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Making Sense of the AI Engines

Making Sense of the AI Engines

Which AI Engine to Use for Which Job? A plain-English guide for New Zealand businesses — updated July 2026 Artificial intelligence has stopped being a single product and become a marketplace. Ask "should we use AI?" today and the more useful question is quickly...

Why Would a Hacker Bother to Target Me?

Why Would a Hacker Bother to Target Me?

It's the question we hear most often from small and medium business owners: why would anyone target us? We're not a bank. We don't have millions in the account. Surely we're not worth the effort. Kaspersky's newly released 2026 SMB Threat Report puts some hard numbers...

The Cybercrime Gang That Sends People Through Your Front Door

The Cybercrime Gang That Sends People Through Your Front Door

Most cyberattacks happen remotely, such as a phishing email, a compromised password, a vulnerability quietly exploited from the other side of the world. Silent Ransom Group operates differently. When their digital tools fail to get the job done, they send someone in...

What Is Fable 5?  Why Can’t You Access It Anymore?

What Is Fable 5? Why Can’t You Access It Anymore?

If you've been following developments in AI, you may have heard about Fable 5 — one of the most capable AI models released to date. If you've tried to access it recently, you'll have found it unavailable. Here's what you need to know. What Is Fable 5? Fable 5 is an AI...

Webinar Replay: Unpacking your Microsoft Secure Score

Webinar Replay: Unpacking your Microsoft Secure Score

Your Microsoft Secure Score gets talked about a lot. But what does it actually tell you — and what doesn’t it cover? In this 30‑minute, plain‑English webinar, we take a closer look at Microsoft Secure Score and explain how to use it as a practical security roadmap,...

Where do you start with AI?

Where do you start with AI?

A practical AI journey for NZ businesses AI doesn’t have to be complicated. But it does need a clear path. The most successful organisations don’t try to do everything at once — they follow a structured journey that builds capability step by step. Here’s what that...

NVIDIA’s latest AI announcements.  Should you pay attention?

NVIDIA’s latest AI announcements. Should you pay attention?

  NVIDIA’s latest announcements aren’t just about faster hardware.  They’re about making AI more practical, usable, and valuable for everyday business.   🟦 DGX – the engine room for AI DGX systems are NVIDIA’s high-performance AI servers. Think of them as...

Sent isn’t the same as delivered: when your own emails get blocked

Sent isn’t the same as delivered: when your own emails get blocked

A cautionary tale from inside Kinetics There's an assumption almost every business runs on: if I hit send, the email arrived. It's so deeply ingrained that we usually only question it when a customer says, "I never got that quote." And even then, the first instinct is...

The Google Change That Could Cut Your Website Traffic Overnight

The Google Change That Could Cut Your Website Traffic Overnight

Google has officially entered a new era of search. The changes announced at Google I/O aren't just incremental tweaks.  They fundamentally shift how people find information online. If your business relies on being found through search, this is worth understanding....