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NZTA says it needs $130m to stop failure of ageing technology system
The Transport Agency has told the government it needs $130 million just to stop its old technology systems from failing, let alone build new systems. Traffic congestion in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Rob Dixon A briefing to the Transport Minister released to RNZ shows $48m is needed this year, $63m next year, and a further …
Farmer given home detention for breaking more than 150 cows’ tails
A Waikato dairy farmer who broke the tails of more than 150 cows has been given home detention and barred from owning animals for three years. (File image). Photo: RNZ/Sally Round Glen Raymond Steiner was sentenced in Tokoroa District Court today after earlier pleading guilty to one representative charge of ill treatment of animals. The …
Transmission Gully motorway project has concerns about the technology it’s using
One of the country’s biggest motorway projects has been beset by critical problems with its technology for cameras and speed signs. Work on the Transmission Gully project in 2017. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The risks to Transmission Gully north of Wellington are briefly mentioned in New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) documents released to RNZ. …
10.17.19 Businesses want to use chat technology with you; Medical images leaked online; Happiest
The U.S. has lagged behind in ‘conversational commerce’ enjoyed elsewhere in the world, where texting meets commerce for AI customer service. We spend most of our online time now throughout smartphones. Unlike other countries, the U.S. lacks centralized portals from which to operate in multiple ways, including shops, email, social and news. Now Apple is working to …
7.10.19 New CVS health hubs; Wells Fargo cheated their auto loan customers; Fall travel deals on the
0 7.10.19 New CVS health hubs; Wells Fargo cheated their auto loan customers; Fall travel deals on the CVS is launching new “health hubs” in multiple cities which could change the way we folks receive healthcare; Wells Fargo is under fire again for having cheated their auto loan customers by signing them up for insurance …
