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TikTok China parent firm says no plans to sell app
If TikTok isn't sold, it will be banned in America - but its parent company says it won't be budging.
How fraudsters use 'fake news' in cryptocurrency scams
Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.
GCSB refuses to release details of spy deal 'to protect interests'
The spy agency is refusing to release a copy of its deal with a foreign agency to run a secret operation out of this country.
TikTok vows to fight 'unconstitutional' US ban
TikTok says it will challenge in court a law that could result in it being sold or banned in the United States.
US Senate approves potential TikTok ban
The bill gives TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, nine months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked in the US.
How to help free your kids from screen addiction
After her oldest son Adam became addicted to gaming as a teen, American nurse Melanie Hempe didn't want the same for her three other kids. Now she helps other parents redirect their children back to… Audio
Watch: Nasa, Rocket Lab launch giant 'mirror in space'
Nasa's new mission, using sunlight for propulsion, has been launched from Hawke's Bay. Video, Audio
Telecommunications expert on disaster emergency alert system
A telecommunications expert is warning the government will have to spend a lot more money if it's going to deliver the disaster emergency alert system an independent inquiry has called for. Paul… Audio
RocketLab launching NASA satellite from Mahia Peninsula
A new satellite launching on Wednesday is set to sail on sunlight, 1,000 kilometres above the Earth. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is one of two satellites RocketLab is launching from… Audio
Alarm sounded over concerns child exploitation will dramatically increase
It comes as police urge parents and young people to stay safe online amongst a continued rise in child exploitation.
Tech Tuesday with Dan Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services Dan Watson talks to Jesse about quishing scams targeting millennials and the case of a man recently who lost 30 years of family tree research… Audio
How AI is affecting research, Dr Ally Gibson's experience
In 2021 Dr Ally Gibson launched a research project which required participants to submit short stories in response to a prompt about dating.To find out more about how AI ruined her research Dr Ally… Audio
New report on how to maximise benefits of AI and gene editing
A new report by New Zealand scholars released in Paris on Tuesday morning looks at how to maximise the benefits and minimise risks associated with rapidly developing technologies such as AI and gene… Audio
'Good and bad purposes' of new tech examined in new report
New Zealand researchers have produced an international report looking at how to maximise the benefits and minimise risks associated with rapidly developing technologies, such as AI and gene editing.
Why automated systems must put the human factor first
Opinion - The incident of a woman misidentified by facial recognition technology at a Rotorua supermarket should have come as no surprise, Mark Rickerby writes.
Expert Feature: Horology
Tick tock - today's expert is all about time. Blair Shallard is an horologist and owner of Time Central in Rotorua. He's our expert today talking about all things time pieces. Audio
Wait for passports blows out to eight weeks
And the wait time for an urgently required passport has increased.
Fear and anger dominate our world. Are we being manipulated for profit?
Dictators, populists and online trolls can be blamed for the turmoil our world is in - but that's not the whole story, experts say.
Online education start-up NextWork raises $2.3m in funding
Start-up NextWork wants to upskill the growing number of displaced non-tech workers as the use of artificial intelligence grows.
Police target LabHost platform users in global operation
Police have sized devices they believe were used as part of a cybercrime operation, which targeted thousands of people across the world.