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Twitter employees can choose to work from home forever
Thu, 14th May 2020
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Twitter has announced that its employees can work from home indefinitely, stating that remote working has been a huge success.
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Google leads donations as tech sector pledges US$1.4 billion to COVID-19 crisis
Mon, 13th Apr 2020
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network infrastructure
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digital entertainment
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healthtech
Tech giants donate over $1.4bn to combat COVID-19 crisis. Google leads with $800m, followed by Cisco ($225m) and Facebook ($120m).
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Twitter aims to be 'world's most diverse & inclusive tech company'
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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Twitter aims to be the world's most diverse and inclusive tech company by setting ambitious diversity targets and implementing an inclusive hiring program.
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Adobe, New York Times and Twitter announce content authenticity initiative
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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Adobe is developing an opt-in system that will allow creators and publishers to securely attach attribution data to content they choose to share.
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AMD launches new generation of EPYC processors for data centers
Thu, 15th Aug 2019
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endpoint protection
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edr
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google
AMD unveils its EPYC 7002 processors aimed at data centers, promising up to 50% lower costs and attracting major adopters like Google and Twitter.
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Twitter gets a makeover
Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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social media
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Twitter has begun to rollout a refreshed and updated version of its website, as it looks to give users a more personalised experience.
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NZ investment funds throw weight against social media giants
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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facebook
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A consortium of NZ funds managing assets worth more than $90m are appealing against Facebook, Twitter, and Google following the Christchurch terror attacks.
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NZ ISPs issue open letter to social media giants to discuss censorship
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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Three of New Zealand's largest ISPs urge Facebook, Twitter, and Google to discuss solutions for preventing the spread of violent content online.
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Twitter says sorry about Android bug that lasted four years
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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data privacy
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gdpr
Twitter apologises to Android users after a bug, lasting over four years, exposed private tweets publicly, affecting those who changed their email addresses.
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NordVPN rounds up the worst data breaches of 2018
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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vpns
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
In 2018, over a billion people were impacted by data breaches. From British Airways to Marriott, NordVPN highlights the most severe security lapses.
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Twitter suspects state-sponsored ties to support forum breach
Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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One of Twitter’s support forums was hit by a data breach that may have ties to a state-sponsored attack, however users' personal data was exposed.
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Twitter bots create a third of the world's misinformation
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Lies, fake news and misinformation – this is the age of the internet, and Twitter bots are largely responsible for perpetrating it.
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Amazon vs. consumers on the Aussie shutout
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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commerce systems
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amazon
Amazon announced that due to GST regulation they will no longer be shipping from the US to Australia. Its comment and the consumer perspective inside.
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AI dominating twitter mentions from top influencers during Q1 2018, says GlobalData
Fri, 18th May 2018
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data analytics
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blockchain
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GlobalData says AI is way ahead of other disruptive technologies in terms of influencer mentions with over 25% share of overall discussions.
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Cheese rolls & eye-rolls: Twitter reacts to #NZBudget2018
Fri, 18th May 2018
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Yesterday was Budget Day, and since our Labour-led government released its first budget, Twitter has been afire with responses.
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Trump in talks with Xi Jinping to get ZTE “back into business fast”
Tue, 15th May 2018
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The US Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to Chinese telecoms giant ZTE for seven years.
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Twitter password glitch showcases 'extreme jumpiness' in digital sector
Mon, 7th May 2018
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cybersecurity
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passwords
More than 330 million Twitter users are being urged to change their passwords after an internal system glitch caused the passwords to be exposed.
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Facebook, Apple, Twitter missing from 2018's top software companies ranking
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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apple
G2 Crowd's 2018 Top 100 software companies rankings are out, with Facebook, Twitter, and Apple missing from the list. Slack leads the chart.
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The age of privacy is over: Understanding the tech behaviour of Gen Z
Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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smartphones
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youtube
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Their number one desired career was to be a famous YouTuber, followed by a software developer and Twitter celebrity with over one million followers.
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Is social media now almost impossible to monetise unless you’re an industry giant?
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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facebook
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social media
MarketLine asks whether a social media business model based on building popularity before monetisation is fundamentally flawed.