Technology
New app aims to make litter easier to control
A group of passionate litter-pickers battled against the rain yesterday, for the Hutt Valley Spring Clean. But their rubbish clean-up had a slightly more glamorous side, with the cleaners using the… Audio
Stumbling blocks: time to filter out extremism from the internet?
The billionaire boss of Twitter - who flew in this week to update the Christchurch Call - couldn't keep his own account free of extremist stuff from hackers recently. Six months after social media was… Audio
Silicon Valley company met with several govt agencies
Several government agencies met with an American video game maker proposing to create a huge data channel for New Zealand.
China exporting surveillance state technology
China has raised the ire of countries throughout the world for building an all-seeing surveillance state, but some nations are now looking to follow in its footsteps by using the same technology. Dr… Audio
Hadley Wickham - open source data wrangler
Data scientist Hadley Wickham is developing open source ways to help people collect and analyse the information that surrounds us every day. He's yet to meet a data set he doesn't like and loves… Audio
French issue Google with billion dollar tax bill
Google is to pay French authorities almost €1billion ($1.7b) to end a long-running investigation into its taxes.
Huawei CEO offers to sell 5G intelligence
Huawei's chief executive has proposed selling its 5G know-how as a way to address security concerns voiced by the US and others about its business.
Apple provides more detail on its digital streaming plans
Apple's cut price digital streaming service is aiming to undercut the already flooded streaming market, Corin Dann spoke to tech website journalist Ashley Carman about Apple's staretgy Audio
What does improving technology mean for your job?
A report into the future of work by the Productivity Commission paints an uncertain picture of what the workplace will look like, as technological automation picks up pace. Associate professor Sara… Audio
Is your device always listening in?
Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the passive listening going on with Amazon Echo and Siri - and sometimes a team of humans. He'll also look at how nanny cams can be… Audio
An independent inquiry into Napier City Council's scrutiny of councillors' social media will be carried out before the election.
An independent inquiry into Napier City Council's scrutiny of councillors' social media will be carried out before the election, and culture review of the whole organisation is also being mooted. It… Audio
Are iPhones ruining kids' ability to tell the time?
Some schools of thought are claiming the preponderance of smart phones could be eroding key skills - like the ability to spell, use grammar correctly, and even tell the time. Audio
Google and Apple in spat over cyber attack
Last week Google disclosed a large-scale hacking effort that it said targeted users of Apple devices but now the latter has gone on the attack.
NZTA in talks with Google after data storage breach
The New Zealand Transport Agency has admitted to a technology botch up leaving what was meant to be a highly secure data key wide open.
Professor Cal Newport: Living better with less technology
Cal Newport's latest book Digital Minimalism calls out our enslavement to digital devices. He explains why there is nothing natural about the engineered behaviour of checking your phone every five… Audio
Robert Harris: The Second Sleep
English novelist Robert Harris's new book The Second Sleep has all the trappings of a historical novel, but actually it's set far in the future. Audio
The end of the signature
Sign of the times: how the signature became a meaningless scrawl Audio
Rugby fans underwhelmed about RWC streaming option
Rubgy fans are still unhappy about the prospect of streaming RWC games. Tech commentator Paul Spain joins the discussion on what they can expect from the Spark services. Audio
Artificial intelligence will help reshape board meetings
Board meetings of the future will increasingly become virtual affairs, as artificial intelligence reshapes reallity. Audio
YouTube to pay up to $US200m in child privacy settlement
Google's YouTube faces up to $US200 million ($314 million) settlement over violation of US child privacy laws after a Federal Trade Commission investigation.
