Technology
Martin the Robot collector and maker!
We've been asking our audience to tell us about their collections as well as our producers going out looking for people around the motu who passionately collect something. This week we meet Martin… Audio
Businesses worried use of AI outpacing regulation - survey
Large numbers of businesses are concerned about the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey by cloud accounting company Xero.
Collective vigilance needed to combat cyber attacks - Dowling
Collective vigilance needed to combat cyber attacks in the Pacific - Dowling. Audio
US tech innovation group's advances to the NZ govt
An offshoot of Google has lobbied the government hard over electricity projects and had multiple meetings with Minister of Energy Megan Woods.
Looking after your online presence when you're no longer present
Have you ever thought about what happens to your online information when you die? A new tech start-up has created a platform which aims to address some of these issues. Jess Firth, Founder and CEO of… Audio
How influencers are making money by letting people watch them sleep
Most people twitch in their sleep - but a few have found a way to turn that into profit. Video platforms are filled with so-called "sleep streamers".
Ditching sports streaming a good result for Spark
The telecommunications company has reported a big jump in profit after selling the majority stake in its mobile towers and quitting its sports streaming business.
Tech: One NZ's big fine, Zoom changes AI use, Netflix's game streaming plans
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Susie to break down the record fine One NZ - formerly Vodafone - received over its Fibre X network, why the Recording Industry Association of America is… Audio
New Robo Kiwi hoped to curb dog attacks on national bird
A researcher involved in a project to protect kiwi from uncontrolled dogs says their new deterrent is an improvement on older models. Audio
Growing government reliance on offshore cloud services has security experts worried
A China-linked hack of US government cloud email accounts is raising questions about our government's growing reliance on American data firms. Audio
Forsyth Barr launches new investment app that also gives financial advice
Leading brokerage and investment firm Forsyth Barr has launched a new investment app, but with a difference in that it also gives financial advice.
Teaching children about screen choices
There is a lot of research emerging around the design of certain types of kids' TV shows and video games that keep them hooked. Dr Jin Russell is a developmental and community paediatrician in Tamaki… Audio
Dr Ratu Mataira: Kiwi physicist joins the nuclear fusion race
Physicist Dr Ratu Mataira is on a mission to harness the power of the sun. The 31 year old leads OpenStar Technologies, a Wellington based start-up building a 'levitated dipole' fusion reactor… Audio
The Panel with Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly (Part 2)
Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly discuss rates bills causing financial woes for the elderly, the nutritional pros and cons of meat alternatives, and the benefits of allowing… Audio
Parents weigh in on possible schools phone ban: 'They will find their way around anything'
Young people will stop at nothing to find a way around a proposed nationwide phone ban in schools, a Wairarapa parent says.
Tech: AI vs account security, firearms breach, Microsoft hack
Technology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Susie to talk about how the security questions we rely on to our secure our accounts ..."what's your mum's maiden name?", "your first pet's name" could be… Audio
From slash to cash: Finding innovative ways to fertilise and heal the land
Innovators across New Zealand are working on solutions for the huge amount of silt and woody debris that is clogging beaches and riverbanks on the East Coast.
How much energy (and water) does it take to train an AI model?
The AI industry needs to understand how it can be much more efficient with its energy use, the founder of an AI-powered carbon accounting tool says. Audio
School head who banned phones a year ago gives thoughts on National's plan
If the National party has its way, cellphones will be banned from all schools as one of the ways to lift what the party says is "abysmal" achievement in New Zealand schools. Otago Boys High is way… Video, Audio
Canadian publishers seek antitrust probe of Meta's news block
Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada last week.
