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Australia: Labor holds Dunkley seat, Meta bails on news deal
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the relief within Labor at managing to hold the seat of Dunkley at the weekend's by-election. Where does that leave Peter Dutton's Liberals? And Meta has… Audio
MPs urged to take sides in media vs big tech tussle
Media bosses warned MPs this week journalism is in jeopardy here if they don't back a Bill making offshore tech giants pay for news carried on Facebook and Google. It's based on laws already in place… Audio
'I'm sorry': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for harm on Facebook + Instagram
US senators have been grilling the chief executives of five of the world's most popular social media firms in a hearing in Washington DC, over concerns they've failed to do enough to keep children… Audio
Low-key reveal of law to make big tech pay for news
Long-awaited legislation to force big tech platforms to pay New Zealand media for the news they disseminate online is now before Parliament. It could give our media with much-needed money in years to… Audio
Do we need another social media platform?
Threads is the new Twitter rival in the social media landscape. According to it's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 30 million people signed up for the platform in it's first day. Stewart Sowman-Lund is a reporter… Audio
Life after tech jobs
The hits just keep coming for tech workers all over the world. Claire Stapleton writes an advice column on Substack for tech workers with a warning for all employees to re-evaluate the role of work to… Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett takes a look at some of the biggest technology stories of the year : The sale of Twitter to Elon Musk, Meta, Amazon and other big tech companies laying off thousands… Audio
Meta's planned changes for kids' safety - will they work?
Tech giant Meta says its planned changes to Instagram and Facebook will help keep its youngest users safer online, but the company hasn't ruled out pushing forward with a kids-only Instagram. "But is… Audio
Meta unveils teen safety measures
Social media giant Meta claims it has new tools to prevent online predators targeting teens on Facebook and Instagram. It says it's improving privacy settings to help prevent teens from connecting… 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
Midweek Mediawatch - political photo ops & tech titans under pressure
Midweek Mediawatch - Hayden Donnell talks to Charlotte Ryan about how the media handle politicians' photo opportunities - and one politician keeping the media at arm's length. Also - unprecedented… Audio
Media: Canada seeks deal with tech giants, TVNZ/RNZ merger
Media commentator Andrew Holden joins Kathryn to look at attempts by Canada to introduce legislation similar to Australia's that would compel the likes of Google and Meta to negotiate deals with… Audio
Hacking social media down to size
The world’s richest person put US$44 billion to make Twitter his personal property. Social media pioneer Evan Henshaw-Plath - who co-founded Twitter’s forerunner Odeo - is now here in New Zealand… Audio
Christchurch Call pushes against the algorithms
New Zealand is leading a bid to break open social media’s secret algorithms as part of The Christchurch Call response, with backing from some big tech outfits. But without input from the biggest… Video, Audio
Platforms under pressure to pay for news
There’s mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in… Video, Audio
Mediawatch: Mounting fake news prompts calls for action
Two government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation - and prompted loud calls for government action. But behind the scenes the… Video, Audio
Tech: Facebook's TikTok look, retail giants dump facial
Technology correspondent Dr Dennis Desmond joins Susie to talk about the big changes Meta is introducing to Facebook that will make it run along the lines of TikTok - why do some think this will mark… Audio
NZME undermines collective bid to confront tech titans
Google and Facebook have distributed New Zealand media outlets' news online for years - for free. Local media companies joined forces last year in a bid to get them to pay for it. But one of the… Audio
Tech: Why no Russian cyber attacks?
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Lynn to look at why there appears to have been a lack of cyber-attacks during Russia's month-long war with Ukraine. He says, in reality, there IS a… Audio
Ukraine's military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign - Facebook owner
Meta Platforms says a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journalist.