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Online education start-up NextWork raises $2.3m in funding
Start-up NextWork wants to upskill the growing number of displaced non-tech workers as the use of artificial intelligence grows.
Police target LabHost platform users in global operation
Police have sized devices they believe were used as part of a cybercrime operation, which targeted thousands of people across the world.
New locally made dating app launched
For a lot of people these days, being single means being on a dating app. Now there's a new local one helping people find a good match. It was launched yesterday and it's founder Emily Heazlewood… Audio
Tech: Where does software fit in the right to repair movement?
Technology commentator Alex Sims joins Kathryn to discuss the issue of the right to repair, which also covers the right to use and maintain goods. As more of what we use comes to rely on software to… Audio
AI skills linked to higher salary, productivity, new jobs - report
Generative AI could dramatically boost overall productivity with workers in line for much bigger salaries, a global tech giant says.
Community leader Dave Letele interviewed by Guyon Espiner
Speaking to the new interview show 30 With Guyon Espiner, Letele talked about his own experience growing up around gangs and how he turned his life around to now help others with his Buttabean… Audio
Students head to Dallas for world robotics championships
A group of students from Aotearoa will next week be heading to the United States for the world robotics championships. Video, Audio
How AI can help you be funnier
University of Sydney researchers have developed an AI application using cartoons from The New Yorker to help people be funnier. Dr Anusha Withana joins Nights to explain. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Stuff's bold TV play
Midweek Mediawatch - Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Stuff leaping into uncharted waters by taking on Newshub at 6. Also: TVNZ going 'beyond broadcasting,' NZ Post and… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock joins Nights to debrief another big week in the media. Audio
AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward.
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today Alex Barnes talks to Jesse about Island Roots Auckland Ways and To the Best of our Knowledge. Audio
Kiwi company leads the charge in home energy technology
For 13 years, Christchurch company ArcActive has been developing a battery system for affordable home energy storage. Next month, the company is building its first factory and taking its lead-acid… Audio
Science: Roman wine taste, trees solve solar storm puzzle
Science commentator Dr Allan Blackman joins Kathryn with three new studies. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 April
On today's episode we hear from Resource Minister Shane Jones on reducing barriers to coal mines, we get Labour's reaction to the changes from leader Chris Hipkins, journalist and media commentator… Audio
'Not a big leap' from publisher to broadcaster, Stuff owner insists
The specifics of the Stuff deal to replace Newshub's TV bulletin are yet to be ironed out. Audio
Reserve Bank asks for public feedback on digital cash
The notes and coins people keep in their wallets could have a digital, government-backed equivalent by the end of the decade. RBNZ director of money and cash Ian Woolford spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Stuff to take over 6pm news on Three
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a deal with Stuff to supply the 6pm bulletin, replacing Newshub. Journalist and media commentator Bill Ralston and former Newshub Head of News Mark Jennings spoke to… Audio
Stuff owner Sinead Boucher on deal to deliver 6pm news
Stuff's owner says the new 6pm bulletin is going to be "quite different" from what's currently offered by Newshub. Stuff's owner Sinead Boucher spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Air NZ announces route for first all-electric plane
Air New Zealand has announced its first route for its all-electric aircraft, the beta ALIA, which will fly from Wellington to Marlborough, with cargo-only flights in 2026. Air New Zealand's chief… Audio
