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Google discovers it's not women that it's underpaying - it's men

Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.
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Exclusive interview: Google's escalation of the cloud wars

Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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Rackware's CEO believes Google is going to be doing more acquisitions and buying an enterprise salesforce to grow more aggressively.
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Android OS now FIDO2 certified, accelerating global migration

Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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Mobile apps and websites can now leverage FIDO standards to provide a simpler and secure biometric login for over a billion devices supporting Android 7.0+.
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Exclusive Q&A: Why has Google thrown down the $13b gauntlet?

Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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Google's latest US$13 billion investment in its US data centres marks a strategic move to gain ground in the competitive cloud market, says Francesco Paola.
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Google doubles down on hybrid cloud strategy

Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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CSP is a platform that aims to simplify building, running, and managing services both on-premise and in the cloud.
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Popular Android apps track users and violate Google's policies

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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Thousands of popular Android apps are violating Google's policies by tracking users with persistent identifiers, according to AppCensus and Sophos.
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Bug makes Android phones hackable via PNG image files

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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This means any application handling PNG files that have been carefully crafted by an attacker can end up running the attacker's code.
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Are we security-ready for Alexa in the office?

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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As home-IoT devices such as smart assistants head into the office, there will be a raft of new security challenges that will need to be addressed.
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Germany watchdog calls out Facebook's 'abuse of power'

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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Germany's Bundeskartellamt has ruled Facebook abused its power through unrestricted data collection, demanding user consent to merge data from various sources.
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Google's new Chrome feature warns about compromised logins

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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Google's new Chrome feature, Password Checkup, alerts users if their login details are compromised, enhancing security alongside Cross Account Protection.
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Jigsaw launches DDoS protection for EU political organisations

Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Google's parent company Jigsaw is offering DDoS protection to European political organisations amid concerns of attacks during the upcoming elections.
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To bezel or notch to bezel - the evolution of smartphones

Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Futuresource Consulting reflects on the smartphone design trends of 2018 and what might be coming through the coming year.
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Education IoT market to be valued at US$11.3 billion by 2023

Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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The IoT in education market is set to soar to USD $11.3 billion by 2023, driven by eLearning adoption and connected devices, despite security concerns.
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Google makes its first ever renewable energy investment in Asia

Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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This week Google announced that it is making a huge investment in renewable energy in Asia with a huge solar farm in Taiwan.
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Can you spot the phish? Google's quiz puts you to the test

Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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Google's Jigsaw challenges users with an eight-question quiz to sharpen their phishing detection skills, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity awareness.
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Kiwi firms can't afford to ignore online advertising

Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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With the global online advertising market growing 23% year-on-year, Kiwi businesses can't afford to neglect digital marketing, says SEO experts Insight Online.
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Expert comment: Google fined US$57mil for GDPR breaches

Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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Google fined EUR €50 million by France's CNIL for GDPR breaches, marking the first major enforcement under the EU's stringent data privacy law.
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LG makes TVs smarter with new AI processors

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Latest TVs from LG use deep learning to enhance the video and audio output and introduces integration with Alexa.
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NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.
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Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.