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Explainer: What is so special about TikTok's technology?
The US is threatening to ban TikTok - but why? Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion than technology used by its rivals.

Smart motorways: How safe are they?
BBC Panorama finds the technology behind England’s smart motorways stops working on a regular basis.

Director James Cameron backs UK film studio plans
The filmmaker says he will use the site as a base for his 3D movie technology company.

Supermarket facial recognition failure: Why automated systems must put the human factor first
Opinion - The incident of a woman misidentified by facial recognition technology at a Rotorua supermarket should have come as no surprise, Mark Rickerby writes.

SCT - 2024 Half Year Announcement
Automation and robotic solutions provider, Scott Technology Limited (NZX: SCT), has today released its results for the six months to 29 February 2024 (H1 F24).

China Funding Aims to Spur Climate Technology Breakthroughs

PBOC to Give $69 Billion in Loans to Boost Science, Technology

The rise of magnets – from surgery to outer space
Magnets are central to much modern technology and firms are racing to make them more efficient.

Older owners limiting potential of small businesses to grow, exploit technology - expert
The country needs to find a way to encourage young Kiwis to start businesses, an accounting body says.

Canada to tighten foreign investment rules in AI, space technology sectors, Bloomberg reports

Tired of AI doomsday tropes, Cohere CEO says his goal is technology that's 'additive to humanity'

SCT - Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
Today Scott Technology (NZX: SCT) announces that CFO, Cameron Mathewson, has resigned to take up another CFO role

TSMC says 'A16' chipmaking technology will start production in late 2026

Small retailers can have the edge by focusing on personal touch
Technology can provide more efficient customer service and lower costs but customers still prefer dealing with people, an e-commerce firm says.

TVNZ still has money for IT upgrade, despite news cutbacks
TVNZ says it must press ahead with big spending on new technology, while also cutting news jobs and programmes.

Germany arrests three people suspected of giving technology to China

Look, no hands! My trip on Seoul's self-driving bus
A technology company has been testing autonomous buses on the streets of the South Korean capital.

SKC - APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jason has more than two decades of senior executive public company experience in the global land-based and online gaming industries. He is currently a Strategic Advisor to global gaming and technology company Aristocrat Leisure Limited

Ukraine appears to strike a powerful electronic warfare system previously dubbed the 'backbone' of Russia's jamming technology

Supermarket facial recognition trial: Rotorua mother’s ‘discrimination’ ordeal
A Maori mum misidentified as a trespassed "thief" at a supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she felt "racially discriminated" against.

Civil Aviation backtracks over technology for medical checks on pilots, air traffic controllers
Civil Aviation has done a U-turn over a new IT system, after doctors raised "serious concerns".

More vulnerabilities
Yesterday saw yet another vulnerability to our fragile technology infrastructure demonstrated.

Meta Says Limits on Sharing AI Technology May Dim US Influence

European flying car technology sold to China

European flying car technology sold to China
The Slovakian AirCar, built with a BMW engine and run on normal fuel, will now be made in China.