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“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood. Book clubs are a great place to broaden your literary horizons, socialise, share a cuppa and your love of reading with other humans. I love reading and…

One simple way to do more good in 2019

Josh Forde January 22, 2019

These holidays I realised that one simple change I made last year did a lot of good. I feel great about it as I’d had a lingering sense of guilt for several years. I just didn’t give away as much…

Ackama Group acquires AI and chatbot company, Prefer

Breccan McLeod-Lundy December 19, 2018

Ackama Group, a technology company based in Wellington, Auckland and Melbourne, have just bought AI and chatbot company Prefer. Prefer has been around in Wellington for several years, providing services to well known clients such as the Royal…

How cloud-seeding, sci-fi, and philosophy can help you design for ethical AI

December 9, 2018

Sitting in traffic one rainy Sunday, listening to (embarrassingly accurate) 90’s music recommendations on Spotify, I mulled over the increasing presence and influence of Artificial Intelligence in my daily life. On my Sunday drive to Spotlight I can…

Ackama Group delivers world’s first virtual political summit

Kimberly Brabazon December 5, 2018

The Virtual Climate Summit, which took place over the 22nd and 23rd November, was the world’s first virtual political summit. The Summit was hosted by President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands, in her capacity as Chair of the Climate…

Ackama launches in style at Wellington Museum

Kim Partridge September 27, 2018

This month, Rabid Technologies relaunched as Ackama. As well as all of the name changes – from a new website right down to the sign on the front door – we decided it would be a good idea to mark…

Rabid Technologies renames to Ackama

Kim Partridge September 10, 2018

Rabid Technologies is rebranding with a new name, look and website. Ackama, a software development company, will offer the same digital strategy, design and development services as before, as well as expanding its offering to include a new consulting service.

WDCNZ 2015: “Surely it’s just an if statement?”

Cara Hill August 26, 2018

(Title credit to Amanda Dorrell from her WDCNZ talk “The fuzzy line between design and development”) I had heard what a great event WDCNZ was after my husband, Samson Ootoowak (a Ruby…

Learning to tweet at the Agile NZ conference

Sandra Clark August 26, 2018

Two major things happened on the 1st and 2nd of September: I attended the AgileNZ 2015 conference and I learned to tweet. The second part may sound ridiculous, but it was a big hurdle for me. I am…

Wellington developer Rabid acquires Auckland’s Resistor

Breccan McLeod-Lundy August 26, 2018

Wellington based software consultancy Rabid has acquired Auckland development house Resistor for an undisclosed sum. Rabid’s CEO, Breccan Mcleod-Lundy, says the acquisition accomplishes three goals. “It reassures our Auckland client base by making our presence there physical, it significantly increases…

Starting a book club at work

Starting a book club at work

One simple way to do more good in 2019

One simple way to do more good in 2019

Ackama Group acquires AI and chatbot company, Prefer

Ackama Group acquires AI and chatbot company, Prefer

How cloud-seeding, sci-fi, and philosophy can help you design for ethical AI

How cloud-seeding, sci-fi, and philosophy can help you design for ethical AI

Ackama Group delivers world’s first virtual political summit

Ackama Group delivers world’s first virtual political summit

Ackama launches in style at Wellington Museum

Ackama launches in style at Wellington Museum

Rabid Technologies renames to Ackama

Rabid Technologies renames to Ackama

WDCNZ 2015: “Surely it’s just an if statement?”

WDCNZ 2015: “Surely it’s just an if statement?”

Learning to tweet at the Agile NZ conference

Learning to tweet at the Agile NZ conference

Wellington developer Rabid acquires Auckland’s Resistor

Wellington developer Rabid acquires Auckland’s Resistor

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