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I like to think my 45 years of reporting on technology and business has left me sceptical rather than cynical but the behaviour of some tech companies is such that sometimes readers might be better served by the latter approach. https://billbennett.co.nz

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There was a time during Trump’s last presidency when I’d wake up early New Zealand time and check the international news feeds just see if the world was going to make it through the day.

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Was thinking you don’t see more traditional New Zealand cakes around these days… … and realised I was having a Lamington lamentation.

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One NZ extends IoT footprint with Starlink: https://billbennett.co.nz/one-nz-extends-iot-footprint-with-starlink/

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I bet AI was involved somewhere in this: apnews.com/article/spac...

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This morning I had a "reminder" notice from Watercare. It's about the third month in a row that the "reminder" is the first time I get to see the water bill. The original bill doesn't appear to turn up in spam (I checked again just now). It just doesn't arrive. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Let's hope Fonterra is onto this one: phys.org/news/2025-06...

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As of 45 minutes ago I am a granddad. Better find myself some slippers… already have the requisite cardigan.

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Have you any idea how easy it is to lose an Apple Pencil?

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Download Weekly: Spark pushes back 3G close date: https://billbennett.co.nz/spark-pushes-back-3g-close-date/

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It will end badly.

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Love it: www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/a...

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I can't believe anyone who follows the news did not think Liam Musk and Noel Trump would fall out.

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I’m a volunteer for the Kaipatiki repair cafe on the North Shore. Today, we, collectively, fixed 75 items that might otherwise head to the landfill. Half the time the necessary fixes are trivial. It’s worth checking to see if there’s one near you.

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First they come for your broadband…

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Australian warship takes rural fixed wireless broadband offline: https://billbennett.co.nz/australian-warship-takes-rural-fixed-wireless-broadband-offline/

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Some good news behind the paywall: businessdesk.co.nz/article/mark... These battery projects should make our power grid more resilient.

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ComCom warns 2degrees over satellite marketing: https://billbennett.co.nz/comcom-warns-2degrees-over-satellite-marketing/

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Surprised no one in New Zealand has mentioned ‘per capita’ after looking at the graph.

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Download Weekly: Connecting Aotearoa Summit: https://billbennett.co.nz/download-weekly-connecting-aotearoa-summit/

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Going by reports of this morning's final, my decision not to squander money on a separate subscription to watch Champions League, Europa League and the Europa Conference League was a good one.

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This is one of the the largest heat pumps in the world (60MW). It is located in Esbjerg, DK and provides heating for 100,000 people. The heat pump replaced coal-fired thermal generation using Denmark's electricity which is 2/3 from wind and solar.

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