Technology
Facial recognition technology and the blurred lines of the law
Law enforcement organisations all over the world are tapping into increasingly sophisticated facial recognition tech - but the regulations on how it can be used are vague. Audio
US-China tensions flare at UN General Assembly
Tensions between the US and China came to the fore of the annual UN General Assembly in New York, with US President Donald Trump blaming China for the spread of coronavirus.
KiwiSaver funds used to back local tech start-ups
Kiwi Wealth KiwiSaver members will be helping back local tech start-ups through a $54m investment from the fund into a venture capitalist company.
Publicly-listed companies face cyber attacks
The target for cyber attacks has shifted from the New Zealand stock exchange to the companies listed on it.
Tech industry happy with National plan to double sector
The National Party is promising to double the size of Aotearoa's technology sector in 10 years if it's elected to Government, with a $1.29 billion dollar plan to boost the industry.
Leader Judith… Audio
TVNZ to provide live sign language for major political debates
There will be live New Zealand Sign Language interpretation of all major political debates in the leadup to the 2020 General Election.
Te reo Māori digital technology helps language to thrive
An increasing number of te reo Māori phone apps have been developed to help second-language learners use it everyday, and creators say digital technologies are crucial for the language to thrive.
TikTok and WeChat: US to ban app downloads in 48 hours
The ban on downloading the apps in the US takes effect on Sunday unless President Trump intervenes.
Looking ahead to November's PS5 launch
Gaming fans are looking forward to the release of the PS5. Especially the ability to be able to stream live. E-Sport journo @oskarhowell has all the latest on the new iteration's bells and whistles. Audio
Telcos 'on alert' to drop mobile charges
Almost a third of mobile users on post-pay plans are paying too much and telcos may need to be regulated to force some change, Consumer NZ says. Audio
Consumers could be getting fleeced on cell phone plans
Ever think you're paying too much for your mobile phone plan?
Well, a new report released by the Commerce Commission, shows a third of post-pay customers are paying too much.
Consumer NZ's chief… Audio
Facebook's Zhang memo, AI's fake election news
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the memo released by former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang that blows the whistle on the extent to which the tech giant ignored… Audio
$15m government grant for electric planes, trains and ships research
The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment has awarded the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington funding to working on high-power electric motors for large-scale… Audio
NZ experts join probe into China dataset
New Zealand cybersecurity experts have joined a global probe into the amassed data of millions of people, leaked from a Chinese tech company.
Nearly 800 New Zealanders are among those listed.
They… Audio
Zhenhua Data leak may be typical contacts list - tech expert
The Zhenhua Data leak is "business as usual" for data collection, a technology commentator says.
Zhenhua data leak: Range of reactions to appearing on list
More people are responding to news they're on a list of names put together by a Chinese tech company linked to China's military and intelligence apparatus.
Only a small amount of the database has… Audio
Gulf Livestock 1: Hopes pinned on satellite technology
Friends and family of two missing stock handlers hope satellite technology can find signs of life in the South China Sea, two weeks since the Gulf Livestock 1 capsized, carrying 43 crew.
Company run by Chinese military made bid to run NZ Police facial recognition
A company the US says is owned or controlled by China's military made a bid to run the New Zealand police's new facial recognition and image handling system.
Censor praises Netflix for response to use of mosque attack footage
An increased age rating and a warning have been placed on a new Netflix documentary showing brief clips of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks.
TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour
Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute bid.
