Paul Spain
The app is back, but TikTok still isn't safe
The TikTok saga has raised questions of what your personal data is worth in a trade-off with money making opportunities. Audio
Phone shop staff member tries to transfer customers nudes
A woman has accused one of the staff members at Mobile Planet at Sylvia Park of trying to transfer nude pictures from her phone to his phone. To get more information on how to to protect your phone… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Paul Spain
Today tech commentator and chief executive of Gorilla Technology Paul Spain speaks to Jesse about longer lasting batteries in microsoft lap tops as well as a new privacy tool to stop all AI work being… Audio
American lawmakers move to ban TikTok with new bill
The bill focuses on threats posed by foreign-owned companies, and would force the Chinese owner of TikTok, ByteDance, to either divest itself of the popular app or face prohibition in the U.S. Audio
Neon subscribers to pay more and get ads next year
A price bump and ads are coming for Neon subscribers next year. The service's owner - Sky TV - says the move is necessary to keep sourcing new content for the platform.
But how will Neon stack up… Audio
Students told to apply for derived grade after online threats
After a series of online threats today, police have been searching a school, hospitals and other insitutions across the country. At 9:00am this morning, Auckland's St Kentigern's College received a… Audio
How long should your old iPhone keep working for?
Calling all mobile phone users, how long do you reckon your cell should keep working? It's a serious environmental question in an age of disposal goods where tech is constantly being updated with… Video, Audio
AT HOP system hacked
Hackers have attacked Auckland Transport's HOP system, knocking out a number of services for at least a week.
Online top-ups and transactions using Eftpos and credit cards are out while some ticket… Audio
Concerns new online store targeting children with freebies
There are concerns an online mega store is targetting children with freebies, like crocs and electronics, but is the real price valuable personal data?
The e-commerce site Temu launched last year… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tech expert with phone tips in an emergency
While some cut-off communities around the motu remain in the dark heading into the weekend - others are starting to come back online with limited capacity. Unison is asking reconnected Hawke's Bay… Video, Audio
What will happen to Twitter now Elon Musk's in charge
The world's richest man, Elon Musk is now in charge of social media giant Twitter. After the 77 billion dollar takeover was confirmed over the weekend, the Tesla and SpaceX boss unceremoniously sacked… Audio
The Panel with Phil O'Reilly and Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Part One)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Phil O'Reilly and Susan Hornsby-Geluk discuss the legality of the report into National MP Sam Uffindell being made public, Jacinda Ardern's announced… Audio
TikTok collecting too much personal data
A new report is warning that social media app TikTok is collecting an alarming amount of users' personal data, which is at risk of being accessed by hackers and even China's government. Australian… Audio
Ram raids for TikTok: What can be done about crime footage?
TikTok's no longer a platform for dance moves or mocking your mum, it's become the place to catch the latest crime being carried out.
Recent ram raids have been captured on camera - and police say… Video, Audio
The days of sharing your Netflix login could be numbered
The days of sharing your Netflix password could be about to end.
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More than two million New… Video, Audio
Facebook announces name change to 'Meta'
Mark Zuckerberg has announced Facebook is changing its name to Meta.
It's demoting the Facebook brand to just one of the company's subsidiaries, alongside Instagram and WhatsApp.
Facebook was… Audio
The Facebook outage which brought businesses to a halt
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down around the world from 5 o'clock this morning, hindering trading for some businesses completely reliant on it. Facebook apologised for the outage and say no… Audio
Late Edition - Amazon to build data centres in New Zealand
The future of the tech sector is looking dazzling - and quite crowded - actually. Amazon Web Services announced this morning it wants to build three data centres in Tamaki Makaurau, spending up to… Audio
Expert on internet 'glitch'
A significant internet outage last night which resulted in websites and apps globally going dark for about an hour after a major content delivery network failed.
News websites and apps affected… Audio
How safe are NZ public sector IT systems?
District Health Boards are on notice from the Privacy Commissioner, to lock their virtual front doors or face possible prosecution, following Waikato DHB's ransomware cyber attack.
Health Minister… Audio
