Technology
Bits+Bytes: Is your ISP ripping you off and what can you do about it?
Bits+Bytes: Which internet service providers are getting the most complaints – and the simple steps to take if you’re feeling ripped off by your provider – and why Facebook has banned cryptocurrency… Audio
Can you buy social media influence?
An investigation by The New York Times goes inside the so-called 'Follower Factory' to reveal the extent to which some people, including big name celebrities and sports people, will go to for… Audio
Eric Topol - Towards High-Definition, Individualised Medicine
Professor Eric Topol is the director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Professor of Genomics at The Scripps Research Institute. He is one the world's foremost experts in digital… Audio
Tim Atkins - Mission to Mars
NASA is on a mission to land people on Mars and is building the world's most powerful rocket to get to the red planet. The rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS) will produce more thrust at… Audio
Robots delivering your room service
The Panel addresses the threat of robots taking over. This time they're delivering room service and other things at hotels. Audio
An app for co-parenting
School trips, doctors appointments, holidays...organising children can be stressful, even more so when parents aren't together. Now there's a new app to help stop kids being stuck in the middle of… Audio
New Technology - Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt on fake followers, US soldiers' fitness apps inadvertently breaching security and Google's memory loss. Audio
Strava defends tracking after US army base revelations
Fitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was already made public by the users who… Audio
Court audiovisual links: Do they serve interests of justice?
The use of audio-visual technology in courts is growing but questions are being asked about whether it really serves the interests of justice. The technology allows those remanded in custody to… Audio
New York investigates company accused of selling fake Twitter followers
It comes after a report traces links between a company, millions of bots and various celebrities.
Astrophysicist defends Rocket Lab over disco ball launch
An Auckland astrophysicist is defending Rocket Lab against criticism over its launch of a giant disco ball into orbit.
Media boss hits out at government policy
The boss of major media company MediaWorks has hit out at the new government's plan to boost public broadcasting - and even claimed it could wipe out his business. Audio
Fire: the Minecraft music festival
Fire Festival is a virtual music festival that pulled in almost 90,000 punters within the computer game Minecraft. Festival founder Max Schramp explains how to host a 2-day online music festival. Audio
Buildings that better survive earthquakes
Engineer Geoff Rodgers is designing a new generation of low-damage buildings that move in an earthquake and remain useable afterwards. Audio
Our Changing World for 25 January 2018
Testing dogs to find out how smart they are and how they think, and designing low-damage buildings that move during an earthquake and remain useable. Audio
Fibre - too much effort for its worth?
Dunedinites are fuming over the shoddy workmanship done by those installing fibre in their homes. Many are unimpressed with the way the installation process has gone, while others say their homes or… Audio
Tech talk with Paul Brislen
Facial recognition is the new way tech companies are dealing with the painful issue of passwords and logging in to things - but there's a dark side. Audio
Moon Ribas is a cyborg
Barcelona-based cyborg Moon Ribas tells Jesse about how technology has made her more in-tune with nature. Audio, Gallery
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett with Netflix doubling its reach in two years, Amazon Go, the grocery store with almost no staff, and a quiet end to Google Lunar X Prize's race to the moon. Audio
The human touch - AI & dexterous manipulation
Wave one has come, wave two is hitting us now, but when wave three comes it will be revolutionary! Jeremy Wyatt is a Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Birmingham… Audio
