Internet
Cybersecurity experts warn of hacking spike
A cybersecurity company is warning of a massive increase in hacking targetting top industries.
American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has released its 2023 Threat Hunting Report, which found a… Audio
'Save our stores' dairy campaign the work of tobacco companies
A series of social media ads threatening that local dairies could close are the work of tobacco companies.
The Save Our Stores campaign features dairy owners who warn rules coming in force in July… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT services Daniel Watson talked to Jesse about the emotional toll scammers have on their victims as well as more tips on how to avoid being scammed. Audio
Tech: AI company trust, robot teachers, X marks the spot?
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about a pledge between AI companies and US President Joe Biden, and Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand. Audio
Calls to slow growth of fake news
Greater regulation of social media is being called for, to slow the growth of fake news online.
With the election only a couple of months away, there are some New Zealand-specific solutions being… Audio
RNZ launches new initiative to tell stories of Asian communities in New Zealand
From today readers of rnz.co.nz will see a change to our home page, and a new initiative to tell the stories of our Asian community.
The battle of the social media platform powers
Two decades after Facebook.com changed our lives, social media is going through another big upheaval. Audio
Australia puts big tech under more pressure
These days the platforms that pump news round the internet make more money out of it than the media who make it. In Australia they’ve done deals to ensure the media get more. Now the government also… Video, Audio
Ben Smith: How clicks, likes and shares ruined digital news
Journalist Ben Smith tells the story of how digital media organisations became addicted to "going viral" in his new book Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral… Audio
2degrees to shut down ageing 3G mobile service
It is the last of the three main mobile providers to make the move as it concentrates on the established 4G service and frees up spectrum for the growing 5G networks.
The death and rebirth of the country's longest-running column
The New Zealand Herald column Sideswipe ended in May after a 21-year run. Its creator tells Mediawatch about how it survived so long and what the revamped version looks like. Audio
Threads: Thirty million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says
Thirty million users have signed up for Meta's newly launched Threads app on its first day, the company's chief Mark Zuckerberg says.
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne (Part 2)
Today on The Panel, Guyon Espiner and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Peter Dunne discuss our approach to policing gangs, the new hottest day recorded and Meta's upcoming app that could rival… Audio
Tweet access limits are risky, reasons unconvincing - NZ commentators
Twitter's move to limit the tweets readers can see is an 'own goal' and the reasons for it may not be as simple as the official line, New Zealand tech commentators say.
Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see
Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, owner Elon Musk says.
Backing for bill that boosts consumers' data rights
Payments NZ says the government's Customer and Product Data bill will help give consumers greater choice and control about how their data is used and shared with third parties.
More vigilance urged as cyber crime losses soar by two-thirds in value
Financial losses from cyber crimes rose 66 percent in the first three months of the year, amounting to nearly $6 million in losses.
81-year-old launches a new dog-friendly travel app
Not many octogenarians celebrate an app launch on their birthday but Picton man Ronald Ragen did just that recently. It's a "buzz" to share the new dog-friendly travel app Dogalong with Kiwi pet… Audio
Three months after Latitude cyberattack, some victims not notified
More than three months after private information on a million New Zealanders was stolen from loan company Latitude some still have not found out whether they are victims.
FMA urges extreme caution using interest rate comparison website
New Zealanders are being warned against a "phoney" website used for comparing interest rates, which is believed to be collecting users' personal data for illicit purposes.
