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Tech news: Amazon Down Under & more Facebook ads
Facebook tries to bolster its ad revenues to meet Wall Street's expectations.Also Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos has just overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's richest person. It's all down to Amazon's… Audio
Beyond binary: storing data in DNA
The cloud may soon blow over, as scientists investigate storing information in the densest known storage medium in the universe – DNA. Luis Ceze has been exploring the possibilities. Audio, Gallery
Report shows Kiwis too trusting of public wi-fi
Are New Zealanders too relaxed when it comes to their security when using public wifi? Internet security company Norton thinks so. It's released a survey showing many people think their privacy is… Audio
Dotcom flags new court action over govt spying
Kim Dotcom says he is taking new court action against the government after discovering agents may have spied on him for two months longer than it previously admitted.
Media warned over 'carte blanche' use of social media posts
The Broadcasting Standards Authority is calling for an "urgent" conversation about the media's use of public social media posts without permission. Comments
The future of encryption
With the UK and Australia taking steps to restrict the use of encryption, will New Zealand follow suit? InternetNZ has recently released a position paper outlining the benefits of encryption and the… Audio
Total War: Julien Blarel
A series of video games called Total War is allowing players to control enormous armies of tens of thousands of people in real time combat. Kathryn Ryan speaks with Julien Blarel, who has turned… Audio, Gallery
Tech Talk
Paul Brislen talks about the marriage of technology and legal worlds, and what this means for the future of free and open access to content on the internet. Audio
Podcasts with Katy Atkin
Katy critiques a couple of Kiwi podcasts today: "Healthy or Hoax" - with RNZ's Carol Hirschfeld and food writer Niki Bezzant & "Boners of the Heart" a weekly living room chat between comedians Rose… Audio
Tech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny & another big cyber-attack
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major… Audio
Is the future a digital virus war?
Tom Moore of Aura information security explains what the future of viruses is likely to look like and how our lives could be impacted. Audio
Cyber attack forces NZ port onto manual systems
Port of Tauranga is using workarounds to get Maersk container ships moving after the shipping firm's global booking system was hit by the latest global cyber attack. Audio
Local law firm hit by Petya
DLA Piper has been hit by the latest ransomeware doing the rounds - Petya. Audio
5G Rural Internet
The United Nations say connectivity to the Internet is a basic human right, however one-year on, it says half of the planet is not connected. Most of these users live in rural and low-income areas… Audio
Cyber Attack Reaches Australia
A ransomware attack rolling out across the globe has affected Australian offices of global companies. International law firm DLA Piper has told Australian employees it has been the victim of a "major… Audio
Cyber attack hits companies across Europe
Banks, retailers, and energy and transport firms across Europe have been struck by a major ransomware attack.
Fake News and the 2017 General Election
How will fake news affect this year's General Election campaign? A panel discussion on the local implications of what's a very live issue worldwide. Audio
Annie Goldson: 'Kim Dotcom is dancing in the surf'
The complex and compelling character of Kim Dotcom is now part of the New Zealand vernacular and his story raises issues that are relevant to us all, says Annie Goldson, director of the documentary… Video, Audio
Getting engaged with the audience
Thousands of people took part in TVNZ's recent interactive project What Next? but critics complained the questions and answers didn't reveal very much. Mediawatch talks to two experts about a new… Audio
Getting engaged with the audience
Thousands of people took part in TVNZ's recent interactive project What Next? but critics complained the questions and answers didn't reveal very much. Mediawatch talks to two experts about a new…
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