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12:25 PM.Some people shun and avoid it at all costs but others love it, believing it's an integral and pleasurable part of any cheese-eating experience. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:25 PM.Why is Google blocking ads in it's popular web browser Chrome, and yet in gmail there are plans for more dynamic, interactive, dancing and singing ads that will blink and flash in your inbox? Plus… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.A trial of Canaria devices is about to start in mines in Australia, where it will measure for signs of fatigue and send warnings when levels of tiredness reach unsafe levels. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.The Canaria is a device that's worn behind the ear and can sense for vital signs and alert the wearer about their state of health. A trial of these devices is about to start in mines in Australia… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Will hydrogen-powered cars drive us into the future? Electric cars like Nissan's Leaf and the Tesla are grabbing all the headlines, but big car makers like Toyota and Hyundai are pouring billions into… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Could a killer virus dormant for centuries under the ice come back to life? With climate change thawing the permafrost at the poles and revealing long-hidden animal carcasses and human remains… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.The latest tech news and your questions answered with Peter Griffin. This week, the latest in the Apple iPhone throttling saga: could it be about to offer refunds for repair costs to the millions of… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Bits+Bytes: iPhone battery refund? Could 'zombie pathogens' threaten humanity? and the drive towards hydrogen fuelled cars. Read more Audio

12:55 PM.The countdown is on for the launch, scheduled for Wednesday morning NZ time, of the world's most powerful rocket. SpaceX's giant Falcon Heavy, will lift off from Cape Canaveral in Florida with thrust… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:35 PM.Bits+Bytes: Which internet service providers are getting the most complaints – and the simple steps to take if you’re feeling ripped off by your provider – and why Facebook has banned cryptocurrency… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.An investigation by The New York Times goes inside the so-called 'Follower Factory' to reveal the extent to which some people, including big name celebrities and sports people, will go to for… Read more Audio

12:55 PM.From Little Ted to Paddington, bears are one wild creature that we humans have turned all soft, cute and cuddly. But bears aren't nearly so popular in rural Romania. There the local media's awash with… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.With the Royal Society soon to release a discussion paper on the use of gene editing in agriculture, we're replaying Simon Morton's 2017 story on how this genetic technique's already being used to… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.CRISPR crops: the rise of gene edited foods and beware of the bears! Audio

9:08 AM.Alphabet (Google) tightens up YouTube advertising rules; the future of smart speakers; Simon and Peter test out wireless home audio systems; and why has Facebook changed its algorithm? Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Scrutiny of Apple intentionally slowing down iPhone performance heats up; more fallout from the world’s biggest hardware fault; gaming addiction now officially a mental disorder; and the Chinese… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Flawed computer chips, Spotify gets ready to go public as it gets sued for using unlicensed music, why facial recognition will be big in 2018, and another faulty Apple product, this time an iPad… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Apple may have to compensate customers after slowing down the processing speed on many iPhone models; Twitter prohibits accounts that promote violence against civilians; and how WeChat morphed from a… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Over many thousands of years, our hunting-gathering ancestors foraged and tracked down a whole host of plants and animals.Then people learned that you could derive more value from nature by taming and… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Adam Minter of Bloomberg has some transport tales from China. This week how consolidation in the haulage industry could improve traffic and congestion. 9 million trucks, most of them owned by small… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Bits+Bytes with Peter Griffin and the latest from the world of technology. This week a decision in Europe means that Uber will be treated as a transport not a technology company by regulators. We look… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Bits+Bytes: Uber, Apple and VR/AR, China transport tales and Tamed: 10 species that changed our world. Audio

12:55 PM.Water is evaporating all over the world right now, so what if we could capture the energy created by this process? That's the thrust of some interesting work going on at Columbia University. Read more Audio