Internet
In the middle of a media mega-merger
Sky TV wants to merge with giant telco Vodafone. Mediawatch asks Sky's long-serving leader if today's broadcasters are destined to end up as divisions of big telecommunications companies. Audio
Tech news: Microsoft buys LinkedIn
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with reaction to the news that Microsoft's paid US$26.2 billion for the professional networking website LinkedIn, one of the biggest tech deals in history. Also Apple… Audio
Ashleigh Smith: Sticks n' Stones
Otago Polytechnic student Ashleigh Smith, from Naseby in the Maniototo, is joint leader of Sticks n' Stones, a student-led anti-cyberbullying group providing practical support and guidance to young… Audio
Facebook - "will be probably all video"
Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa has just told a big conference that in five years, Facebook "will be probably all video". Audio
Is the internet making us less intelligent?
The internet is making us feel more intelligent than we are and we are actually not getting smarter. Audio
Facebook's suicide prevention tool: blue thumbs up?
It's been blamed for increasing anxiety in some users, but now the world's largest social network, Facebook is launching a suicide prevention tool to offer support to at-risk users. From today, people… Audio
New Facebook features to support with mental ill-health
Facebook is rolling out features aimed at helping people who might be suffering mental ill-health. Audio
Could Google results change an election ?
If you've seen the show House of Cards you'll know the storyline about the presidential candidate using the search engine PollyHop to find out what the voters think and believe. That show is fiction… Audio
Calls for the world wide web to be controlled by governments
The man who invented hte world wide web is calling on governments to control it, saying it's become the world's largest surveillance system. Audio
Do you need a social media will?
Social media users are being urged to appoint a digital executor to make sure their wishes for their accounts are respected after death. Audio
Sorting your digital footprint before you die
One of the growing existential questions of our time is "what happens to my digital footprint when I die?" With many people doing their banking, insurance and other financial business online as well… Audio
How to fix the digital economy: Douglas Rushkoff
Media theorist, professor, and graphic novelist Douglas Rushkoff's been in love with the internet since its cyberpunk beginnings. But in his latest book, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth… Audio
Tech news: music streaming options
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, music streaming options including YouTube Red and Spotify. Also Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invests US$3.5 billion in… Audio
Richard Ovenden: digital preservation
Kim Hill talks to Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and president of the Digital Preservation Coalition. Audio
Tech: Budget 2016
Peter Griffin on what Budget 2016 means for the local science, research and technology sectors. Also Australia's planned "three strikes" law for alleged copyright infringers grinds to a halt, as the… Audio
Law unclear over live-streaming - lawyer
Suing people who watched an illegally streamed video falls into a grey and untested area of law, say legal experts.
Boxing promoter sees red over live stream of Parker match
The Porirua man who livestreamed Saturday night's Joseph Parker heavyweight boxing contest says the promoters were greedy and he regards himself as a modern day Robin Hood. Audio
Parker streamer: copyright crook or Robin Hood?
The man who broadcast Joseph Parker's pay-per-view heavyweight bout to tens of thousands of fans for free on facebook says he's a modern day Robin Hood. Audio
SIS addresses privacy concerns and jihadi brides controversy
The SIS has moved to reassure the public about how it handles the personal information it collects about New Zealanders. Audio
