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Supermarket spies: New bodycams' link to police surveillance
Software for new anti-crime surveillance inside stores will be integrated with that used to recognise car number plates.
Music feature: Concert films throughout the ages
For decades if you couldn't make the gig, the next best thing was watching the DVD or movie of the show at the cinema. Audio
Tech Tuesday with Dan Watson
Today Dan talks to Jesse about icognito mode and what it does to shield people in terms of privacy. Audio
Sir Peter Beck: Ambitions interplanetary and down-to-Earth
Newly knighted Sir Peter Beck still has a couple more things he would like to achieve before his time on Earth is up. Audio
The headlines we didn’t read
Mary Argue is back guiding us through the latest weird and wonderful headlines from the world of science. Audio
Shoddy statistics get the thumbs up emoji from media
Many media outlets reported interesting poll findings this week about using emojis at work. The only problem: the poll was almost meaningless, statistically-speaking. But it's far from the first time…
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Bid to make big tech pay for New Zealand news hits a snag
A proposed law to get Google and Facebook pay for local news is not dead, the media minister says - but a Parliamentary committee and its government MPs have not supported it.
Long-running bid to make big tech pay for news hits a snag
The media minister says a proposed law to get Google and Facebook pay for local news is not dead, but this week a Parliamentary committee and its government MPs did not support it. The government’s…
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Mediawatch for 2 June 2024
Long-running bid to make big tech pay for news hits a snag - so what happens next?; stories based on stats sliced from surveys; shock horror over incomplete houses. Audio
Ticketek Australia data breach: Names, birthdays and email addresses potentially accessed
Ticketek Australia's breach comes just days after rival company Ticketmaster was reportedly attacked.
Max Miller: Tasting history one recipe at a time
Since launching his YouTube channel four years ago, Max Miller has amassed more than two million of subscribers - all tuning in for his videos that fuse history lessons with a cooking show. Neither a… Audio
The forgotten women's football world cup
The shameful treatment of pioneer women footballers 50 years ago is the subject of a new documentary Copa 71, which is screening now. Rapturous crowds of over 100,000 fans cheered 18 year old Carol… Video, Audio
Long weekend viewing tips from Dan Slevin
Tonight, for the long weekend, Dan Slevin is taking a look at both seasons of Tokyo Vice, Freud's Last Session and the documentary Great Photo, Lovely Life. Audio
TVNZ fails in bid to appeal Employment Court decision
TVNZ has been ordered to comply with a clause in its collective agreement to consult with staff over cost-cutting measures. Audio
Film Review with Kate Rodger
Today Kate talks to Jesse about The Garfield Movie, her top 5 picks for the long weekend and a 10 year celebration of Christopher Nolans' Interstellar release taking place at the Stardome. Audio
Safe smart phone surfing invention
Safe Surfer is an organisation here in Aotearoa New Zealand who've come up with a potential solution to the damage that devices are doing to young people. Rory Birkbeck is part of the team, and a dad… Audio
Marlon Williams on AMA win
Big night for music in Aotearoa last night with the music awards being handed out to our talented musical artists and associated craft. We catch up with Marlon Williams about his big win. Audio
Batman: The Caped Crusader
Rodrigo Martinez Gazoni chats with Bryan Crump about the scientific plausibility of Batman's cape and some of his other gadgets. Audio
I Was There When: King Charles appeared on Bro'Town
In 2005, locally-made hit animated series Bro'Town secured a cameo from one of the most well-known men in the world, now known as King Charles III. Audio
Tech: AI flaws - does any tech company want to know?
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce details the flaw he found in a number of AI systems and the difficulty he had in alerting the big tech companies to it. Audio