Technology
Border workers trial wearable Covid-19 detection tech
Border workers will spend the next month testing wearable technology that can detect whether they might have Covid-19 before the user experiences symptoms.
Up to 500 volunteers will be involved in… Audio
Business plan hatched to site 320,000 hens in 139ha forest
A South Waikato free-range egg company is setting up a new model of business - creating a forest for its hens to live in.
MIQ worker testing: Dozens may be missing regular Covid-19 swabs
Critical testing of workers at managed isolation facilities is again under scrutiny with revelations dozens of staff may not be getting regular Covid-19 swabs.
How Facebook's algorithm is changing the world
The Detail - The change in algorithm to fill your newsfeed with news from friends and family has thrown up unintended consequences.
2degrees to begin roll out of 5G service with Ericsson this year
Telecommunciations company 2degrees has started the first steps towards a 5G mobile network.
Ridding internet of all concerning content would be 'unrealistic goal' - PM
Jacinda Ardern says there is now an online defence framework for the online world that didn't exist before the Christchurch Call. Audio
CERT NZ calls for an end to password apathy
What are the first four things you see when you look around? Those items mashed together could be the best password you ever create, according to the government's cyber security agency.
Digital health tools associated with weight loss
A study has found that self-monitoring using digital health tools - including apps, wearables and websites - is associated with weight loss. Study co-author Dr Shelley Patel from the Stanford… Audio
Is it time to make the switch to private browsers?
The consumer technology writer from the New York Times is urging readers to ditch Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge in favour of using private browsers like Brave. Sunday Morning tech correspondent… Audio
Balance lacking in surveillance trends - Security expert
The SIS has adopted new terminology to describe threats and says the concern should be with violent extremists of varying ideologies, not be conflated with communities.
The building blocks of a career in robotics: from Lego to NASA
Aucklander Joseph Bowkett is living his dream, working as a robotics technologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. After completing an undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Auckland… Audio
Max Laver: from building boats to shaping dinghies in Piopio
Max Laver's always been a maker. Even as his child - the go-carts he constructed were more like chariots. He's turned his passion into a living, making fibreglass dinghies, tables for children, and… Audio, Gallery
Proliferation in online financial and cryptocurrency scams
The Financial Markets Authority says it has issued 30 per cent more warnings in relation to scams so far this year, compared to last year. The FMA already issued 19 alerts this year, in an effort to… Audio
Collagen: Can pins or pills improve your health
Stacey Morrison find out the best way to increase our collagen and keep our skin looking healthy and radiant.
Kevin Roose: How to be human in the age of automation
New York Times technology columnist and host of the podcast Rabbit Hole, Kevin Roose is the author of Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, in which he lays out a vision for how… Audio
Vic Crone: Paul Callaghan's vision 10 years on
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the late Sir Paul Callaghan's legendary 'vision' speech at the McGuinness Institute event where he presented the idea of New Zealand becoming a place where… Audio
Employees' cyber smarts and the phone market bounces back
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Lynn to look at the new research that's found a big discrepancy in what employers think their workers know about cyber security - and what they actually… Audio
Technology obsession is destroying empathy - MIT professor
M.I.T Professor Sherry Turkle is that angel on the shoulders of the people who create new technology, whispering reminders about the human consequences of what we create. She explains this all to… Audio
NZ's first hydrogen-fuelled bus unveiled in Auckland
The country's first hydrogen-fuelled bus has been unveiled today as Auckland Transport moves towards an emission-free fleet by 2040.
The $1.1 million bus will run from Botany to Britomart for a… Video, Audio
Consumer complaints about internet service providers increase
The Commerce Commission plans to address pain points for internet and cell phone customers who are having trouble with their service.
