Technology
100 not out: broadcast radio - the mass-media 'cockroach'
Organised broadcast radio is 100 years old this year - and it's not just alive, but still kicking pretty hard. Some say surviving and even outliving other media and technological changes make it the… Video, Audio
100 not out: broadcast radio - the mass-media 'cockroach'
Organised broadcast radio is 100 years old this year - and it's not just alive, but still kicking pretty hard. Some say surviving and even outliving other media and technological changes make it the…
Video, AudioSecuring venture capital funding in Silicon Valley
Andrew Underwood and Devan Koshal have gone from Wellington to the big time with their tech start up company. Andrew speaks to Jesse about the challenges they have faced along the way and where their… Audio
Facebook settles facial recognition dispute
Facebook has settled a long-running legal dispute about the way it scans and tags people's photos.
Sun's surface seen in remarkable new detail
Behold the Sun's convulsing surface, at a level of detail never seen before!
Privacy Commissioner supports emergency phone tracking
Emergency services want to expand their ability to locate at-risk people such as missing trampers or kidnap victims by tracking their cellphones.
Currently people can only be searched for using GPS… Audio
Facebook's new tracker released
Tech commentator Paul Matthews looks at the "Off-Facebook Activity" finally released by Facebook that allows you to see the 180 days' worth of data Facebook collects about from sites that you've… Audio
High tech predator control scheme a first
A high tech predator control entity says it has eradicated all pests from a remote valley in South Westland and what's more - is keeping them out. Zero Invasive Predators - or ZIP - did the trial in a… Video, Audio, Gallery
Buying a DVD store in 2020
DVD technology might have been surpassed by streaming, but that hasn't stopped Peter Tonks and business partner, Keryn Maguire, from buying a huge DVD store in Christchurch. Video, Audio, Gallery
No UK approach to Huawei for NZ
The minister in charge of our spy agency the GCSB has ruled out using the UK's approach to Huawei technology as a blueprint for New Zealand.
British government allows Huawei to help build 5G network
The British government has decided to allow the Chinese telecoms company Huawei to have a limited role in the development of its 5G mobile network.
However it will be excluded from sensitive sites in… Audio
Herald social media lays down the law for Facebook followers
Prompted by crass comments in response to an online story about plus-size popstar Lizzo, the Herald warned its Facebook followers to stop and followed up with similar warnings on other stories. Is it… Audio
Herald social media lays down the law for Facebook followers
Prompted by crass comments in response to an online story about plus-size popstar Lizzo, the Herald warned its Facebook followers to stop and followed up with similar warnings on other stories. Is it…
AudioOnline advertising behind illegal collection and use of data
New research from the Norwegian Consumer Council shows the online advertising industry is behind comprehensive illegal collection and indiscriminate use of personal data. Netsafe chief executive… Audio
The trial of Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou
This week a Canadian court has been considering a US application to extradite Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei (and daughter of its founder). Wanzhou was arrested… Audio
Concerns raised over Rocket Lab collaboration with US military
Professor Kevin Clements, Chair and foundation director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Otago University says there are very real concerns about Rocket Lab working with the… Audio
Travelex ransom, Sonos speakers' obsolescence
Technology commentator Bill Bennett talks to Lynn about the New Year's Eve attack on foreign exchange company Travelex and the differences between crypto and locker ransomware attacks. Sonos has… Audio
Rocket Lab to launch satellite for US military agency
The mission is for a US defence agency touting itself as providing "eyes and ears" for the States in "critical places no humans can reach".
Low-flying helicopters to measure minerals around Queenstown
A specially adapted helicopter is completing the third part of an aerial survey over Queenstown this month.
Dystopian art, fake likes and an app that dies with you
Scratch lottery tickets where you win instagram followers instead of money, apps that can only be accessed when you're phone has 5 percent battery, these are the works of pioneering Belgian artist… Audio, Gallery