Technology
Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
The government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct governing how they stop dangerous falsehoods spreading, to be approved by a regulator.
The Panel with Zoe George and Martin Cocker (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Zoe George and Martin Cocker discuss Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's latest idea for a second harbour crossing, and Australian plans to put an age… Audio
Banning teens from social media distracting from real issues
The Australian Prime Minister is vowing to get kids off their devices and on to the footy field by introducing a miniumum social media age of 16. Aoteroa's Prime Minister has said he's up for looking… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 12 September
On today's episode, ACT Party leader David Seymour is dismissing analysis from the Council of Trade Unions suggesting it will cost at least $4 million to progress the Treaty Principles Bill to a… Audio
Govt announces chatbot Gov-GPT
The government has announced it will launch an AI chatbot called Gov-GPT to give businesses easy access to information about the government. Callaghan Innovation chief executive Stefan Korn spoke to… Audio
Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts
The company does not offer Australians an opt-out option like it does in the EU, because it has not been required to do so under privacy law.
Defence Force at global summit to come up with a blueprint for armies to use AI.
The government said this was to give the Defence Force the opportunity to engage in discussion with other countries, including partners in the Five Eyes intelligence group.
Australia to set minimum age for social media
The Australian government has committed to setting a minimum social media age limit, citing concerns about mental and physical health. Burnet Institute programme director of behaviours and health… Audio
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Richard Pamatatau (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Cindy Mitchener and Richard Pamatatau discuss hybrid learning for school students, hear from someone directly linked to the birth of instant… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Tim Batt
Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss the main news from Apples "It's Glowtime" launch event. Audio
IRD data sharing: Safety of anonymising detail to be examined
Inland Revenue has confirmed it will look into the safety of how it anonymises the taxpayers' details it provides to Facebook and other social media platforms.
IRD backtracks on technique used to anonymise personal details
The IRD has backtracked on a controversial safety techique that is used to anonymise people's personal details. The organisation had been relying on a technique called "hashing" when it handed over… Audio
Māori media company makes Time Top 100 list
The chief executive of a Māori media company based out of Kaitaia has been recognised as one of Time Magazine's Top 100 in A.I. Te Hiku Media chief executive Peter-Lucas Jones spoke to Charlotte Cook.
…Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Monday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Thousands of taxpayers' details given to Facebook for ads
Inland Revenue is giving hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' details to social media platforms for marketing. Audio
TIME mag nod for preserving te reo through AI
Peter-Lucas Jones has been recognised alongside some of the biggest tech players in the world.
Telecommunications companies to come up with coverage maps
New Zealand is littered with cellphone coverage black holes, with one so large it covers a whole town. Audio
SIS report spells out threats facing NZ
In 2024, spying has gone high tech - but it's not all cybercrime and internet hacking
The 'science donut' across the ditch
Scientists at the Australian Synchrotron use intense beams of light to answer research questions
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
The government unveiled 10 new voluntary guidelines on AI systems and has opened consultation over whether to make them mandatory.
