Technology

This morning the Falcon Heavy rocket took off for Mars with a Tesla car and driver aboard, a mannequin wearing a spacesuit. Audio

Elon Musk's company, SpaceX successfully launched its largest rocket yet, the Falcon Heavy. The payload was a red Tesla Roadste, and the plan is for the cargo to enter into an elliptical orbit that… Audio, Gallery

The relationship between internet users and internet companies is not one-sided.  A new economics paper has suggested that because of this, we should be paid for what we give away.  Audio

Under pressure over misinformation, founder Mark Zuckerberg says he will “fix Facebook” by prioritising “trustworthy and informative” news recommended by readers.  Audio

An Auckland intermediate school is telling parents to ban their children from Facebook and other social media in an effort to curb online bullying. Kowhai Intermediate asks parents to support its… Audio

Bits+Bytes: Which internet service providers are getting the most complaints – and the simple steps to take if you’re feeling ripped off by your provider – and why Facebook has banned cryptocurrency… Audio

An investigation by The New York Times goes inside the so-called 'Follower Factory' to reveal the extent to which some people, including big name celebrities and sports people, will go to for… Audio

Professor Eric Topol is the director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Professor of Genomics at The Scripps Research Institute. He is one the world's foremost experts in digital… Audio

NASA is on a mission to land people on Mars and is building the world's most powerful rocket to get to the red planet. The rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS) will produce more thrust at… Audio

School trips, doctors appointments, holidays...organising children can be stressful, even more so when parents aren't together. Now there's a new app to help stop kids being stuck in the middle of… Audio

The use of audio-visual technology in courts is growing but questions are being asked about whether it really serves the interests of justice. The technology allows those remanded in custody to… Audio

The boss of major media company MediaWorks has hit out at the new government's plan to boost public broadcasting  - and even claimed it could wipe out his business. Audio