Technology

The New York Times reports, citing four sources familiar with the message group.

The winning robot finished with a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes - the men's winner of the race took 1 hour and 2 minutes.

Phone cases are a multi-billion dollar industry - but some are ditching the safety of silicone in favour of a caseless lifestyle. Audio

A new nationwide interactive map documents the last known location of people who have gone missing in the last 50 years.

Astronomers have just uncovered fascinating signs we may not be alone in the universe. RNZ talks with an astrophysicist about what exactly the discovery tells us, and why it is unusual. Audio

A US judge's ruling that Google has illegal monopolies in ad technology sets up the possibility of US prosecutors seeking a breakup.

No Duff Charitable Trust created the chatbot and trained it in things like crisis support, mindfulness and breathing modules. Audio

Rodents and a contractor had brought down many internet and phone services for the lower South Island, with people across Southland and Otago reporting outages.

New Zealand is becoming increasingly involved, even as the defence force denies its tentative steps into space have anything to do with military operations. Audio

Spark says its rising success against text message scammers is due to its new firewall deterring them from making attacks.