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Firms' technical debt rising after lockdown rush for digital upgrades
5 Feb 2021Many businesses that rushed out to buy new software ahead of the first lockdown are finding themselves with expensive technology they no longer have use for, according a report.
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Movie changes town's luck after drought and pub closure
An Australian town that has had a run of setbacks is experiencing a change of fortune with the release of a movie that was partially filmed on its streets and cast some of its residents in bit parts.
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Belief in aliens fuelled by spiritual needs - US astronomer
16 Jan 2021A belief in aliens has become like a religion for some who transfer their hopes and dreams into their existence, a US professor says. Audio
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NZX cyberattack and the Covid pandemic: 'You throw out the playbook'
30 Dec 2020Even in a bad year things can get worse, the New Zealand Stock Exchange experienced that in 2020.
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Ethiopian police release detained Reuters cameraman without charge
Ethiopian police have released Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu after detaining him without charge for 12 days.
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Kiwis urged to check in with older family members during holiday season
31 Dec 2020People are being urged to use the summer break to reach out to older family members and neighbours who find technology daunting.
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Complaint against TVNZ for using discriminatory term upheld
29 Dec 2020A complaint that Television New Zealand used a discriminatory term in a news story about the annual relocation of sharemilkers has been upheld.
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Weta Digital 'often asks too much, does not consult' workers - review
23 Dec 2020Weta Digital has been told it needs to overhaul its workplace culture in a highly critical review.
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Rio Tinto, Serco named in major global cyber attack
23 Dec 2020Several Australian organisations have been named in a growing list of victims of a major global cyber attack.
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MediaWorks fined $3000 over iwi interview about roadblocks
22 Dec 2020Sean Plunket on the company's Magic Afternoons radio show breached discrimination and denigration standards, and had the potential to cause widespread harm, the BSA has found.
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Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
18 Dec 2020Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week.
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Hackers used SolarWinds' dominance against it in sprawling spy campaign
16 Dec 2020SolarWinds' dominance has become an example of how the workhorse software that helps glue organisations together can turn toxic when it is subverted by sophisticated hackers.
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Stuff in 2020: 'We are really holding ourselves to account'
13 Dec 2020Mediawatch: Stuff boss Sinead Boucher says she had no shortage of potential backers for the media company, but they rapidly lost interest when they learned they would not have any editorial control.
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Think tank editor running far-right blog resigns
11 Dec 2020The chief editor at New Zealand Initiative has resigned from the think tank following racist, anti-semitic views that were expressed on a blog.
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Major US lawsuits seek break up of Facebook
10 Dec 2020Facebook, which owns WhatsApp and Instagram, is accused of taking illegal steps to crush rivals.
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Enabling diversity: Media needs to reframe disability too
3 Dec 2020Opinion - Simplistic, stereotyped, voyeuristic and ableist media representations of disabled people can be replaced by complex, nuanced, thought-provoking stories instead, writes Áine Kelly-Costello.
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'World first': Laws will force Google, Facebook to pay for news in Australia
New laws forcing tech giants Google and Facebook to pay news organisations for access to their journalism will be introduced to Parliament in Canberra today.
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Mediawatch: Stuff reckons with the past to face the future
30 Nov 2020Stuff's "Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono" project is the most comprehensive and public-facing self-assessment so far.
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'We want to be held accountable': Dom Post editor on publishing racist letter
8 Dec 2020A letter to the editor which claimed Māori were overwhelmed by a 'stronger race' should not have been published in the Dominion Post, the newspaper's editor Anna Fifield says.
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NZX cyberattacks 'unprecedented' and among 'most severe' - review
4 Dec 2020An independent review into the series of attacks that plagued the New Zealand stock exchange operator has confirmed the scale was beyond anything previously seen or that could have been reasonably…
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Facebook to take down false Covid-19 vaccine claims
Facebook says it will start removing false claims about Covid-19 vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.
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Dodgy digital election ads: Does the watchdog need teeth?
The ASA ruled an online election campaign ad was misleading this week. Mediawatch asks if the system is working if dodgy ads are only called out after the country votes - and the responsible parties… Audio
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Why 'sorry' matters: Stuff's apology for its portrayal of Māori
The Detail - Stuff's public apology for its portrayal of Māori has been described as monumental but a Māori media expert says the news organisation will be closely watched to make sure it does a…
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Stuff apologising for racism against Māori 'a very positive move'
30 Nov 2020Stuff has been praised for owning up to perpetuating racist narratives about tangata whenua but academics have expressed scepticism that it will lead to lasting change.
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