Technology
US to back waiver of patent protection on Covid - 19 vaccines
The Biden administration in the United States has announced today that they will be supporting a proposal to the World Trade Organisation to remove intellectual property protections on Covid 19… Audio
Covid-19 vaccine waivers a monumental step in pandemic fight
The head of the World Health Organisation is hailing a move to get rid of patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines as a monumental step in the fight against the pandemic. The US president Joe Biden… Audio
Goodbye Spot the digidog and 'disaster girl' sells her meme
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about how a software company offered employees a choice: stop complaining about the company's issues with diversity and inclusion - or take a… Audio
A 25-year-old's mission to revolutionise the wool industry
Logan Williams is a scientist, a serial inventor, the Director of Technology and Innovation at the New Zealand Merino Company, and could be the saviour to the wool industry... and he's only 25 years… Audio
Chinese space rocket could land near NZ
There's a large rocket falling from the sky. But don't panic, it will probably fall at sea. TAstronomer, astrobiologist, former NASA scientist and author Duncan Steele talks to Jesse. Audio
Kombucha scoby found to lower E coli in dairy shed effluent
A product used to make kombucha has been found to reduce E coli in dairy shed effluent.
EU hits Apple with music streaming charge
EU regulators are accusing Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market, siding with Spotify in a case that could lead to changes in its lucrative business practices.
Nicole Perlroth: the cyberweapons arms race
In her new book, This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends, New York Times cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth exposes threat posed by an international market in cyberweapons For decades the US… Audio
UK spy boss' warning over tech, ransomware payments skyrocket
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the GCHQ chief's warning of the West's facing a "moment of reckoning" over cybersecurity, and the need for countries like the UK to… Audio
Vodafone explains erratic cellphone signal across Aotearoa
Vodafone spokesperson Nicky Preston speaks to Lisa Owen about reasons why mobile phone or internet data coverage can be erratic in parts of New Zealand.
Spark was not available for an interview but… Video, Audio
Phone users around Aotearoa frustrated by dodgy reception
On Tuesday Invercargill man Russel Bell told Checkpoint he has had a gutsful of his bad cell signal - his provider is Spark, but his story connected with many who shared his frustration.
Many people… Video, Audio
Police praised intelligence system after mosque attacks, despite shortcomings
Police were lauding their counterterrorism intelligence system shortly after the mosque attacks, even though they knew parts of it were in a woeful state.
Invercargill man frustrated by cellphone reception decline
Invercargill man Russel Bell has noticed over the past several weeks his previously good cellphone signal has dissolved into basically nothing.
Since February 14 Bell thinks he has been missing calls… Video, Audio
Businesses must improve online consumer experience - review
There appears to be a disconnect between what businesses and consumers regard as innovation.
'They cut the VPN': Oscars screening party in Shanghai
Nomadland, directed by a Chinese-born woman, has cleaned up at the Academy Awards, but many behind China's so-called 'Great Firewall' may have their access to the news, and the film, restricted.
India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of Covid-19 handling
The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets that were critical of India's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of Covid-19 again hit a world…
Apple unveils new kit, will tech cope with DHB shakeup?
Technology commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to look at another of Apple's mega-events where the company revealed new products and where it's going. HomePod is on its way to New Zealand, there's… Audio
Controversy brewing in Māhia peninsula over Rocket Lab
Controversy is brewing over Rocket Lab's work at the Māhia peninsula.
Locals are angry at the use of military payloads, and accuse the company at breaking its promise.
But the local mayor is all for… Audio
Uni students to test power system product aboard Rocket Lab mission
A trio of university students has raised half a million to test their product in space aboard a Rocket Lab mission in July.
Instagram 'blocking' means small business owners missing out
Hannah Koumakis is a small business owner losing money after her Instagram account was disabled - and she's still in the dark as to why.
