About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
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Facebook, Sticks 'n' Stones take online safety to NZ schools
Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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facebook
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cyberbullying
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online safety
Facebook partners with Sticks 'n' Stones to combat cyberbullying in New Zealand, training 400 advocates in 40 schools to support 15,000 students.
This is the Octoverse: GitHub contributors by the numbers
Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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martech
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apm
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low-code
Between 2017 and 2018 there has been a 44% jump in the number of organisations using GitHub across public and private repositories.
Te Haa o Manukau: Auckland's newest coworking space
Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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ateed
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social enterprise
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co-working
Te Haa o Manukau has opened in South Auckland, offering modern coworking spaces and makerspaces aimed at nurturing local entrepreneurs and innovators.
GitHub & the power of a truly global workforce
Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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martech
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hcm
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apm
GitHub fosters a global, inclusive workforce with employees from all corners of the world, promoting collaboration and diversity across 96 million repositories.
Air NZ backs the future of electric air taxi in NZ
Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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air new zealand
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air-taxi
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zephyr airworks
New Zealand is one step closer to autonomous electric air taxi services, thanks to Air New Zealand and Zephyr Airworks.
GitHub’s ‘universe of data’ empowers developers
Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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martech
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apm
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software development
GitHub Universe opens in San Francisco with a flurry of neon lights, announcing keynotes, sessions, and seminars for the next two days.
This app can tell if your Wi-Fi is 'NetStinky'
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
A researcher at the University of Waikato has created a ‘NetStinky’ way of telling whether your home internet network has been breached.
William Shatner opens Rocket Lab's latest NZ base
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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spacetech
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rocket lab
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satellite
William Shatner, celebrated as Captain Kirk, inaugurated Rocket Lab's new Auckland facility, which aims to produce an Electron rocket every week.
Interview: RSA's Craig Dore on the basics of MFA
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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cybersecurity
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passwords
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mfa
A good MFA solution would cover access for both types of applications, and enable access for both employees and third parties such as contractors.
Auckland Uni celebrates 40 entrepreneurs under 40
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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facebook
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auckland university
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entrepreneur
Auckland Uni lauds entrepreneurial grads, spotlight on success stories like Facebook's Bowen Pan and mPort's Dipra Ray.
Meet ‘BB8’ – the vehicle that recognises your face
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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surveillance
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biometrics
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cartech
VisionLabs and NVIDIA unveil 'BB8,' an autonomous vehicle with facial recognition that replaces car keys, at NVIDIA's GTC Europe in Munich.
Borderlands 2 is coming to PlayStation VR
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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playstation vr
PlayStation VR fans rejoice! Borderlands 2 arrives on the platform on December 14, offering a fully immersive take on the iconic shooter-looter game.
Xero integration offers SMBs direct debit services
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Xero has teamed up with a UK-based direct debit provider GoCardless and brought new options for payment collection to New Zealand businesses.
Mozilla delays distrust of Symantec TLS certificates
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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symantec
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mozilla
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certificate expiry
Mozilla has delayed its distrust of all Symantec security certificates – because so many businesses have failed to do anything about the problem.
Ākina Foundation adds Fulbright scholar to Board
Fri, 12th Oct 2018
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social enterprise
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ākina foundation
The Ākina Foundation is welcoming new Board of Trustees member Te Puoho (TP) Katene to its governance team, bringing the total number of board members to seven.
Blockworks Hackfest celebrates 2018 winners
Fri, 12th Oct 2018
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blockchain
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hackathon
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lightning lab
Blockchain goes beyond cryptocurrency trading in New Zealand's Blockworks Hackfest, with 13 innovative ideas showcased.
Jaguar EV's new sound alert for blind pedestrians
Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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cartech
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road safety
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evs
One of the original sounds included one inspired by sci-fi spacecraft, but instead of looking at the road, pedestrians ended up looking at the sky.
Air NZ demos immersive AR tourism board game
Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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ar, vr & metaverse
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ar
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magic leap
Air New Zealand previews Fact or Fantasy?, an AR board game developed with Magic Leap and Framestore, offering an immersive tour of NZ’s top sights.
Change Accelerator graduates empower communities
Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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vodafone
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mental health
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vodafone change accelerator
The three graduates from Vodafone’s Change Accelerator programme now have prototype solutions that they will use in practice with youth in their communities.
SMBs cling to older PCs and hefty repair bills
Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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cybersecurity
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
Small businesses clinging to older PCs face significant costs, with maintenance averaging NZD $4000 each. Updating could cut expenses and boost productivity.