Technology
Sensor measures dairy cows' nitrogen impact by listening to urination
Scientists have developed a smartwatch-like sensor which listens to a cow urinate, measuring the amount of nitrogen hitting the pasture.
New technology to tackle nitrogen release by cattle
It's a wee issue but with a big environmental impact - nitrogen released in the urine of cattle affects nearby water quality. AgResearch senior scientist Brendon Welten speaks to Jesse. Audio
AI increasingly becoming a threat to 'knowledge workers'
Humans are already working alongside robots in industries such as manufacturing, but knew technology developments are threatening 'knowledge workers' jobs too.
The seven types of people on Spotify Wrapped day
It doesn't matter who you are, whether you hate music or have never and will never use Spotify. Everyone fits the mould for at least one of these types on Wrapped day.
Will we see the Tesla Cybertruck in Aotearoa?
Today Tesla announced the final specifications - and price - for their controversial Cybertruck. Almost five years since they announced, and started taking pre-orders, for the car! In the USA it… Audio
Icehouse Ventures eyeing growth after successful capital raise
Venture capital firm Icehouse Ventures has raised $10 million in equity to fund its growth.
Musk curses out advertisers who left X over antisemitic content
Elon Musk, who recently called a racist conspiracy theory "the actual truth", told advertisers who paused spending to "go f*** yourself".
Tech: ChatGPT + 'scientific' data, Telsa flaws - known, but
Tech correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at a report in Nature that notes ChatGPT can be used to generate fake, but reasonably good-looking, scientific data to support a hypothesis. What… Audio
The need for enough mechanics to meet growth in EVs
The motor industry is warning there are not enough mechanics trained to service and repair a surging number of electric and hybrid vehicles on our roads. Pure battery electric vehicles make up about… Audio
David Brooks: how to know another person
Sociologist David Brooks used to think wisdom was the ability to utter life-changing maxims like Dumbledore or Yoda. Now he believes it's about deeply seeing someone else's experience. "I think wisdom… Video, Audio
Google to shut down inactive accounts
From December internet giant Google will be shutting down accounts that haven't be accessed in two years.
It's part of a plan to tighten security, minimising the risk of hackers getting access to… Audio
Touchscreen Eftpos machines unusable for the blind
A blind Dunedin resident says she's had to resort to telling shop workers her pin number because touchscreen Eftpos machines are unusable.
Unlike a typical Eftpos machine with raised keys, the… Audio
Google Drive users 'in a panic' as files disappear
It is not known how many customers are affected, but people in multiple countries have reported problems.
The deep tech sector dreaming up ways to save the planet
A look inside an Auckland building that's an incubator for the deep tech sector, aimed at finding solutions for some of the world's biggest carbon-emitting materials. Audio
Bridging the digital gap in schools
Access to the digital world is now a necessity - however one hundred and twenty thousand Kiwi kids can't access a learning device at home. The 'Quadrent Green Lease' scheme is helping to close the… Audio
New NZ-made plane to save lives in natural disasters
New Zealand's only commercial aircraft manufacturing company has built a new plane to save lives during natural disasters and fight fires. NZAero CEO Stephen Burrows speaks to Jesse. Audio
OpenAI's latest breakthrough a threat to humanity, board heard
CEO Sam Altman was fired after staff wrote a letter claiming their latest advance was a step towards an artificial general intelligence, sources say.
Tech: Sam Altman back after sacking debacle, Optus CEO quits
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at the debacle over the firing of Sam Altman as OpenAI's CEO. The non-profit is behind the hugely successful AI ChatGPT, but Altman was sacked by the board… Audio
Good as gold: New Kiwi platform shakes up gold investing
Gold has long been considered a safe investment; one that's more immune from vagaries of the market or global uncertainties. It's also out of the reach of most people. A new trading platform is being… Audio
NZ aeronautical company develops new plane
A Kiwi aeronautical company with a chequered past has developed a new plane it says can help save lives during natural disasters, and fight the impacts of climate change.
NZ Aero, based in Hamilton… Audio