22 Aug 2024

Technology: Starlink's rural impact, dating apps dive, Snoo sub fury

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 22 August 2024
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Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Telecommunications Monitoring Report and the many gaps between urban and rural areas.

Many of those gaps are being plugged by SpaceX's Starlink network, however new research suggests low-Earth orbits could be undermining the progress we've made repairing the ozone layer. The value of dating app companies is plummeting - why are young people turning off them?

And a Snoo bassinet uses the latest tech (at a hefty price) to keep babies snoozing - but a decision to introduce subscription fees hasn't impressed parents.

Bill Bennett is an Auckland-based technology journalist.