Technology
What will Microsoft's NZ move mean for local business?
Tech commentator Paul Matthews looks at the announcement by Microsoft that it'll open a new "datacentre region" in New Zealand: how big is its cloud offering and what difference does storing data… Audio
Covid-19: Digital contact tracing risky for Māori - Technologist
A Māori technologist says a digital contact tracing system in New Zealand poses the risk of discrimination against Māori.
PhD candidate Karaitiana Taiuru has just released a paper on indigenous… Audio
Numerous tracing apps possible across hospitality sector
Restaurants and bars are gearing up with the tech industry to use a range of Covid-19 contact tracing apps in alert level 2.
Coronavirus: Could NZ have multiple contact tracing apps?
Restaurants and bars are gearing up with the tech industry to use a multiplicity of Covid-19 contact tracing apps in Level 2.
A software leaders says signs are the Government will be happy without… Audio
Coronavirus: Businesses sort their own tracing apps
Restaurants and bars are gearing up with the tech industry to use a multiplicity of Covid contact tracing apps in Alert Level 2.
Jonny McKenzie runs point of sale hospitality software company… Audio
US tech firm Palantir held talks with Privacy Commissioner
US data firm Palantir, which is is providing numerous governments with software for tracking Covid-19, has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner.
Coronavirus: Palantir in talks with Privacy Commissioner
The secretive US data firm Palantir has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner, as well as pitching its pandemic-tracking software to the Health Ministry.
Palantir - co-owned by New Zealand… Audio
Sensing predators, now fever
A group developing technology for smart thermal camera systems for predator control has teamed up with University of Canterbury mechanical engineers, Callaghan Innovation, and the Auckland… Audio
Covid-19 app tracing capability not operational, despite 4m downloads
More than 4 million people in Australia have downloaded the COVIDSafe app, but the system granting health authorities access to the information it collects is not yet operational.
New Zealand websites see visitor increase in lockdown
Traffic to New Zealand websites - including from outside the country - has spiked under lockdown, new data from InternetNZ reveals.
Elon Musk tweet wipes $US14b off Tesla's value
Tesla's founder Elon Musk has wiped $US14 billion ($NZ23b) off the carmaker's value after tweeting that its share price was too high.
Extra support for tertiary students' distance learning
A $20 million fund has been announced to help tertiary students access digital devices and the internet to continue learning during Covid-19 disruptions.
Hobby helps healthcare workers
New Plymouth retiree, Trevor Hopkinson, bought a 3D printer to be a hobby when he stopped work. That's turned into an invaluable way to provide face masks to healthcare workers during the COVID… Audio
It's true, Zoom drains your energy
Video chat app Zoom is helping people to connect while working from home, but it's also more draining than meeting with people in person, the science has been explained. Audio
Health sector should ask Air NZ to design IT system
An Otago University academic says Air New Zealand could help New Zealand's health sector sort out its outdated IT systems.
One of the problems that's hindered the country's Covid-19 response has… Audio
Covid-19 surveillance to test supermarket, rest home staff
Supermarket and rest home workers will likely be the target of new Covid-19 surveillance testing to keep the virus under control.
Today there were just two new Covid-19 cases confirmed - but images… Audio
Rural broadband network gets $15m investment
The government has allocated up to $15 million to improve rural broadband capacity.
Apec security bill amended after privacy concerns
Foreign security agents would have been free to intercept New Zealanders' cellphone calls under a bill paving the way for the Apec summit next year.
Australia releases Covid-19 tracing app to halt virus spread
Australia's coronavirus tracing app, dubbed COVIDSafe, has been released as the nation seeks to contain the spread of the deadly pandemic.
3MM: Theresa Gattung on reducing face-to-face meetings
After leaning into using video calling services like Zoom for meetings during lockdown, leading businesswoman and author Theresa Gattung is calling for a reduction in face-to-face meetings moving… Audio
