Facebook Inc said it would temporarily block users who break its rules from broadcasting live video. That followed an international outcry after a gunman killed 51 people in New Zealand and streamed the attack live on his page
A roundup of ICT executive appointments and events
The Metropolitan Police will share video of its firearms officers training with Facebook to help the company develop technology to identify the live streaming of an attack on its platform.
Only by decoupling technology infrastructure from the business itself, can organisations realise the true potential of digital transformation
Organisations must ensure that their approach to 5G considers the influx of endpoint devices producing enormous amounts of information, as well as a holistic assessment of the storage, security and compliance of this data, writes Matt Oostveen, chief technology officer at Pure Storage
"We won't sell facial recognition services for the purposes of mass surveillance anywhere in the world.”
"Rates of job destruction have actually declined in New Zealand since 2000. And recent rates of job creation are at a similar level to rates in the early 2000s,” says inquiry director Judy Kavanagh.
What role is AI playing inside organisations today, particularly when it comes to providing a good experience for internal users and external customers across their wide area networks? Business technology and digital leaders share insights at a CIO roundtable discussion held in conjunction with Juniper Networks
Corporate boards should brace for the increasing impact of digital migration, AI and cultural shifts on their companies – and what this means for their role as directors
After several months of talks with the WHO, Facebook has pledged to direct its users to "accurate and reliable vaccine information in several languages" on the WHO's website, the United Nations health agency said, "to ensure that vital health messages reach people who need them the most.''
AI law startup founder got three of the six awards in IDC’s annual Digital Transformation (DX) event
Digital society is emerging around us. It is the collection of people, organisations and things that are engaged in persistent digital interactions. What’s more, Internet-connected things and ambient artificial intelligence are gaining the ability to act on behalf of human customers. But what does CX (customer experience) even look like for a thing?
Xero reports it has accelerated its machine learning capabilities and launched new tools to help accountants and bookkeepers save time, attract and setup new customers, gain a deeper understanding of client financial health, and grow their practice.
The 2019 Unisys Security Index finds New Zealanders are selective about which situations they deem acceptable for an organisation to collect data from social media, online purchases, smartphones and wearable devices
“Being appointed an adjunct professor is incredibly humbling but at the same time, I can appreciate the irony," says the Rocket Lab CEO, who left school at 17 to take up an apprenticeship and never went to university