Most people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem designed to make us more efficient and creative. We’ve got apps that take text prompts and generate art, and the controversial ChatGPT, which raises serious questions about originality, misinformation and plagiarism. Despite these concerns, AI is becoming ever more pervasive and […]

It’s been a volatile time for entrepreneurs and investors in the Web3 space, which spans everything from decentralised finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrencies, to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and distributed autonomous organisations (DAOs). The situation hasn’t been helped by the collapse in quick succession last week of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate, three key US […]

The tech layoffs in the US we’ve read so much about in the last six months are starting to hit our own big tech companies. Sharesies said last month it would shed staff as it undertook a restructure and Xero announced yesterday a cut of 10 – 15% of its global workforce. That equates to […]

The tech layoffs in the US we’ve read so much about in the last six months are starting to hit our own big tech companies. Sharesies said last month it would shed staff as it undertook a restructure and Xero announced yesterday a cut of 10 – 15% of its global workforce. That equates to […]

Gender equity continues to be a significant problem in business globally. We all know the story: the gender pay gap is a persistent issue and female-dominated industries tend to be lower paid. Female representation in senior leadership and board positions remains low in many countries, particularly in Aotearoa New Zealand. Women comprise only 28.5% of […]

This is not another International Women’s Day blog I promise. This is a post on how I am going to support women to thrive, and how you can join me too.  Flicking through radio stations on the drive home last night (trying to find one with music not adverts) I stumbled on 2 male radio […]

As a nation we are more immersed in the online world than eve and overwhelmingly see the internet as a force for good. But as InternetNZ’s latest Internet Insights Report reveals, our views on the internet and even our ability to access it, are shaped by a range of social, physical and demographic factors. For […]

One of the programmes we ITP deliver is Tahi Rua Toru Tech. We do this with the help of our corporate and education partners who enable us to create, support and share education resources for schools and kura around the motu. Today when enrolments in tertiary and vocational education are down and the employment market […]

One of the programmes we ITP deliver is Tahi Rua Toru Tech. We do this with the help of our corporate and education partners who enable us to create, support and share education resources for schools and kura around the motu. Today when enrolments in tertiary and vocational education are down and the employment market […]

I guess it had to happen. China has begun cracking down on start-ups offering users running virtual private networks access to OpenAI’s vastly popular ChatGPT generative AI service. ChatGPT isn’t officially available in China, but local AI chatbot services, ChatGPTRobot and AIGC Chat Robot among them, have been drawing on the service via APIs to […]