Articles by Chris Keall, NZ Herald

Business

CrowdStrike reveals cause of faulty update, compensation talk ‘inevitable’
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 9:49am
A faulty update from cyber security firm CrowdStrike sent some 8.5 million PCs worldwide into the “blue screen of death” last...
Business

‘The worst two hours of my life’: Tech-whizz Russell Brown conned by bank scammers
Friday, 30 June 2023, 9:37am
Be warned: If it could happen to Russell Brown, it could happen to anybody. The tech-savvy commentator and former Computerworld...
Business

Infratil taking full control of One NZ in $1.8 billion deal
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 10:08am
Infratil will pay $1.8 billion to raise its stake in One NZ (formerly Vodafone NZ) from 49.95 per cent to 99.90 per cent...
Business

Security update causes widespread outages to NZ websites, apps
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 9:27am
An internet glitch rendered banking apps and a number of .co.nz websites inaccessible for some users this morning. It appears...
Business

Sky TV axes 170 local staff as roles offshored, says move will improve support
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 10:56am
Sky TV has confirmed around 170 local roles will be axed. The broadcaster earlier revealed a restructure could cull 90 roles...
Sport

Free cricket is back: Spark exits sport, transfers content to TVNZ
Friday, 16 December 2022, 9:24am
Free cricket is returning to Kiwi screens. Spark said this morning it has reached a deal with TVNZ, which “will become the...
Business

‘Huge relief’: Chorus looks to fill 350 roles with expanded Green List
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 10:05am
UFB network operator Chorus says immigration changes will help it fill 350 vacant roles for people to work on its fibre and...
Business

Health insurer Accuro says 30,000 customers’ data potentially exposed in hack
Friday, 2 December 2022, 2:05pm
Health insurer Accuro says its customer data could have been exposed in a cyber attack. The Wellington-based firm has around...
Technology

iPhone SOS-by-satellite service goes live
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 4:15pm
Apple has gone live today in the US and Canada with its new SOS via satellite service. The potentially life-saving new feature...
Technology

Google gives users more power over ads - how to access the new features
Friday, 21 October 2022, 12:59pm
Google is giving you more control over what type of ads you see - and more power to ban certain topics altogether. The move...
Technology

Why an iPhone sold for $67,000
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:38pm
Check the back of your wardrobe to see if you've got any old Apple handsets. For a first-edition iPhone from has sold for...
Business

Netflix shares rocket after it reports return to subscriber growth
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 11:41am
Netflix shares jumped 14.3 per cent to US$275.86 in after-hours trading after it reported a return to subscriber growth -...
Business

Netflix offers freeloaders a carrot
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 11:54am
Netflix has introduced a new Profile Transfer feature which lets you take your favourites, recommendations, saved games and...
Business

Netflix ads: Start date, pricing, limitations revealed
Friday, 14 October 2022, 10:17am
Netflix says its ad-supported plan will cost US$6.99 ($12.23) per month, and launch on November 3 in 12 countries, including...
Business

Meta warns up to 1m Facebook logons stolen
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 2:23pm
Facebook owner Meta is warning that up to 1 million Facebook users could have had their logons to the social network stolen...
Business

Skills crisis: Fullers warns it's 15 crews short, suspends some services
Friday, 7 October 2022, 12:14pm
There's bad news for Waiheke vineyards and restaurants banking on a holiday season boom to help them recover from Covid. Ferry...
Business

Changing its name: Vodafone New Zealand's 'One' news
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 10:15am
Vodafone New Zealand is changing its name to One New Zealand, or One NZ for short. The telco is also ditching the red and...
World

Optus cyberattack: Up to 9m Australians' details exposed, put up for sale
Friday, 23 September 2022, 1:01pm
Australian telco Optus has been hit by a cyberattack that could have exposed the personal details of up to nine million customers. Information...
Business

Revealed: Sky TV's new set-top box – when you can get it, how much it will cost
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 10:27am
Sky TV has revealed more details - and what it will cost - for the new box that will replace its decade-old decoders. The...
Business

Auckland's only hydrogen refuelling station changes hands
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 9:10am
In the shift away from petrol, Toyota is best known as the brand that took hybrid EVs into the mainstream. But the carmaker...
Business

Own goal: Sky Sport Now upgrade hit by glitches
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 9:26am
Was it the Harry Maguire of app upgrades? Sky's upgrade to its Sky Sport Now app went live overnight - and is suffering some...
Technology

Samsung has the upper hand as foldable phone sales take off
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:38am
Foldable-screen phones have moved beyond a gimmick and are now clocking serious sales, says IDC. The market research firm...
Business

Lost weekend: Glitch takes out NZX newsfeed
Monday, 15 August 2022, 12:58pm
Market announcements aren't appearing on the NZX this morning - but a cyber attack is not to blame. Rather, the market operator...
Business

Rocket Lab doubles loss, but revenue surges
Friday, 12 August 2022, 2:32pm
Rocket Lab reported a net loss of US$37.4 million for the three months to June 30, more than double the US$16.7m it lost...

Articles by Chris Keall, NZ Herald

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