Technology
Robinhood - Tara Falcone on the app for millenials
A financial advisor has some words of caution about the free trading app, Robinhood that has shaken up Wall Street. Audio
NZ dairy farm technology grabbing global attention
A simple device to show when a cow is in heat, developed in Hamilton, is getting peer-reviewed publications in the prestigious Journal of Dairy Science in the USA. Co-developer of the technology, Matt… Audio
New Zealand helps US nab Russian hackers
New Zealand agencies have helped US authorities charge six Russian state-sponsored computer hackers over attacks spanning four years.
DC/AC - adapting the grid to renewables
Professor Neville Watson from the University of Canterbury's school of Electrical and Computer Engineering is leading the 'Architecture of the Future Low Carbon, Resilient, Electrical Power System'… Audio
NZ credited for helping US charge Russian intelligence officers
NZ is being cited by US Department of Justice for assistance in bringing criminal charges against Russian intelligence officers for hacking.
Washington correspondent Simon Marks speaks to Susie… Audio
Covid-19 modeller urges Kiwis to keep using Covid Tracer app
One of New Zealand's top Covid-19 modellers says using the Covid Tracer app is extremely important, even though the country is at Alert Level 1.
The warning comes after the appearance of a new case… Audio
Complacency makes Kiwis more vulnerable to cyber attacks
The country needs to be serious about cyber protection as the volume and sophistication of financially-motivated cyber attacks has increased over the past six months, according to CERT NZ.
Facial recognition deal too weak to protect Māori data sovereignty - specialists
Māori data specialists are warning a new government facial recognition deal is too weak to protect the public or Māori data sovereignty.
Mobile phones fuel discontent, encrypted messages, new iPhones
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about new research which suggests confidence in governments started dropping with the advent of 3G networks. Five Eyes wants access to… Audio
Threats to freedom warned if social media unlocked to Five Eyes
Civil liberties groups believe privacy, freedom of expression and trade secrets could be eroded if tech companies give up their encrypted data to governments.
Coffee machine sold at Kmart tops Consumer NZ testing
Consumer NZ head of testing Paul Smith joins The Panel for more on the testing process and results. Audio
New Zealand joins call for access to social media encrypted data
New Zealand and its Five Eyes security partners have made another plea for social media companies like Facebook to allow governments to access their encrypted data. Audio
Tech expert speaks about government plea to access encryption.
The government has made a plea to technology companies for law enforcement to be allowed access to encrypted content on the internet.
Minister of Justice Andrew Little said encryption can be used to… Audio
Governments make plea to access encrypted internet data
People's right to privacy on the Internet could change, after several governments -- including New Zealand's -- made another plea to be allowed access to encrypted content.
Minister of Justice Andrew… Audio
Connecting the regions with broadband
Craig Young of the Technology Users Association, has been looking at the election policies on broadband. Audio
Government deal done over facial recognition technology
The Government has done a deal over facial recognition technology that throws access to it wide open.
The Internal Affairs Department has signed a master agreement with a leading global biometrics… Audio
Labour promises $60m fund to improve internet in rural areas
The Labour Party is promising to boost internet connectivity in rural New Zealand if re-elected.
Doubts over CovidCard technology, cost, new documents show
Documents released by the government show officials grappling with some of the difficulties of technology being used to support contact tracing. Audio
UK inquiry says 'clear evidence' of Huawei collusion with CCP
There is "clear evidence of collusion" between Huawei and the "Chinese Communist Party apparatus", a UK parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
CovidCard testing delays keep public waiting
Delays and confusion over testing of the Covid Card mean the technology has yet to make it to the wider public, despite the Health Minister saying trials were underway.
A Rotorua-based trial of the… Audio
