Technology
Google extension aims to help point out ethical products
A new digital feature called Find Fair being launched today aims to help people cut through the 'woke-washing' when shopping online.
It's a Google Chrome extension which flags products considered to… Audio
Westpac tells wholesalers to embrace new technology
Westpac is telling wholesalers to embrace new technologies and meet rising customer expectations if they want to thrive in a one hundred and thirty eight -billion-dollar $138bn industry. Research… Audio
Police consider US firm to capture and store sensitive data
Police are looking to a hugely profitable US taser maker for new ways to capture sensitive criminal case evidence and store it overseas.
Wholesalers must change or risk being left behind - report
Wholesalers are being advised to up their digital, data, logistics and customer services or risk being bypassed by more innovative competitors.
E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022
This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away, the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says. Its estimate, based on global trade data, highlights the…
How Fujitsu became part of a UK post office scandal
More than 700 Post Office branch managers were convicted when faulty accounting software made it look as though money had gone missing from their sites.
Why a surveillance firm the govt is using is embroiled in controversy
Analysis - The government's use of a firm run by Israeli ex-spies and military commanders to scour social media platforms has landed NZ in a global debate over 'surveillance for hire', writes Phil…
Harakeke fibres creating strong, low-carbon material for boats, rockets, cars
Harakeke or flax fibres are being used to create a new low-carbon composite material which is lighter and stronger than fibreglass.
The company behind the invention, KiwiFibre, says the harakeke… Audio
The Panel with Cas Carter and Michael Moynahan (Part 2)
Today on the second half of The Panel, Wallace and panellists Cas Carter and Michael Moynahan talk about how to find out if you've been "pwned" by cyber criminals. Plus they discuss the swanky new… Audio
Swapping Silicon Valley for a less dazzling location, Hamilton!
Swapping Silicon Valley for Hamilton isn't the usual trajectory for an internationally successful tech firm. But that's exactly what digital streaming platform Shift72 did. Audio
Tech: Targeted ads, Iran & Starlink, laughing robots
Technology correspondent Mahsa Mohaghegh joins Kathryn to talk about targeted advertising; how it works, what the difference is between first and third-party cookies and Google's cookie-replacement… Audio
Comcom proposes to make services from different providers 'readily comparable'
The Commerce Commission wants to make it easier for consumers to compare mobile and broadband services.
'Surveillance for hire': Govt enlists ex-Israeli spies to covertly collect data online
The government is working with a surveillance firm formed by ex-Israeli spies to help meet its "legislative responsibilities" in a specific, but undisclosed area. Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
This week owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about Cybersecurity Awareness week and the small changes we can all make to protect ourselves online. Audio
Pinnacle cyber attack: Beware of suspicious emails, messages and bank activity - Commissioner
The Privacy Commission is advising victims of the Pinnacle hack to be wary of any suspicious cellphone communication or bank activity.
Business commentator Nikki Mandow
Business commentator Nikki Mandow has been looking at the big issues from the Agri-food-tech 2035 Oceania Summit, including a focus on alternative food proteins and difficulty getting funding for… Audio
Patient data on dark web after hack of NZ primary health provider
Senstive patient data has made its way to the dark web, more than a week after a cyber attack on a primary health provider. Pinnacle Midlands Health Network operates several North Island GP practices… Video, Audio
Sensitive patient data leaked online
Sensitive patient data that was stolen in a cyber attack has been published on the internet by what the company is calling "malicious actors".
Data from Pinnacle Midlands Health Network was hacked on… Audio
NZ under pressure to yield to European data demands
New Zealand is under pressure to yield to new European Union demands over how companies harvest people's data.
NZ under pressure to yield to European data demands
New Zealand is under pressure to yield to new European demands over how companies can harvest people's data.
But a lawyer is warning that might well end up heaping costs onto businesses.
Phil… Audio
