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A look at Facebook's vulnerability

'They’re not good in any industry they have to compete in or have to be innovative in. They can buy and they can copy, like they just did the other day, again, with another thing. What did they borrow from? From Clubhouse or whatever. They just can’t ...

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Plotting the future path of PC sales

After years of decline, PC sales picked up in 2020 . They should remain above their long-term trend this year.

New-zealand , Bill-bennett , Digitl , Top-scoops , Computing-and-internet , Digitl-wire , Gadgets , Very-important , Scoop , புதியது-ஜீலாந்து , ர-சி-து-பென்னட்

Phones - less choice than you might think

When the company’s phone business peaked in 2013 LG was the third largest player.

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Bosses overestimate workers' online security know how

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 7:57 pm
Humans are online security’s weakest link. That’s not
news. Yet New Zealand bosses will plug every other hole
before they attend to the problem.
One problem is that
managers have an unrealistic view of worker’s security
smarts.
Aura, an Auckland-based security company is on to
the problem.
From a recent Aura press
release:
Businesses can have the best
protection available, but if a staff member unknowingly lets
a cybercriminal into the system then it won’t
matter.
Independent research commissioned by Aura
Information Security reveals staff are not as secure as
their IT managers may think.

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LG stops making mobile phones

LG Electronics said Monday that its board decided to terminate the company's loss-making smartphone business, with analysts saying focus is now expected to shift to the more profitable home appliance and TV divisions. Source: LG Electronics to end loss-making ...

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Here's why Facebook and Google are building submarine cables

Facebook and Google plan to build two new submarine cables connecting Asia to North America.

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Rowan Simpson on Callaghan's legacy

If you’re interested about technology’s role in New Zealand’s economic growth, read Rowan Simpson’s April 4 post is a must-read.

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Join Asia's Top Cloud And Cybersecurity Experts As They Discuss Industry 4.0 Developments At Digital Week

Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 5:26 pm
Digital Week: Northeast Asia is bringing together 2,500+
Cloud and IT professionals and 50+ renowned international
speakers for a three-day event covering the region's most
exciting technological developments.
From 20-22 April
2021, you can join this virtual conference for live Q-and-A
sessions, expert panel discussions, and live product
demonstrations. Hear insights from regional tech giants
including IBM, Rakuten, Cloud Security Alliance, Coupang,
HSBC, AWS, Microsoft, and many more!
Each day will
highlight a specific market: Korea, Japan, Mainland China,
Hong Kong, and Taiwan, offering a chance for local players
to share their experiences and predictions for the future of
their industries.

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Civil Society Speaks Out On Jamaica's Dubious New Digital ID Bill

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 8:07 am
Access Now and a coalition of 12 local and international
organizations are calling on authorities in Jamaica to
ensure human rights are at the center of a controversial new
digital ID bill. Through a comprehensive
submission to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament
reviewing the National Identification and Registration Act,
the coalition outlines urgent recommendations on the
inclusion of guiding human rights principles, processing of
personal data, governance, and accessibility.
“The
current identification options available in Jamaica are
divisive, and exclude some citizens, particularly members of
vulnerable groups,” said
Verónica Arroyo, Policy
Associate at Access Now. “So while the idea of

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Peakhour Powers Kitchen Warehouse Through Pandemic To 150 Per Cent YoY Growth

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 10:03 am
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Peakhour’s CDN + enables Kitchen Warehouse’s
website to run nearly 80 per cent faster, reducing page load
times from eight seconds to three seconds
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Around
10,000 targeted cyber-attacks blocked each day while
blocking competitor Bots from scraping proprietary
data
Sydney, Australia, –
Peakhour, the Australian web acceleration and cloud security
company, has enabled Australia’s #1 online kitchenware
retailer, Kitchen Warehouse, to achieve 150 per cent
year-on-year sales growth by boosting the speed of their
e-commerce website and protecting it against a myriad of
cyberattacks, despite a huge increase in online traffic
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peakhour is an emerging
Australian high-technology start-up based in Sydney. Its

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