Technology
Should Siri have your friend's voice?
Alexa and Siri have become a fairly common part of households in recent years.
The AI assistants offer reminders, answer tricky questions, and can help people to make calls or send emails and text… Audio
Ashburton College bans phones to curb bullying, boost outcomes
Ashburton College is largely banning cellphones at school from next year in a bid to combat bullying and improve student outcomes. The board of trustees made the decision after 12 months of research… Video, Audio
Scan technicians frustrated at pay rates
Technicians in charge of doing CT and other scans at hospitals are exasperated at being paid $10,000 less than clerks.
They have been left in the wake after hospital clerical staff and… Audio
Spy agency uses 'computer network exploitation' to take digital information
One of the country's two spy agencies has revealed it retrieves information directly from where it is stored or processed on computers.
Kiwis still taken in by online scams
Plenty of Kiwis are still being taken in by online scams.
Financial Services Complaints, a free financial service, says consumers need to be as vigilant as ever when it comes to fraud, following what… Audio
Security firms inundated and unable to cope with pre-Xmas demand
Security companies say there is a massive demand for services and staff are struggling to cope in the run-up to Christmas.
Facial recognition expert claims Lord Lucan is alive
Computer scientist Professor Hassan Ugail's AI photo analysis technology has positively identified an elderly man in Australia as Lord Lucan, a British aristocrat who vanished in 1974 the day after… Audio
Tech: Facebook job cuts and the boom in generative AI
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the 11,000 jobs being cut from Facebook's parent company Meta, the explosion in generative AI, a programming tool that can write code in a… Audio
Meta to lay off 11,000 employees
Facebook's parent company, Meta, says it will lay off more than 11,000 employees today, citing "worsening macroeconomic trends".
The company's stock has fallen more than 70 percent this year.
… Audio
'I got this wrong' - Zuckerberg after Meta cuts 11,000 jobs
Meta Platforms is doubling down on its risky metaverse bet amid a crumbling advertising market and decades-high inflation.
Sunshine science: the power and peril of the sun’s rays
Summer is on its way, and this week we're exploring both the power and the peril of the sun. First, we visit the Ultrafast Laser Lab to learn about efforts to create better solar panels. Then, we hear… Audio
In search of better solar power
Summer is coming, and all we can think about is that sweet, sweet sunshine. Meet Dr Michael Price: a researcher using lasers to find better, more efficient solar panel materials.
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NIWA researchers tracking ventilation to assess risk of Covid-19 transmission
NIWA air quality researchers have launched a project to track ventilation and assess how vulnerable communities could be better protected from Covid-19.
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Vertech IT Services owner and managing director Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about the importance of evaluating your screen time and has some ideas for a digital spring clean. Audio
Spying on our sewage
Covid-19 put wastewater testing on our radar, but what else can this technology tell us about our lives? Audio
Twitter begins charging $13.50/month for verification
Twitter updated its app in Apple's App Store to begin charging for sought-after blue check verification marks, including New Zealand in the rollout.
Australia experiencing cyber attacks once every seven minutes - report
Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, with a government report released on Friday equating the assault to one attack every seven…
Research on reluctance to install solar power cells
The rate of take up on solar technology in New Zealand is stubbornly slow. Dr Yvonne Matthews from NIWA has been given a Marsden Fund grant to look into the value of solar cells of Aotearoa. She talks… Audio
Accounting firms calls for government funded tech boost for small businesses
A large accounting software firm is calling on the government to consider a technology boost for small businesses.
Google says privacy key as NZ Identity Check system planned
Google says it is supporting efforts between countries to fix a lack of "legal stability" around the flow of people's data and privacy.
