Technology
Questions around safety of fire-resistant aluminium composite panels
The system used in New Zealand to approve aluminium composite panels for highrises has failed a critical safety audit, but the government officials who commissioned the report from an expert in… Audio
AI poses less risk to jobs than feared - OECD
Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says.
Charles Eisenstein: ‘Your bank account was your history of generosity’
Author and philosopher Charles Eisenstein says we live in a time of anxiety and separation. He’s proposing a new economic system to encourage a sense of community. In a gift economy, your bank account… Audio
Top level turbulence at RNZ and the Beehive
One morning meeting late last year led to a key RNZ executive suddenly quitting this week - and intense pressure on the broadcasting minister to do the same. Mediawatch looks at how that happened and… Audio
US may tie social media to visa applications
The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the social media history of nearly everyone seeking a visa to enter the US.
Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firm
A Facebook executive's memo that claimed the "ugly truth" was that anything it did to grow was justified has been made public, embarrassing the company.
WeCroak: the app that reminds you that you'll die
Would daily reminders of death change the way you live? The app WeCroak sends its users mortality-themed messages “at random times and at any moment, just like death”. Creator Hansa Bergwall tells us… Audio, Gallery
Sensing slips: a Kiwi innovation in landslide detection
Knowing where and when a landslide will occur is currently more of an art than a science, but a Wellington research team is figuring out how cheap GPS sensors could help predict them. Audio
The farmer-less farms of the future
For the first time ever, a UK design team have grown and harvested a crop without a single human being setting foot in the field. Audio, Gallery
Millions of MyFitnessPal accounts affected by data breach
The owners of the MyFitnessPal website and app have warned that 150 million user accounts have been accessed in a data breach.
Facebook privacy settings revamped after scandal
Facebook says an overhaul of its privacy tools will make it easier for people to find and edit the personal information the company holds.
Facing down Facebook: school bans social media at home
Chair of the Board of Trustees at Kowhai Intermediate School in Auckland, Wade Gillooly tells Lynn Freeman about attempts to put a stop to cyber bullying at school by banning social media at home. How… Audio
New Technology - Robbie Allan
Robbie Allan looks at how the data breach story just gets worse for Facebook, the curious case of Albi Whale, and how a US-based company part funded by Google co-founder Larry Paige is testing robot… Audio
Toyota NZ announces massive shake-up
Toyota says declining car ownership among younger city dwellers, advancing technologies and climate change have forced it to shake up the way it does business. Toyota has been among a number of… Audio
The robots are coming for the rodents: AI in NZ
Artificial intelligence has often been portrayed as a dangerous threat in sci-fi films, but a two-day event in Auckland is stepping away from fantasy and investigating the real life uses for this… Audio
Facebook not complying with Privacy Act, says Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says Facebook is not complying with the Privacy Act.
Harpooning Space Junk
Junk in space is a whale of a problem. There are more than 75 hundred tonnes of junk orbiting the earth. European aerospace company Airbus thinks it has a whale of a solution. Audio
'Absolutely astonishing' Zuckerberg sending subordinates
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to appear before MPs is "astonishing", the committee chairman who invited him to attend said.
Facebook faces Federal Trade Commission privacy inquiry
The US Federal Trade Commission will investigate Facebook over how private data on millions of users was given to Cambridge Analytica.
Tom Peters - thriving in the tech tide
Tom Peters has variously been described as an influential business thinker, leadership guru and 'The Red Bull of Management'. He's the author of more than 30 management books, a former partner with… Audio
