Technology
Apple hits $1 trillion valuation
The Silicon Valley stalwart's stock has surged more than 50,000 percent since its 1980 initial public offering. Video, Audio
Voice calls on phones are down
We don't talk anymore. On the phone, anyway.A British report says that the total volume of calls made on mobiles fell by 1.7% in 2017, even though making them is the cheapest it has ever been. Audio
Trillion dollar Apple
If you're actually confused about what a TRILLION actually is - it's a million million. And as Apple becomes the world's first publicly traded trillion-dollar company, Kiwibank Financial Markets today… Audio
Stars of social media
The world's most influential and wealthy social media stars have been announced. According to the list compiled by Hopper HQ, Instagram has helped some beauty bloggers become household names.One of… Audio
Cha-Ching: Apple's market value soars to $1,000,000,000,000
The iPhone maker's market value is more than five times the value of the New Zealand economy.
NZ police monitoring developments around 3D firearms
A law professor says 3D firearms are not yet a threat to New Zealand, but could be as technology evolves. Audio
Samsung and Apple's latest results
Tech Correspondent, Bill Bennett has reaction to Apple being the first Trillion dollar company. Also a US federal judge has blocked downloads of 3D gun plans from a website on Tuesday and an… Audio
Facebook in for further share price fall
A technology sector commentator expects Facebook to suffer further losses as the US mid-term elections loom. Audio
iPhone X pushes Apple towards world first trillion-dollar company
Sales of the pricey iPhone X pushed Apple's results far beyond Wall Street targets, with subscriptions from App Store, Apple Music and iCloud services bolstering business.
Facebook bans pages aimed at US election interference
Facebook has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US elections in November, the company says.
'They could face extinction of a species that they value'
Conservationists are looking at using the emerging “gene drive” genetic editing technology to wipe out populations of invasive species, but scientists are warning the wider consequences could be… Audio
Teen will spend minimum 11 years in prison for murder
Rosie Lewis has been sentenced to life in prison for robbing and murdering 30-year-old Indian national, Sandeep Dhiman, who she met on Tinder. Audio
Robots and racism: Are robots too white?
Dr Christoph Bartneck from Canterbury University joins us to talk about a new study showing humans have the same racial biases towards robots as they do towards other humans Audio
Cambridge Analytica: Data influenced 2016 US election
Facebook's stock plunged twenty-percent overnight after the company said it expects revenue growth to slow as it "puts privacy first" and rethinks how users interact with the site. Wall Street's sharp… Audio
Tech talk with Peter Griffin
Peter joins us from Seattle where he is at the Imagine Cup. Three New Zealand university teams are competing with teams from all over the world pitching innovations for a $100,000 prize funded by… Audio
Emojis get academic
Our technology correspondent, Sarah Putt delves into the academic world of emoji and finds it can be quite political. She'll also have details about the de-centralised web and New Zealand's OECD… Audio
Are digital media binges giving teens ADHD symptoms?
As if there weren't enough reasons to get your children off their digital devices, US researchers have found a link between texting, video chatting and hanging around on social media sites and… Audio
Doctor rating website problematic - GPs
New Zealanders can now rate and review doctors and other healthcare professionals through a new website that's calling itself the TripAdvisor of healthcare. The site is known as Whitecoat and is… Audio
Tesla shares plunge after reports it is seeking refunds
Tesla shares have fallen sharply after it was revealed the electric carmaker is seeking refunds from some suppliers.
Beerhorses: the can-do DIY solar heating solution
With a bit of Kiwi ingenuity, two Northlanders with a cold, drafty home turned some old cans into a nearly free-of-charge heating solution: a "beerhorse". Audio
