Technology
NZ Youngsters on screens more than most around the world
While technology does have some benefits to learning, there is mounting evidence that too much screen time is doing more harm than good. Audio
Outage hits Apple services, including App Store and Apple TV+
Some of computing giant Apple's services went offline on Thursday, including in New Zealand.
Starboard Maritime Intelligence attracts weighty backers for expansion plans
The marine software firm's software was designed to tackle illegal fishing, trans-national crime and prevent biosecurity outbreaks.
Government department pulls plug on project to give secure access to data
A government department has pulled the plug on a multi-million-dollar project meant to give people more secure access to birth, death and marriage data online.
Internal Affairs won't say how much… Audio
Project to replace Civil Registration system falls through
The multi-million-dollar project was meant to give people far faster and more secure access to their identity data online.
Podcast Critic: Evie Ashton
This week Evie talks to Jesse about The Guardian's series Black Box. Audio
Newshounds - a classroom resource helping kids detect fake news
The digital world can be a confronting and confusing place for many of us, as we try and decipher what's real and what's not. Audio
Older owners limiting potential of small businesses to grow, exploit technology - expert
The country needs to find a way to encourage young Kiwis to start businesses, an accounting body says.
Crackdown on scammers leads to cutback in victim numbers
A multi-agency operation has uncovered a large network of scammers from the UK and Australia operating in New Zealand.
Tech Tuesday with Tim Warren
Today Tim Warren talks to Jesse about the pros and cons of using tracking devices such as apple air tags. Audio
Google to delete records from Incognito tracking
The search giant will block third-party tracking by default for people searching the web in private mode.
Motatau students make a splash with their underwater robotics
It's a long way from Motatau to America - but it's a journey a group of kids from this remote Northland valley are determined to make to compete with the best in underwater robotics.
A tool to calculate how a warmer world impacts on health
With temperatures soaring in parts of Australia this past summer a device is being trialed to help calculate the health risk intense heat poses to the human body. Audio
Sustainable replacement for polystyrene developed in NZ
A sustainable replacement for polystyrene developed here in New Zealand is going commercial.
The new technology, ZealaFoam, relies on starch derived from plants like maize, cassava and sugar cane.
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Oranga Tamariki IT overhaul leaves social workers without access to some information
A multimillion-dollar IT platform vital to safeguarding children at risk of abuse has lurched into the danger zone and had to be reset.
AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in dark web leak
Personal data belonging to 73 million current or former AT&T customers has been leaked online.
AI photos show people with cancer their lost future
People with incurable cancer have been given a glimpse of a future they know they may not see in a Gallery of Hope, created using photography and artificial intelligence.
Meteor lights up Aotearoa, footage sought
Space enthusiasts are asking for security footage of what could have been a meteor crashing through the atmosphere last night.
Solar power producer raises $6m for new solar farms
The community-scale farms will produce 18 megawatts of energy, enough to power nearly 4000 homes.
Hager: Spy system hosted by GCSB likely to be one used in capture-kill operations
Comment: The US spy system hosted by the GCSB appears to be a controversial intelligence system used in global capture-kill operations, writes Nicky Hager.
