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A technology industry leader is urging the government not to shy away from policing social media platforms in New Zealand.

The government is spending an extra $20m over four years on its plan to transform the digital technologies industry.

A global shortage of computer chips is likely to persist for another 18 months, according to an Australasian manufacturing business.

The GCSB is urging New Zealand's critical businesses to stay alert in the face of increasing cyber threats, which can put nationally significant infrastructure in danger.

An Auckland based artificial intelligence company Soul Machines has raised $US70 million ($NZ105m) to meet growing demand for "digital people".

Whanganui city's economic development agency wants to see locals swiping right on a new matchmaking app set up to pair Whanganui businesses with skilled workers.

Only two firms offer low-cost computer-generated financial advice, despite it being available for four years.

A major console-maker has for the first time released a Kiwi-made virtual reality (VR) game.

The tech sector says it has what it takes to woo international investors, who have come courting.

Enabling data to move more easily between organisations will undoubtedly lead to more crime, says a cybersecurity firm.

Police are pressing pause for now on using facial recognition technology to identify people off live camera feeds, but will still use it on stored footage.

Immigration advisers have described the first day of the country's new residence scheme as a shambles.

A cyber security breach that brought Waikato District Health Board to its knees took out one of the country's four regional cancer hubs, prompting the Cancer Control Agency to declare a national emergency to get patients with life-threatening cancer conditions moved to other hospitals.

Waikato DHB was warned its IT security was severely compromised months before a massive ransomware attack that brought Waikato Hospital to its knees.

Unity, which produces software for game developers and digital artists, has agreed to acquire the studio's tools, pipeline of work, technology and 275 staff.

The Commerce Commission wants to see an improvement in the quality of retail services offered by the telecommunications industry.

Internet infrastructure provider Vocus has confirmed it was hit with a DDoS attack which took its internet down for about an hour today, affecting people across the country.

The Commerce Commission wants to see improvements to the telecommunications dispute resolution scheme (TDRS) in order to deliver better results for consumers and the industry.

The first mobile phone call was made 75 years ago, in a car. How has technology changed since then and what does the future of communication technology look like?

Leading technology company Datacom Group has nearly doubled its profit on the back of a large revenue gain driven by increasing demand for digital services.

IT specialists are warning the full extent of the harm done in the latest big ransomware attack is yet to emerge.

CertNZ is warning New Zealand organisations using Kaseya VSA software to manage their IT infrastructure they may be at risk of an attack by a Russian-based ransomware.

Wellington-based investment manager Morrison & Co is part of a group buying 49 percent of Australian telecommunication giant Telstra's mobile towers business.

Waikato District Health Board will not be fined for patient data being hacked, but it may face liability if harm is caused from it, the Privacy Commissioner says.