Internet
Nights' culture -Video Games
Do you need a goal, or is an innovative world to explore enough? Video game reviewer Andrew Todd defends "walking simulators" Gone Home, Firewatch and The Stanley Parable. Audio
Your life as data
The Chinese government is now testing systems to create digital records of peoples' social and financial behaviour. Audio
'They just think it's a funny kind of video'
A New Zealand journalist and documentary maker has uncovered a network of sexual predators who are targeting children on YouTube, and he says the website is doing nothing to shut them down. Audio
Growing a brand in a fickle digital world
Kelly Thompson is the ultimate multi-tasker. The former Wellington makeup artist and photographer is based in Melbourne and is best known for her beautiful fashion illustrations and personal style. Audio, Gallery
Web abuse line gets 100 calls on first day
A group appointed to deal with online abuse, NetSafe, received about 100 calls yesterday after opening its assistance phone line for the first time. Audio
Grey Area: Ken Griffen
Following a brutal experience with customs at Los Angeles Airport - forced to give up his phone, laptop and passwords, Auckland artist Ken Griffen is questioning digital security in a new exhibition… Audio
Tech news: Amazon down under and the rise of the chatbot
This week, the giant retailer Amazon looks like it could be coming to Australia. Meanwhile, you might soon have to pay GST on all the goods you buy online, not just purchases of digital goods… Audio
Anti-social media? Study links loneliness, social media
A study has found the people who spend the most time on social media are also the most lonely.
Parenting: Keeping them safe online
Now that internet browsing is a part of daily life in many family homes, it’s important parents be interested, open and lead by example, says Cowie, Netsafe board member and school deputy principal. Audio
Who controls the algorithms?
How organisations are using machine learning to discover who you are. Pedro Domingos is a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. His book 'The Master Algorithm… Audio
Indridi Indridason: Iceland politics
Kim Hill talks to Indridi Indridason, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside and an adjunct professor in the Department of Political… Audio
Teenager humiliating men on social media
Lawyer Peter Dengate-thrush discusses the case of a teenager taunting men on social media. Audio
Govt calls for rural connectivity contractors
The government is extending its broadband coverage to a possible 200 mobile black-spots, including highways and tourist areas.
Katy Atkin's podcast review
Katy talks about two favourite podcasts "Soundtracking" - a weekly interview session featuring film talent: directors, producers, actors and composers and Freakonomics Radio, based on the best-selling… Audio
Webcams used in cyber attacks on websites recalled
Home webcams that were hijacked to help knock popular websites offline last week are being recalled in the United States.
Faster, faster, faster: broadband changes
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with an update on local broadband services, with changes and offers announced this week that could affect you. Audio
Alison McCulloch: post-natal depression
Research indicates about 15% of mothers suffer from this serious health issue, but it often go undetected and untreated, says investigative journalist Alison McCulloch. She's just published a large… Audio
Nicky Dunne: free books for life
Kim Hill talks to Nicky Dunne, manager of Heywood Hill, an independent bookstore in London that is marking its 80th anniversary with the world's first lifetime literary prize. The Library of a… Audio
Ecuador confirms it cut Assange's internet access
Ecuador has confirmed it partly restricted internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is taking refuge at its London embassy.
Flaming phones and selling social media: the data market
Peter Griffin on a US report that shows how Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are selling information about us to law enforcement agencies. Also newly released advertising figures show how… Audio
