Business

PETER GRIFFIN: What’s so bad about Palantir?
Opinion

Peter Griffin: PETER GRIFFIN: What’s so bad about Palantir?

When Slate magazine in January compiled its “Evil List” of the top-30 tech companies “doing the most harm,” it ranked big data company Palantir Technologies at number four. The only companies that came in higher, as in more evil, were Google, Facebook and Amazon. But, while mo...

Peter Griffin 07 May 2020
Looming power sector losses must be shared – Ecotricity
Infrastructure

Looming power sector losses must be shared – Ecotricity

The electricity sector needs a plan for how it will share the cost of unpaid power bills as job losses and business closures mount in coming months, retailer Ecotricity says. A support package the Electricity Authority announced yesterday for smaller power retailers is a good...

Gavin Evans 06 May 2020
Microsoft steals march on rivals with NZ datacentre plans
Infrastructure

Microsoft steals march on rivals with NZ datacentre plans

Microsoft is getting in ahead of its rivals with plans to launch a new datacentre region in New Zealand, paving the way for better local access to cloud services.

Paul McBeth 06 May 2020
Simpson Grierson pays back wage subsidy
Law & Regulation

Simpson Grierson pays back wage subsidy

Simpson Grierson said it has paid back the $2.3 million it received from the government wage subsidy, saying its revenue forecasts are now not so bad.

Victoria Young 06 May 2020