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Startup Kwetta has solved the EV charging problem
Sep 20, 2024 · Napier-based startup Kwetta is taking on the electric vehicle charging infrastructure industry with an approach that aims to address broader energy grid challenges.Formerly known as Red Phase, the company renamed itself Kwetta after quetta, the numerical prefix representing a number followed by 30 zeros.To date, Kwetta has raised US$2 million (NZ$3.2m) to achieve its product’s first ...
EziBuy bought back by its previous ASX-listed owner
Mar 4, 2024 · The Australian-listed retail group that spat out EziBuy owing more than $100 million has struck a deal to buy it back.Nearly a year ago, Mosaic Brands put the Palmerston North-founded clothing retailer into voluntary administration, owing creditors roughly $117m, intending to propose a restructure that would have turned EziBuy into a “simplified, profitable, generative online-only” operation.
Business of Tech: When two become 2degrees – managing a …
Sep 26, 2024 · Peter has been keeping a close eye on the tech sector and the digital revolution for the last 20 years. After a stint in London dissecting the tech wreck for a number of computer-industry publications, he joined the New Zealand Herald eventually running the paper's tech section before leaving to found the Science Media Centre in Wellington.He has been a tech commentator for the New Zealand ...
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Spark aims to be NZ’s own Big Tech with new strategy
Apr 5, 2023 · Spark’s three-year strategy for financial 2024-26 has been announced, with a topline focus on resilience and growth in the face of an uncertain future.The new direction for New Zealand’s oldest telco is predicting five key trends that will impact the company’s future.The first three are specifically tech-related – continued growth of data, network virtualisation and the convergence of ...
Corporate mental health provider rolls back AI chatbot
Oct 17, 2024 · A startup whose customers include major employers Spark, Contact Energy and two banks has rolled back an errant artificial intelligence chatbot that was willing to offer one independent researcher graphic advice on how to perform incest.The chatbot, part of a platform provided by Auckland startup Clearhead, also counts IRD, insurer UniMed, TSB and The Co-operative Bank and others among its ...
Every crisis brings opportunity: the rise of SolarZero
Aug 12, 2024 · SolarZero has had an uplift in installation inquiries this winter with the current energy shortfall driving even more business its way.Numerous companies offer household solar panel installations.
Paper Plus faces ‘material uncertainty’ after breaching bank …
Jul 30, 2024 · Paper Plus New Zealand is likely to go to its members for capital after breaching its banking covenants.Its annual statements made public on the Companies Office on Tuesday, show the group made a total loss of $553,000 in the year to March 31, 2024.The book and stationery retail co-op also declared a negative working capital of $2.2 million and said it has $2.5m of loans with the Bank of New ...