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Report shows Instagram Singapore’s most engaging platform
Thu, 10th Mar 2022
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A new report by Emplifi highlights how the country’s government used social media channels to engage with Singapore residents, revealing Instagram is the public sector’s most popular.
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Netsafe welcomes public feedback on draft of Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms
Fri, 3rd Dec 2021
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The code aims to establish a self-regulatory framework to protect New Zealanders from online harm and harmful content.
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Twitter trials new advertising system in tweet conversations
Mon, 18th Oct 2021
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The experiment, which inserts ads under the first, third, or eighth reply under a tweet, brings more advertising opportunities for businesses - and more ad saturation to its customers.
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Netsafe works with global tech giants to address online harm in NZ
Fri, 6th Aug 2021
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“Harmful experiences, directly and indirectly, cause physical, financial, and psychological harm, decrease user confidence, and undermine investment in the digital economy and society,” says Netsafe chief Martin Cocker.
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Twitter and Google Cloud announce strategic partnership
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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virtualisation
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cloud services
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As part of the new partnership, Twitter will adopt several Google Cloud tools which will enable the social media company to handle its high volume of processes.
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Twitter chooses AWS to provide its global cloud infrastructure
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Under a two-year deal signed by the two companies, Twitter will leverage AWS’s infrastructure for the first time to deliver millions of tweets a day, in an effort to scale their service in 2021.
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GlobalData: Machine learning a hot topic amongst AI influencers
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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As well as machine learning, big data and data science emerged as the most mentioned trends among the AI influencer discussions.
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Unprecedented Twitter bitcoin scam targets Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple
Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
As part of the attack, the hacked accounts each tweeted a link and implored their millions of followers to send bitcoin to the address, promising to send back double the donated amount back to the sender. 
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New detection tool aims to catch Twitter bots in real time
Thu, 21st May 2020
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Twitter recognises that it’s hard to tell just how much misinformation is out there on social media.
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Twitter employees can choose to work from home forever
Thu, 14th May 2020
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“If our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen."
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Google leads donations as tech sector pledges US$1.4 billion to COVID-19 crisis
Mon, 13th Apr 2020
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Google is leading the way in donations, with around $800 million donated to date.
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Twitter aims to be 'world's most diverse & inclusive tech company'
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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According to Twitter's VP of people experience, Twitter needs to be bold, move fast, and get it right.
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Adobe, New York Times and Twitter announce content authenticity initiative
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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Adobe is developing an opt-in system that will allow creators and publishers to securely attach attribution data to content they choose to share.
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AMD launches new generation of EPYC processors for data centers
Thu, 15th Aug 2019
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Twitter and Google both announced that they are deploying the AMD processors in their own systems. 
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Twitter gets a makeover
Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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Twitter has begun to rollout a refreshed and updated version of its website, as it looks to give users a more personalised experience. 
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NZ investment funds throw weight against social media giants
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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A consortium of NZ funds managing assets worth more than $90m are appealing against Facebook, Twitter, and Google following the Christchurch terror attacks.
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NZ ISPs issue open letter to social media giants to discuss censorship
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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google
Content sharing platforms have a duty of care to proactively monitor for harmful content, act expeditiously to remove content which is flagged to them as illegal.
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Twitter says sorry about Android bug that lasted four years
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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Users of Twitter's Android platform may want to review their privacy settings.
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NordVPN rounds up the worst data breaches of 2018
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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In 2018, over a billion people’s data was compromised, according to NordVPN.
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Twitter suspects state-sponsored ties to support forum breach
Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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One of Twitter’s support forums was hit by a data breach that may have ties to a state-sponsored attack, however users' personal data was exposed.
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Twitter bots create a third of the world's misinformation
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Lies, fake news and misinformation – this is the age of the internet, and Twitter bots are largely responsible for perpetrating it.
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Amazon vs. consumers on the Aussie shutout
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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Amazon announced that due to GST regulation they will no longer be shipping from the US to Australia. Its comment and the consumer perspective inside.
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AI dominating twitter mentions from top influencers during Q1 2018, says GlobalData
Fri, 18th May 2018
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GlobalData says AI is way ahead of other disruptive technologies in terms of influencer mentions with over 25% share of overall discussions.
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Cheese rolls & eye-rolls: Twitter reacts to #NZBudget2018
Fri, 18th May 2018
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Yesterday was Budget Day, and since our Labour-led government released its first budget, Twitter has been afire with responses.
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