Technology
Fresh concerns over Facebook's data practices
Facebook is back on the defensive after revelations about its extensive data sharing partnerships with device makers. Just a few months ago the social media giant assured the public and Congress that… Audio
New technology: Fieldays, net neutrality & tech superheroes
Sarah Putt on the innovation at Fieldays, net neutrality ending and whether the age of the tech superheroes is over. Audio
Angela Lim: doctor and tech entrepreneur
28 year old Angela Lim is a doctor, board director and entrepreneur who has an ambition to transform the mental health system through technology. She's about to leave Starship hospital where she's a… Audio
Media warned about sourcing stories from Social Media
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has just put out some guidelines for broadcasters on using images, videos and other content sourced from social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Audio
Need for digital principles
A group of leading technology industry executives are promoting a list of key principles they say businesses should consider and put into practice to be prepared for significant and rapid change in… Audio
Mysterious internet outages
We reported yesterday that Woodville residents are being plagued with random, undiagnosable disconnections when they use the internet, no matter what provider they use. Audio
Hanging on the telephone
The Chinese city of X'ian has introduced a special pedestrian lane exclusively for slow-walking smartphone users. Audio
Call for Govt to retain R&D start up grants
Tech firms want the government to retain research grants for fledgling companies wanting to start up and not replace them with tax credits. Audio
Katharina Lederle: 'Lack of sleep is costing businesses money'
Dr Katharina Lederle is a sleep expert, a human fatigue and sleep specialist. She's also the author of Sleep Sense and says sleep deprivation has become a health epidemic in the Western world. Audio
The era of artificial intelligence in New Zealand
In the era of AI, what issues will New Zealand face, how should our laws reflect this, and what conversations should the public be involved in?
Bits+Bytes: another Facebook data breach?
This week, The New York Times reported Facebook has allowed dozens of phone handset makers (including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Apple) to access personal information about its users. Peter Griffin has… Audio
Your phone is listening
Some are starting to notice a pattern that links key words that they type in emails or in internet search engines leading to advertisements that suddenly appear in their social media feed about those… Audio
NZ native trees? There's an app for that
You can now identify New Zealand's native shrubs, ferns and trees on the go thanks to a free app developed by AUT's School of Science. Audio
Unbundling fibre broadband & Apple's new OS
Bill Bennett on Vocus and Vodafone wanting to unbundle fibre broadband, the next version of Apple's operating systems for phones and computers and Microsoft buying GitHub - which has got some geeks up… Audio
The technology behind farming
Those of you in rural parts of the country probably already know that this year's Fieldays kicks off next week. Nowadays tech is a crucial part of farming, with drones and robots integral to the… Audio
Twenty- four year old ticketing tech entrepreneur
Ezel Kokcu is the founder of Passphere - an event and ticketing management system, set to launch in a couple of months. The business builds on her two earlier startups - Non-Stop Tix, a ticketing… Audio
NZ invention may save space explorers millions of dollars
A group of young New Zealand innovators have come up with the idea to use virtual reality to save space agencies millions of dollars in repair costs.
Our Wāhine: 125 extraordinary NZ women
A mother-daughter project Our Wāhine is celebrating 125 years of women's suffrage with 125 illustrations of women, including radio broadcaster Aunt Daisy, astronomer Beatrice Tinsley, and master… Audio, Gallery
Dame Products’ Alex Fine on women making sex toys for women
Dame Products is a crowdfunded sex toy company that aims to make highly engineered and appealing sex toys for women. Dame Products co-founder and CEO Alexandra Fine has a Masters in Clinical… Audio
Inspiring IT pioneer Dame Steve Shirley
Dame Stephanie Shirley (who goes by Steve) is an IT pioneer, a philanthropist involved in autism charities, and a refugee. She was born Vera Buchthal and she and her sister were sent to England from… Audio