Technology
Forecasting earthquakes - can we better predict ground shaking?
An earthquake engineering expert wants to change the way we predict how the ground will shake during an earthquake. Professor Brendon Bradley from the University of Canterbury is the recipient of a… Audio
UK tax authority seizes NFT for first time in $NZ2.86m fraud case
The UK tax authority has seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as part of a probe into a suspected VAT fraud involving 250 alleged fake companies.
How to unleash New Zealand's digital productivity
New Zealand's being urged to do everything it can do now to boost its digital productivity, before it loses out to other OECD nations racing on the information super-highway. The recent 2022 OECD… Audio
Frontal Fatigue: how technology is overstressing our brain
In his trailblazing new book, Frontal Fatigue: The Impact of Modern Life and Technology on Mental Illness, Dr Mark Rego examines why mental illness and stress are skyrocketing alongside technology. Audio
Prof Robert Stickgold: how advertisers want to hack our dreams
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but marketing companies are now exploring the potential of advertising their products to us while we sleep. Audio
The Panel with Mai Chen and Selwyn Manning (part 1)
Panellists Mai Chen and Selwyn Manning discuss the ongoing protest at Parliament, and a rise in the minimum wage. Audio
How disposable face masks are being turned into farm fence posts
Since the "mask up" mandate got stricter we're seeing more of the blue and white disposable ones covering mouths and noses.
But where do they go when we chuck them? They might be in your backyard or… Video, Audio
Rakon lifts profit forecast for third time this financial year
The computer chip company upgraded its full-year underlying profit guidance to be between $49 million and $53m, up from between $44m and $49m.
Technology: Pacific nations weigh up Bitcoin embrace + what's plaguing Meta?
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at how Pacific nations like Palau and Tonga are considering whether to follow El Salvador's lead and embrace Bitcoin as legal tender to… Audio
Growing energy sector faces major workforce shortage
The electricity supply industry says it's on track for unprecedented growth in the coming years but will be hamstrung by a massive deficit in skilled tradespeople. The industry is warning of a looming… Audio
Musk's Starlink may provide permanent internet solution for some Tongan islands
A team of workers from Elon Musk's SpaceX are in Fiji trying to re-establish full internet communications in Tonga, with a Starlink broadband connection. Audio
SpaceX team in Fiji to help fix Tonga's internet
Fiji's attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced on Twitter a SpaceX team is in Fiji to help reconnect Tonga to the world.
It comes two weeks after Elon Musk offered to send Starlink… Audio
Economic development agency launches new app to pair employers with talent
Whanganui city's economic development agency wants to see locals swiping right on a new matchmaking app set up to pair local businesses with skilled workers.
'Robo-advice' a low-cost option for financial planning
Only two firms offer low-cost computer-generated financial advice, despite it being available for four years.
Domino's expanding drone delivery service
Pizza chain Domino's says its delivery driver roles are not in danger as it prepares to extend its drone delivery trial.
Zuckerberg loses $29b in a day as Meta shares crash
Mark Zuckerberg has lost $29 billion in net worth in a day as Meta Platforms Inc's stock marked a record one-day plunge after a disappointing earnings forecast.
Facebook shares drop as owner Meta warns advertising is slowing
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said the firm's sales growth had been hurt as audiences - especially younger users - left for rivals. More than 2.8 billion people used one of its apps daily in December, but…
Otago Boys’ High School bans phones
The move was inspired by the results of a study which found most pupils spent more than five hours a day on screens outside school time.
Spotify vows to clamp down on Covid-19 misinformation
Spotify says it is working to add advisory warnings to any podcast on its platform that discuss Covid-19.
A.C. Grayling: 'We're heading towards a series of catastrophes'
In his new book, For the Good of the World, English philosopher Professor A.C. Grayling outlines the biggest challenges he believes the world faces right now - climate change, technology and justice -… Audio
