Technology
Elon Musk welcomed to Beijing
Elon Musk has been welcomed to Beijing by China's foreign minister Qin Yang, at the start of the business magnate's first trip to China in three years.
The visit comes as tensions between the US and… Audio
This election year, we need to brace ourselves for AI
National's AI-generated attack ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Could AI turn this election upside down? Audio
This election year, we need to brace ourselves for AI
National's AI-generated attack ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Could AI turn this election upside down?
AudioThe dilemma of switching off from work outside of hours
Ever turned your mobile to flight mode on days off to avoid work calls? What about the dilemma of emails dive bombing your inbox after hours?
A new survey of New Zealand workers has found almost half… Video, Audio
NZ websites down - Security update causes widespread internet outages
An internet glitch rendered banking apps and a number of .co.nz websites inaccessible for some users on Tuesday morning.
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Dan Watson, talks to Jesse about insurance protection for being scammed, do you need card blocking protection when travelling and how do we… Audio
Raft of issues found during Archives NZ overhaul, review shows
A host of shortcomings has been pinpointed in an IT overhaul at Archives NZ that hugely disrupted public access to more than six million public records.
AI attack ads - to disclose, or not disclose?
PR firms think political parties should have to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising, but advertisers are not so sure. Audio
Should political parties have to disclose use of AI?
The PR industry thinks political parties should have to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising. But advertisers are not so sure.
The political parties themselves have… Audio
Sheep chambers travel to UK to measure methane
New Zealand-designed chambers to measure the amount of methane produced by sheep are now being rolled out in other countries.
Ongoing questions on telecommunications resilience unanswered
Analysis - Hawke's Bay dodged a much worse cellphone and internet blackout in Cyclone Gabrielle when fuel supplies ran critically low, papers show. Audio
Hacked: Thousands of school passwords breached
A cyber security firm says hackers are selling thousands of staff and student logins, passwords and access to school and tertiary institution IT systems.
Cyber Sentience says it found evidence of… Audio
Hacked: Increased rate of cyber crime "alarming"
A cyber security firm says hackers are claiming they have access to IT systems at hundreds of New Zealand schools and tertiary institutes as well as stolen personal data from thousands of staff and… Audio
Hackers selling access to school IT systems, cyber security firm says
A cyber security firm says it found hackers last year selling logins and passwords of thousands of school and tertiary students and staff.
Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code
Twitter has pulled out of the European Union's voluntary code to fight disinformation, the EU has said.
AI in politics: Law expert urges transparency and more regulation
The use of artificial intelligence in political campaigning needs stronger regulation to help prevent voter manipulation, an Auckland law lecturer is warning. Audio
Emergency mobile alert system test
Mobile phones nationwide will ring noisily on Sunday evening as if an emergency were happening - a test-run for when the real deal unexpectedly hits. But how does it work, and will everyone receive… Audio
Elon Musk's Neuralink says it has approval to put brain-chips in humans
Neuralink wants to help restore people's vision and mobility by connecting brains with computers.
Tracey Spicer: how AI backs up gender biases
Australian journalist Tracey Spicer speaks out against the use of sexist and racist stereotypes by artificial intelligence technology in her new book Man-Made. Audio
Do we need to monitor AI in the upcoming election?
How can artificial intelligence be monitored heading into October's election? And who should monitor fake news and augmented images?
The questions come after the National Party has admitted to using… Audio
