Technology
Pudding is a 3D printed cheesecake
Researchers at the Hod Lipson Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University have developed a 3D printer that bakes real, edible food. Audio
Amazon division signs cooperation deal with New Zealand government
The US tech giant is building large data centres here and has been courting senior ministers for months.
The Panel (Part One) with Conor English and Verity Johnson
Today on The Panel Wallace with Conor English and Verity Johnson discuss National's proposed shakeup of the education sector with the CEO of Longworth Education Dr Sarah Aiono. Also they talk to… Audio
Technology: Facebook hacks, TikTok ban, Twitter scraps 2FA
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the difficulties people face in recovering their social media accounts - particularly Facebook - if they've been subject to a hack or… Audio
AI is most important tech advance in decades - Bill Gates
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance in decades, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says.
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
Device-addicted parents struggling to curb kid's screen time
Parenting advocate Holly Brooker thinks it's awesome half of Kiwi parents owned up to feeling addicted to their devices in a recent survey. "When we can acknowledge that, we can put some changes in… Audio
Judge terminates programmer's bid to have AI credited as an inventor
The creator of an AI called Dabus invented a new type of food container that can interlock with others - but not according to the courts.
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today Vertech It Services owner and managing director Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about what to look for in a business to indicate whether they actually take your privacy seriously. Audio
The future of electric aviation
Aviation currently makes up 3.5 percent of global carbon emissions, and that number is only set to rise. Dr Grant Lumsden is partnerships manager at Wellington UniVentures, talks to Jesse about some… Audio
Lucrative video games industry being poached by Australia
Video games could be our next billion-dollar industry, but Australian tax incentives threaten to stunt growth of the sector in New Zealand.
Humanity at the tip of the tipping point - IPCC report
We're at the tip of the tipping point: that's the warning from the UN as the IPCC releases it's final report until 2030.
The report summarises decades of research, providing a scientific underpinning… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch
Wallace and panellists Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch talk to cartographer Jim Lewis about the dying art of map making. Plus our panellists tell us what's been on their mind this week. Audio
Plan to end streaming in schools by 2030
Around 90% of our schools use the streaming system, despite stacking evidence that proves it to be ineffective for students. Some have also called it inherently racist. Dr David Pomeroy talks to… Audio
Revolutionary AI is coming for a top earning industry near you
Automation came for the low paid jobs, now AI might be coming for the top earners, Kevin Norquay writes.
Parliamentary Service bans TikTok on its devices
New Zealand is following other countries in banning the popular video-sharing app TikTok from Parliament-issued devices.
The Post-graduate student blasting off to NASA
Leah Albrow one of five selected for NASA internship in US. Audio
ChatGPT recipe fail leaves a sour taste
The latest iteration of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is supposed to be able to create recipes from images. But as food writer Lucy Corry finds out, results may vary.
What are the implications of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse for the tech sector?
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at what the Silicon Valley Bank collapse could mean for the capital-hungry tech industry, the mass layoffs announced by Meta and what the… Audio
The rush is on to use ChatGPT - but what could it mean for our jobs?
It took the humble telephone 75 years to gain 100 million users. It took Facebook four and a half years. ChatGPT, the AI driven chatbot, reached that figure in just two months. The large language… Audio
