Protocols Stories

Kiwi Stories

Protocols stories

An open letter to the IRD: supporting clarity while enabling growth

Unclear tax rules could deter crypto participation in New Zealand as Inland Revenue weighs whether DeFi transfers count as disposals.

By Paul Quickenden • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2026

Global Stories

Protocols stories

Data Protection

AI shopping adoption outpaces trust, Checkout.com finds

Trust is lagging behind consumer appetite for AI-led shopping, leaving merchants racing to add controls before wider adoption takes hold.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Firewalls

Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce

The new framework aims to curb fraud and unauthorised purchases as AI agents start making payments on behalf of shoppers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches MCP Server to link AI with telemetry

Datadog's new MCP Server pipes live telemetry into AI agents and dev tools, promising real-time debugging under existing governance controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

Firewalls

Report finds low ECH use but risks from malicious actors grow

Corrata's report reveals ECH privacy protocol use is rare among enterprise mobiles but exploited by 17% of risky sites, mainly via Cloudflare network.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Blockchain

TRST01 revamps sustainability with blockchain technology

TRST01 is revolutionising sustainability with blockchain tech, enhancing transparency, ESG reporting, and carbon management for global supply chains.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2024

Large Language Models

Briefly Bio launches to tackle reproducibility crisis with new funding

Briefly Bio launches to tackle preclinical research's reproducibility crisis, announces USD $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to enhance scientific accuracy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jul 2024

Virtual Private Networks

Kaspersky's VPN outshines peers in AV-TEST's independent evaluation

Kaspersky's VPN service lauded by AV-TEST for superior performance, highlighting a significant 355% boost in upload speeds for international connections and robust streaming features.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2024

Storage

VAST Data's innovative software upgrade delivers significant AWS cloud savings

VAST Data's latest software upgrade could slash cloud costs for Amazon Web Services users by up to 80 percent.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2023

EduTech

Immuta's report reveals global struggle to stay abreast with AI advancements

Immuta's State of Data Security Report reveals that global executives struggle to keep up with the rapid pace of AI's advancement.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Nov 2023

Open source

The IT industry is stalling on SBOMs when it should be working on best practice

SBOMs will be key to dealing with the next big vulnerability and incredibly useful in the fight to minimise the effects of smaller weaknesses.

By Joey Stanford • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2023

Internet of Things

IoT communication protocol market to be US$24.6 Billion by 2032: FMI

The IoT communication protocols market is set to be worth US$24.6 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 4.5% between 2022 and 2032.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 26th May 2023

Malware

The role of proxies and protocols in malware investigations, according to ESET

A lot of people associate online anonymity with Tor, however it is a much deeper issue than this and does not relate only to privacy while browsing.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2015

Virtualisation

Fabric Networking: The largest tech revolution

Ethernet fabrics herald a major tech revolution, streamlining data centre management and redefining networking with seamless adaptability and performance.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Mar 2014