Technology
Facebook's horror week & connecting continents
Mark Zuckerberg has had a run of tough headlines with Instagram's founders resigning from its parent company, Facebook. Sarah Putt analyses where this and other negative stories leave the tech… Audio
How to Achieve Just Transition to Green Jobs
A recent Productivity Commission report has already warned the Government it will have to move fast if it is to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. So how best can the government, unions… Audio
Instagram hit by outage in several cities
Instagram has gone down for some users across several cities, including London, San Francisco and Singapore.
Tech giants oppose proposed Australian law seeking private data
Four tech giants will oppose an Australian law that would require them to provide access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities, an industry lobby group says.
Standing desks trends
We have many a time on The Panel referred to the standing desks trend, perhaps because some of us here have standing desks. Audio
Game uses facial recognition to check players' age
One of China's most popular video games is testing the use of facial recognition to check users' ages.
Phil Goff: Police aren't doing enough to stop red light runners
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says police inaction is contributing to the city's rising road toll as footage emerges of cars repeatedly ignoring red lights at a central Auckland intersection. Video, Audio
Music Feature: How technology changed pop
The director of Victoria University's Media Studies program Geoff Stahl joins Jesse to talk about the tech innovations that changed the face of music and how we engage with it forever. Audio
Pensioners give IT, virtual reality and e-bikes a go
Dozens of South Taranaki pensioners ditched the slippers and bingo in favour of laser strike weapons and virtual reality goggles at an Ageing Disgracefully event in Normanby yesterday.
Apple silent amid iPhone 'chargegate' complaints
Apple has remained silent amid complaints that its new iPhone XS and XS Max smartphones fail to charge consistently when plugged in.
Pepeha website connects Māori with whakapapa
A new website is helping Māori around the world connect with their heritage. The website is called Pepeha and provides a way for people to learn and display their Māori whakapapa or geneology. One… Audio
Travellers refusing digital search now face $5000 Customs fine
Travellers who refuse to hand over their phone or laptop passwords to Customs officials can now be slapped with a five thousand dollar fine. A new law kicks in today setting rules around how Customs… Audio
NZ innovators tracking space junk in orbit
The vast majority of space junk around earth's orbit isn't being tracked, but New Zealand innovators are teaming up with an American company to change that. The little pieces of debris, pose a risk to… Audio
Facebook security flaw leaves 50 million users exposed
The company discovered the breach on Tuesday and has informed police.
Story of the day for 28 September 2018
We promised earlier that we would talk about robot lawnmowers. Apparently they are all the rage in Europe, they're like those robot vacuums, Roombas, they loope around your yard trimming the grass. Audio
Tech companies still trying to prove their worth
Technology companies profits are rising strongly. Audio
NZ urged to embrace cryptocurrency: new report
New research funded by the Law Foundation urges the government and Reserve Bank to embrace cryptocurrency, saying the technology could unlock "vast potential benefits". Cryptocurrency is money that… Audio
Derek Handley has no hard feelings toward govt
It could hardly be more ironic - tech entrepreneur Derek Handley spoke at AUT in Auckland on Thursday at an event called 'Making bold moves for you and your career'. Mr Handley says he doesn't have… Audio
Tech Critic - Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin has been playing with the new iPhone X. He discusses Apple's move upmarket to more expensive phones, the controversial dumping of its cheapest phone the iPhone SE and whether the $2,000… Audio
The future of e-books and the internet
Tech commentator, Bill Bennett has been looking at new research which suggests the future of books is hard back rather than the electronic. He also looks into claims by the former Google CEO, Eric… Audio
