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ABBA's Bjorn among 11,500 artists to issue AI warning
Stars of music, literature, screen and stage put their names to statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.
Fears foreign actors could stoke violence after US election
Russia, China and Iran are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the 5 November US elections, intelligence officials say.
'The best is yet to come': Fibre infrastructure could bring $163b in economic benefits
However, fibre coverage would need to improve to 95 percent from the current 87 percent, Deloitte says.
Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in 'celeb-bait' crackdown
The photos of 50,000 public figures will be used to detect and block suspected scam advertisements.
The half a million dollar decision still baffling the book industry
In 2021, a largely-unknown company was given $500,000 by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. Three years later, there are still more questions than answers about Narrative Muse. Audio
Missing Marokopa children's mum Cat
The mother of the three missing Marokopa kids says she's dumbfounded by the trolling and nasty comments she has experienced since 2021. Audio
Controversial $20 cookies spark flood of complaints
Sydney foodies queued and paid almost $20 a go to try TikTok-famous cookies - but the company deny any Australian presence. So who sold the cookies?
State's social media spying breaks the rules
Immigration investigators have broken the rules on using fake online profiles to spy on people's social media and been ordered to fix it. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
It Ends With Us ends with drama
The film has been a box office hit, despite - or maybe thanks to - the off-screen feud.
Australia to set minimum age for social media
The Australian government has committed to setting a minimum social media age limit, citing concerns about mental and physical health. Burnet Institute programme director of behaviours and health… Audio
Audiences switching off broadcast media to avoid harmful or offensive content
New research found half of Māori, Pacific, Asian and Muslim audiences felt media incited conflict and reinforced stereotypes.
Concerns IRD not taking privacy seriously
A software developer says the Inland Revenue Department is not taking privacy seriously, by sharing anonymised personal data with Facebook owner Meta for ad' campaigns. Software developer Jonathan… Audio
Māori media company makes Time Top 100 list
The chief executive of a Māori media company based out of Kaitaia has been recognised as one of Time Magazine's Top 100 in A.I. Te Hiku Media chief executive Peter-Lucas Jones spoke to Charlotte Cook.
…Morning Report Essentials for Monday 9 September
On today's episode, The IRD is giving the encrypted details of up to half a million taxpayers to Facebook and other social media platforms, multiple times a month for marketing campaigns, The Dean of… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Monday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
IRD provides Facebook with encrypted details of taxpayers for marketing campaigns
The IRD is giving the encrypted details of up to half a million taxpayers to Facebook and other social media platforms, multiple times a month for marketing campaigns. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Feature interview: why do conspiracy theories thrive?
If you make it trend you make it true says Renee DiResta, the former technical research manager at the Stanford university Internet Observatory. She herself as been the subject of a conspiracy theory… Audio
Tech Tuesday: Elon Musk Vs Brazil
Brazil's top court is standing behind a decision to ban X from the country. Audio
Does hiding children's faces online protect them?
Parents are getting increasingly creative with how they share images of their children on social media, but does it achieve what we think it does? Video