Technology
AI ethicist Timnit Gebru: why we can't trust Silicon Valley
In the race to create and release Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, are Silicon Valley companies such as OpenAI failing to fully consider the consequences of their work? The speed of development in… Audio
AUKUS deal: Australia assures US nuclear submarine technology safe
Australia has assured Washington that US technology will be safe under a plan to supply it with nuclear-powered submarines in a tripartite deal also including Britain, Canberra's ambassador to the US…
Technology: Jack Dorsey's new social network, the rise of AI scams
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's new social media endeavour - Bluesky. The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning over… Audio
GCSB cannot follow US, Canada on TikTok ban on devices
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) minister says New Zealand will not be following other countries in clamping down on TikTok on government-issued cellphones - because it legally…
Bookmarks with Sean Gourley
On Bookmarks today, Sean Gourley, is our guest. He's the founder and CEO of San Francisco based artificial intelligence company Primer. He's a Canterbury University Graduate as well as an Oxford… Audio
The quantam realm isn't just fiction in film
Anything is possible in the quantum realm - things can be in two places at once. It's no wonder it's the stuff for super heroes. Director of the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum… Audio
"It began with wanting to know how things work"- Kartikay Lal on curiosity, and robots
In this episode, we hear about how a Massey University electronics engineer took his love for robotics to school students in Rotorua. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
"It began with wanting to know how things work"- Kartikay Lal on curiosity, and robots
In this episode, we hear about how a Massey University electronics engineer took his love for robotics to school students in Rotorua. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
AudioCyclone communications show need to breach digital divide
A Christchurch social housing trust says the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle shows how important it is for everyone to have digital skills. Audio
Tech with a Teen
Charlie Cuff talks Chat GPT from a high school student's perspective. Audio
Transistor radios making a come back post Cyclone Gabrielle
Old-fashioned transistor radios have been flying off the shelves in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Jim Mayo is the owner of the Mayo Group, which supplies audio visual equipment to stores all across… Audio
New technology with Tony Grasso
Technology correspondent Tony Grasso talks to Susie Ferguson about a group of Chinese scientists who recently quietly posted a paper purporting to show how a combination of classical and quantum… Audio
AI gathers pace - should we be optimistic or frightened?
If you think Artificial Intelligence is gathering pace - Michael Witbrock says be prepared for way more disruption than the early years of social media. For example, the new tech that can recreate the… Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Dan Watson has some handy hints for being prepared for a disaster and how to stay connected. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Landslides create more fibre faults
Fresh landslides and damage from roadworks are hampering efforts to restore communication services in the wake of the cyclone.
Fibre supplying Gisborne from the north has been fixed, but three new… Audio
Parental support no match for teens' internet sugar highs
The more social support a teenager has from their parents, the more likely they are to be addicted to the internet, according to a new study from the Sydney Business School. Audio
NZ 'makes its own decisions': No action over Chinese-made CCTV cameras
New Zealand is not upping the ante against Chinese-made surveillance cameras despite moves in Australia to rip some out.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Vodafone aims for cell tower fixes by nightfall
Vodafone is hoping to restore about 60 percent of its cellphone coverage in Gisborne's town centre by tonight.
Chief technology officer, Tony Baird, told Checkpoint the network was trying to get five… Video, Audio
How to get the best out of impaired communication networks
There are limited communications out of areas severely affected by Cyclone Gabrielle in the central North Island.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tech correspondent Bill Bennett
Bill joins Kathryn to talk about how internet connections have held up during Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio