of Hamilton, New Zealand. It has the experience and the expertise to handle web design and web development projects of ...

Countdown has unveiled the next generation of online shopping in New Zealand, with brand new technology that sorts and moves products directly to its team of 200 personal shoppers in Countdown’s Penrose eStore in Auckland. Known as micro-fulfilment centres, ...

Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. That's all you're seeing in efforts to manage information via censorship, algorithm changes, 'fact' checking, Russian propaganda panic, etc. Humans are story-driven animals, so if you control ...

Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:42 pm eSports prize pools in 2021 will be characterized by major changes, as was the case in 2020. However, this time around, the changes will be highly anticipated as major publishers have announced considerable prize pot increments. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites, Tencent’s TiMi Studios announced a 1 billion RMB ($154M) investment in the 2021 Honor of Kings ecosystem. Its top global competition, the Honor of Kings Worl...

By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A coalition of internet defenders on Wednesday cautioned lawmakers against responding to this month's attack on the U.S. Capitol by making 'uncareful changes' to section 230 of the Communications Decency ...