Technology
Covid-19: Ministry of Health on My Health Record app security
The Ministry of Health is defending the government's new Covid-19 records website and app, which an IT security expert has raised questions about.
By the end of the year, people will be able to… Audio
Star Trek star William Shatner returns from space trip
Star Trek star William Shatner has finally been where no 90-year-old has been before.
The launch took place just before 4am, NZ time, aboard the rocket of American billionaire Jeff Bezos - who… Audio
Digital identity service providers' concerns over RealMe and new legislation
The need to prove you are who you say you are has increased in the digital era - and anyone wanting a vaccine "passport" is going to have to go through the process. In order to access their… Audio
ACC advocate believes her privacy was breached
ACC is being accused of having a widespread problem of staff accessing the files of sexual abuse survivors without good reason.
One advocate believes her own privacy has been breached about 30 times… Audio
As cash disappears, banks face more competition from tech giants
Banks face a race to catch up to big tech in what's set to be a highly digitalised post-Covid-19 world.
Former Google executive warns about AI's threat to mankind
In eight years the smartest thing on the planet will be an artificially intelligent machine, says Mo Gawdat, former chief business officer of Google whose new book, Scary Smart: The Future of… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Each Tuesday owner operator of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson, talks to Jesse about tech-related issues. This week he's talking about ways we can get the most out of our wifi at home. Audio
Pacific's undersea internet cables tangled up in geopolitical tensions
Pacific Islands without high-speed internet - or any internet at all - are eager to be connected to the rest of the world, but geopolitical tensions threaten to derail planned infrastructural work… Audio
Australia ready to punish social media companies
The Australian government is considering a range of measures that would make social media companies more responsible for defamatory material published on their platforms, Communications Minister Paul…
Children need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time
Analysis - The pandemic has fundamentally altered every part of our lives and the increasingly blurred line between recreational and educational screen time presents new challenges.
Miles Benton: diagnosing serious illnesses cheaper and faster
Dr Miles Benton had the idea for portable, bedside sequencing in hospitals when his son was born eight weeks premature. He knew there was technological capability to have a diagnosis within the hour… Audio
Magic Beans: a community produce-sharing app
Magic Beans has more than 3,000 members who call themselves 'Beanies'. Video, Audio
Vodafone outage preventing customers from connecting with call centres
Vodafone has confirmed a technical issue is impacting some business customers and teams are working to remedy the fault.
Otago University on the frontier of 3D printed body parts
Imagine being able to 3D-print a new kidney or heal burns with stem-cell infused dressings.
Sounds like science-fiction right?
Our Changing World's Claire Concannon visited the University of Otago… Audio
What on earth is an NFT
Tech teen correspondent logs in to explain to Bryan what an NFT is, and also maybe what a meme is? Audio
Technology commentator Bill Bennett
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Facebook's bad week. It was out for six hours on Tuesday, then there was the damaging evidence from former Facebook product manager… Audio
Facebook whistleblower unites congress
American whistleblower Frances Haugen's Facebook revealations led to a somewhat united Congress yesterday. Her testimony about Facebook's impact on children could propel Republicans and Democrats to… Audio
New Covid-19 testing regime will be 'central to our strategy' - Ardern
The government will today announce how it plans to roll-out a much wider, "rigourous" Covid-19 testing regime.
Five-year extension proposed for regulatory protection of phone number portability
Telecommunications commissioner Tristan Gilbertson says number portability is key to competition because it makes it easier for consumers to keep their mobile or landline number when changing…
Maintenance error caused Facebook's six-hour outage, company says
In a blog post, Facebook's vice president of engineering explained the company's engineers issued a command that unintentionally disconnected Facebook data centres from the rest of the world.
