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Sky profit down, streaming subscriber numbers surge
Pay-TV provider reports first-half result.

Does your pet really need cat TV or a dog playlist?
New York Times: Streaming services offer content to entertain your pets.

Foldable phones are here. Do we really want them?
New York Times: Are bendable screens are a lasting trend or a passing fad?

Huawei can secretly access phone networks, American officials claim
The company has had the ability for more than a decade, officials claim.

'No Indians, no Māoris': Agent accused of racist ad after account hacked
The matter has been referred to police.

China unleashes its surveillance technology to fight coronavirus
Telegraph: Authorities have deployed a range of technologies – but at what cost?

Juha Saarinen: Why an internet filter will falter
Another live streamed mass murder, this time in Thailand.

NZ's largest tech retailer pulls expo, citing coronavirus disruption
Industry grapples with outbreak.

Cryptopia anti-money laundering compliance issues revealed to court
The company likely breached laws before it was hacked.

How to take control of your notifications
New York Times: How to minimise disruption and still stay in the loop.

Plexure shares jump on raised forecast
Auckland software company bumps up its already bullish guidance.

Tech companies detect a surge in online videos of child sexual abuse
New York Times: Many of the biggest tech platforms remain infested with illegal content.

'Premflix' set to revolutionise football viewing
Everyone from Sky UK to Amazon to Spark Sport could be cut out of the loop.

Small Business: Teaching kids digital skills through gardening
Electric Garden is working with about 25 schools so far.

The university start-up that transcribes 1000 voicemails a day
Speech recognition 'trained on a Kiwi accent' transcribes voice messages to text.

Foxtel set to lose Australian Rugby rights to Optus
A situation that will intrigue Spark.

Vodafone provides cow for Wuhan evacuees
Mobile coverage added to Whangaparāoa, near Defence base.

NZ Rugby down $5.8m as Sky shares hit new low
Some analysts see the pay-TV broadcaster bouncing back. Others are not so optimistic.

Transport giant - finally - admits to ransomware attack
Logistics giant breaks silence. What to do if you get hit.

Wisk, NZ Govt partner on world's first self-flying taxi trial
Test flights will take place near Canterbury.

Iconic phone brand faces extinction
Manufacturer loses licence to "design, manufacture or sell" iconic smartphone.

Juha Saarinen: Don't keep quiet about ransomware attacks
Ransomware is back in the news, and not in a good way.

Fakebook: Crackdown over bogus coronavirus advice
As coronavirus spreads around the world, authority warns of 'infodemic' of misinformation.

Australia's ban on cash payments above $10K attacked
Ban seen as thin end of the wedge. Comes as Reserve Bank reviews use of cash.