Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
Twitter Blue leaves me cold
Opinion

Henry Burrell: Twitter Blue leaves me cold

Twitter will now let you pay for ‘power features’ to help you doomscroll more effectively. 

Henry Burrell 11 Nov 2021
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We are too timid on developing AI – I blame the government
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Peter Griffin: We are too timid on developing AI – I blame the government

Our country is one of only a handful in the OECD that doesn’t currently have a digital strategy in place.

Peter Griffin 11 Nov 2021
Good greed: UN ETF makes for WTF moment
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David Chaplin: Good greed: UN ETF makes for WTF moment

The UN itself could possibly face greenwashing scrutiny after backing the launch of a new climate-focused exchange-traded fund.

David Chaplin 10 Nov 2021
Negotiating Christmas – the real political test in APEC Leaders’ Week
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Pattrick Smellie: Negotiating Christmas – the real political test in APEC Leaders’ Week

Very soon – much sooner than many Aucklanders perhaps dare imagine – their city will be open again. 

Pattrick Smellie 08 Nov 2021