Technology

[ad_1] NZME’s attempt to buy rival Stuff is headed to the High Court as it closes its horns with Australian owner Stuff in the midst of an increasingly bitter process. NZME, owner of the NZ Herald, has petitioned the Auckland High Court for a provisional injunction against Nine Entertainment, which …

[ad_1] Police conducted a trial of controversial facial recognition software without consulting their own bosses or the Privacy Commissioner. Police conducted a trial of a controversial facial recognition software.                         Source: RNZ / Richard Tindiller By Mackenzie Smith of rnz.co.nz The American firm Clearview AI’s system, which is used by hundreds …

[ad_1] Police declined to be interviewed and did not address the record of Coster’s comments. “Police briefly held Clearview AI earlier this year to assess whether it offered any value to police investigations,” Detective Superintendent Tom Fitzgerald, national manager of criminal investigations, said in a statement. “This was a very …

[ad_1] End of the year exams will begin 10 days later than planned this year due to the disruption caused by Covid-19. Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced that the start of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) exams will be postponed from November 6 to 16. The last exam …

[ad_1] Justice Minister Andrew Little says police failed to obtain the necessary authorization before trying the controversial facial recognition software. Justice Minister Andrew Little says the software was clearly not endorsed by the top police hierarchy before police tested it. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King It follows RNZ’s revelations that …

[ad_1] With the government yet to announce its preferred contact tracing technology, the market is being flooded with private options. Alex Braae reports on an app developed for the local hospitality industry that has caught the eye of Wellington City Council. The Wellington City Council has officially adopted a contract …

[ad_1] PETER MEECHAM / STUFF Westpac New Zealand chief executive David McLean said the bank was conducting a thorough review to find out what brought about the wide-spread systems outage on Monday. Westpac chief executive David Mclean has apologized to customers for Monday’s extended failure of the bank’s payment systems. …

[ad_1] PETER MEECHAM / THINGS Westpac New Zealand Chief Executive David McLean said the bank was conducting a comprehensive review to find out what caused the widespread disruption of the systems on Monday. Westpac Chief Executive David Mclean apologized to customers for Monday’s extended failure of the bank’s payment systems. …

[ad_1] Supplied Survey shows that tertiary staff have suffered stress and anxiety while teaching online during the Covid-19 pandemic A teacher survey revealed the stressful conditions that tertiary staff have faced at alert levels 3 and 4. Conducted by the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) and published by Dr. Charles Sedgwick, …

[ad_1] Fake images Westpac has had a widespread system failure that prevents some customers from making payments. Westpac’s online banking systems went live again on Tuesday morning, after a significant outage on Monday. The bank said it had suffered a “widespread” failure of the systems that had affected online banking, …