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Eric Watson's US dairy venture changes tack with planned iced tea merger

Eric Watson, the expatriate New Zealand businessman with a fortune estimated at $400 million in the National Business Review 2014 Rich List, is cha.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2015

EduTech

Silicon Valley trip encourages Kiwi students to choose ICT

This year, 39 Wellington East Girls' pupils were taken on a trip to the United States to see what the ICT sector is like.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Power / Energy

MRP to quit Chilean, German geothermal investments, sticks with US plant

MightyRiverPower, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014

Apple

Akilla app to prevent drowsy driving in NZ

For the 2014 New Zealand Drowsy Driver Awareness Day a drowsy driving educational app, known as Akilla, is being released for free.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014

Market share

Quantec signs Mexican distribution deal for anti-acne cream derived from cow's milk

Startup biotech company Quantec Ltd has signed a Mexican distribution partner agreement to launch its anti-acne cream, the only treatment globally.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2014

Global Stories

United States (US) stories

Gaming

Was Facebook hacked last night?

Facebook and Instagram went down for an hour, sending hipsters, humble braggers and creeps into a panic. #socialmediameltdown2015.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015

Software Development

Kiwi-based Theta enters reseller alliance as it establishes partner ecosystem

New Zealand's Theta has formed a reseller alliance with Canada's Project X to promote its Six Degrees enterprise planning software in North America.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2015

Facebook

Facebook to issue AMBER Alerts to help find missing kids

Facebook partners with US agency to distribute AMBER Alerts on users' News Feeds, aiming to rapidly locate missing children.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2015

Zomato

Say goodbye to Urbanspoon

Zomato acquires Urbanspoon, marking a major US entry and global expansion, doubling its traffic to 80 million visits per month.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015

Gaming

Weird and wonderful projects funded by Kickstarter

Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform based in the United States for a wide variety of projects, from technological marvels to unusual creations.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015

Sony

Sony vs North Korea - everything you need to know

The Sony cyber attack, involving Seth Rogen, North Korea, and President Obama, was one of the biggest scandals of last year.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2015

Risk & Compliance

Wynyard Group chosen to fight crime and terrorism

Wynyard Group secures $3.2m deal to bolster global fight against crime and terrorism, leveraging its advanced analytics.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2015

Customer Relationship Management

Michael Hill deploys MuleSoft integration platform across ANZ store network

The integration platform aims to improve IT flexibility and responsiveness to changing business and market requirements by automating connectivity.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014

Unified Communications

Chorus completes first Ultra-fast broadband town

Chorus has today announced Oamaru is the first town in New Zealand to have its fibre network completed under Chorus' ultra-fast broadband programme.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014

Digital Entertainment

National government hindering progress in television captioning, says Green Party

Green Party calls for mandatory captioning of television in New Zealand, saying government isn't doing enough for disabled people.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2014

Market

China's crackdown on polluting tanneries, Russia sanctions drive record slump in lambskin prices

Global lambskin prices have collapsed from the first quarter's record highs, as a Chinese crackdown on polluting tanneries and Russian trade sancti.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2014

Data Analytics

VMob releases half-year results as it chases international growth

Having a presence in the United States will also allow VMob to take full advantage of the increasing number of integration opportunities with leading.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2014