Technology

Sarah Putt on Driverless cars - setbacks and sunrises, #DeleteFacebook and renewed calls for regulation following revelations 50 million users' personal data was harvested and sold to Cambridge… Audio

Facebook is under fire because its data has been misused - but what are the consequences for its long term future ? In a bid to regain trust, the platform's founder Mark Zuckerberg has just announced… Audio

Every day in his lab at Stanford University, professor Jeremy Bailenson sees how virtual reality can shape actual reality. This goes way beyond strapping on a headset to play a video game.  Audio

The Cambridge Analytica files have caused a huge fallout, its CEO now suspended, after a UK newspaper revealed the company used underhanded tricks to sway election campaigns. Audio

Tech giant Google is splashing out some of its substantial profits on new tools to ease the news media's problems at a time when 'big tech' is under big pressure worldwide. Is it a sign of a 'new… Video

A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a self-driving Uber in the US. The incident has sparked concern over driverless vehicles, with Uber halting its testing throughout North America.  Audio

A warning for car electric owners, after it was revealed by a group of citizen scientists here in NZ that the Nissan Leaf, the most popular electric globally - has a dodgy battery. Audio

Can mirrors boost solar panel output - and help overcome Trump's tariffs? In the US, a new 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels is focussing attention back on a decidedly analogue way to do more… Audio

Hayley Gray is executive producer of Weta Gameshop, a division of Weta Workshop five years in the making. Weta Gameshop will be officially launched on March 19, teaming up with "mixed reality"… Audio

This week, a warning about electric vehicles from a group of NZ citizen scientists, flying taxis to be trialled here, and why the people who sift through and remove disturbing YouTube content work a… Audio

Algorithms and artificial intelligence are being used to screen job candidates. The problem for jobseekers is whether the system is open or fair.

Sifting through millions of job applications costs… Audio

A bioplastic modelled on the nest material of a tiny native Australian bee could replace some regular plastic in aviation, electrical and construction products. Audio