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The Science of... Virtual Reality
We go beyond gaming to explore how VR works, what it's being used for (from treating a fear of spiders, to training young doctors) and ask if it's yet making any compelling case to be in every home. Audio, Gallery
The Science of... Virtual Reality
We go beyond gaming to explore how VR works, what it's being used for (from treating a fear of spiders, to training young doctors) and ask if it's yet making any compelling case to be in every home.
AudioTe Taka Keegan on technology, teaching and te reo
Te Taka Keegan put the macron onto the Microsoft keyboard and helped develop the te reo version of Google Translate. The computer science lecturer talks about his love of te reo Māori, his teaching… Audio
Police urged to reconsider social media 'wanted' posts
Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling on police to change the way they post on social media to find offenders, after a police post about hip-hop artist Scribe went viral. Video, Audio
Talk about the awkward stuff - Chief Censor
The latest research from the office of the chief censor shows teens are learning about sexual violence from media they are consuming on-line without parental knowledge or input. This is shaping their… Audio
New technology with Mark Pesce
Futurist, writer, educator and broadcaster Mark Pesce dives into the topic of "Initial Coin Offerings" or ICOs, effectively a way to be able to raise money without selling securities. Audio
China forces home dozens of suspected fraudsters from Fiji
The mass deportation of more than more than 70 suspected online fraudsters from Fiji to China is being called a violation of Fiji's jurisdiction and sovereignty by human rights advocates. RNZ… Audio
Tech news: Amazon Down Under & more Facebook ads
Facebook tries to bolster its ad revenues to meet Wall Street's expectations.Also Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos has just overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's richest person. It's all down to Amazon's… Audio
Beyond binary: storing data in DNA
The cloud may soon blow over, as scientists investigate storing information in the densest known storage medium in the universe – DNA. Luis Ceze has been exploring the possibilities. Audio, Gallery
Report shows Kiwis too trusting of public wi-fi
Are New Zealanders too relaxed when it comes to their security when using public wifi? Internet security company Norton thinks so. It's released a survey showing many people think their privacy is… Audio
Dotcom flags new court action over govt spying
Kim Dotcom says he is taking new court action against the government after discovering agents may have spied on him for two months longer than it previously admitted.
Media warned over 'carte blanche' use of social media posts
The Broadcasting Standards Authority is calling for an "urgent" conversation about the media's use of public social media posts without permission. Comments
The future of encryption
With the UK and Australia taking steps to restrict the use of encryption, will New Zealand follow suit? InternetNZ has recently released a position paper outlining the benefits of encryption and the… Audio
Total War: Julien Blarel
A series of video games called Total War is allowing players to control enormous armies of tens of thousands of people in real time combat. Kathryn Ryan speaks with Julien Blarel, who has turned… Audio, Gallery
Tech Talk
Paul Brislen talks about the marriage of technology and legal worlds, and what this means for the future of free and open access to content on the internet. Audio
Podcasts with Katy Atkin
Katy critiques a couple of Kiwi podcasts today: "Healthy or Hoax" - with RNZ's Carol Hirschfeld and food writer Niki Bezzant & "Boners of the Heart" a weekly living room chat between comedians Rose… Audio
Tech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny & another big cyber-attack
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major… Audio
Is the future a digital virus war?
Tom Moore of Aura information security explains what the future of viruses is likely to look like and how our lives could be impacted. Audio
Cyber attack forces NZ port onto manual systems
Port of Tauranga is using workarounds to get Maersk container ships moving after the shipping firm's global booking system was hit by the latest global cyber attack. Audio
Local law firm hit by Petya
DLA Piper has been hit by the latest ransomeware doing the rounds - Petya. Audio
