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MPs told to delete TikTok over security concerns
Civil servants and MPs have been told to delete the Tik Tok app on work phones as it poses serious security concerns.
Concern about the app has risen globally as President Trump threatens to ban the… Audio
'A matter of when, not if': Bloomfield warns Covid-19 community transmission in NZ inevitable
Ashley Bloomfield is warning community transmission of Covid-19 in New Zealand is inevitable, as the authorities try to break Kiwis out of complacency around the virus.
Shops, restaurants and schools… Audio
No strong incentive to use Covid-19 app - psychologist
A psychologist says the government will have a tough time convincing people to use the Covid tracing app while there's no community transmission.
The Health Minister Chris Hipkins is urging people to… Audio
Proposed TikTok sale to Microsoft includes NZ arm
Microsoft is in talks to buy part of the Chinese social media app TikTok - including the app's New Zealand arm.
The US President Donald Trump has warned he will ban the app unless the sale to… Audio
5G. Harnessing the power of Kiwi ingenuity
The next-generation of wireless communication networks is expected to unleash a massive internet of things ecosystem, serving the needs of billions of connected devices, and Spark wants ingenious New… Audio
Microsoft to explore buying TikTok's New Zealand operations
The technology giant has previously indicated it was considering buying the US operations of the popular short-video app, TikTok, and is now adding Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to that offer.
Microsoft eyes up Tiktok after Trump threatens US ban
US president Donald Trump threatened to ban the wildly popular social media app TikTok, expressing concerns about national security due to the app's Chinese origins. Audio
Eunomia euphoria : Kiwi team makes Technovation final
Two Auckland students have made the final of a global competition that aims to encourage young women into technology. The Technovation Challenge gets young women aged between 10 and 18 into teams to… Audio
NASA astronauts splash land near Florida
Two NASA astronauts have landed back on earth after a splash landing off the coast of Florida.
It was the first water landing since the Apollo missions nearly 50 years ago.
Ex RNZ journalist Matthew… Audio
Britain's newly discovered ancient sites
Lidar technology has revealed a whole new timeline of human occupation across the UK, from prehistoric burial mounds to hidden Roman roads to medieval farmsteads.
Facebook forced to block pro-Bolsonaro accounts
Facebook has complied with an order by Brazil's Supreme Court to block the accounts of a dozen top allies of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
TikTok 'here for the long run' in the US
The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chinese-owned video-sharing app is "here for the long run", after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US.
Trump says US will ban TikTok amid pressure on Chinese owner to sell
United States President Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order to ban TikTok in the United States, ratcheting up the pressure on the popular short-video app's Chinese owner to sell it.
The teen behind the Twitter hack that hit Biden, Musk accounts
A 17-year-old Florida boy is the mastermind behind the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk…
Australia to make Facebook, Google pay for news in world first
Australia will force two US tech giants to pay media outlets for news content in a landmark move that will be watched around the world.
Game Change | Episode 1: Game Plan
An exploration of NZ's $200m video-game industry, as told by an up-and-coming studio in Lower Hutt. The industry is looking for more government help to build it into a $1 billion industry by 2025. Video
Game Change | Episode 2: Game Face
Lorien Gugich—aka Lorii Pops—is a single mother who happens to be one of NZ's top video-game streamers. She broadcasts her play to the world, and in turn viewers pay her for the privilege. Video
Game Change | Episode 3: Game On
Humphrey Hanley was born with hands, but a rare genetic disease meant those hands gradually disappeared. His childhood was hard, but he's found comfort in the virtual world that gaming provides. Video
Game Change | Episode 4: Ten Forward
Meet the woman behind Ten Forward, an afterschool holiday programme that lets children learn and play video games to aid in their development. Video
Turning Tripe into Wound-healing 'Crumpet'
This week on Two Cents' Worth how tripe got the markets buzzing and what that can tell us about New Zealand's investment ecosystem. Audio
