Technology
Cyber security expert on CIA hacking tools leak
Cyber Statecraft Initiative Deputy Director Beau Woods says the Wikileaks leak of CIA's hacking tools shows the magnitude of hacking methods and techniques available - and the endless possibilities. Video, Audio
Tradewinds for 7 March 2017
A campaigner says US free trade moves could accelerate Pacific trade negotiations on PACER-Plus; The satellite solutions company Kacific puts in an order for a new Asia Pacific satellite; And there… Audio
Wellington College investigating students' social media posts
Wellington College has started an investigation after two students posted offensive comments on social media relating to rape and consent. Video
Electric vehicles access to five priority motorway onramps
A two-week long pilot giving plug-in electric vehicles access to five priority motorway onramps in Auckland. Audio
High-tech firefighting helps defend Canterbury
Canterbury has been devastated by fires over the summer, but new technology has given firefighters extra tools in their fight against the blazes. Video
Annoying smart phone tapping
Is it rude not to turn off your phone's key pad noises? Audio
Putting the Shattered Mirror back together
A government-ordered review of Canada's news media has proposed bold changes to ease the problems they're facing - the same issues the media here are grappling with too. Mediawatch talks to a Canadian… Video, Audio
Putting the Shattered Mirror back together
A government-ordered review of Canada's news media has proposed bold changes to ease the problems they're facing - the same issues the media here are grappling with too. Mediawatch talks to a Canadian…
Video, AudioVR headsets: which ones are best?
Hadyn Green of consumer.org.nz's been testing the latest virtual reality headsets. So what are the options on the market today and how do they work? Audio
Is the digital 'you' the real 'you'?
It's the psychological study that we're all participating in every day: using the internet! So is the digital 'you' the real 'you'? We speak to Michal Kosinski from the Stanford Graduate School of… Audio
What our electricity use exposes about us
In the first project of its kind our habits and behaviour is to be analysed through our electricity use. In a public private partnership between Simply Group, Callaghan Innovation, Counties Power and… Audio
Ministry responds to privacy concerns
Yesterday Nine to Noon spoke to Brenda Pilott from ComVoices about concerns from many in the NGO sector about the Ministry for Social Development requiring them to provide the private details of their… Audio
Huge response to Wellington's free trip offer to IT workers
Global tech job seekers are being offered free flights and accommodation to attend at least three job interviews in Wellington. Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency's general manager David… Audio
Court allows extradition of Kickass Torrents site owner to US
A Polish court has opened the way for the extradition of the owner of the file-sharing website Kickass Torrents to the US to face copyright charges.
New technology with Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce on Nokia's rehash of an old faithful phone, what difference are smaller, faster chips really making and the dangers of rapid uptake of immature technologies. Audio
Technology - data from vehicles being recorded
Technololgy moving closer to having surveillance data from your car stored and possibly shared. Audio
NZ scientists take on tech giants
A team of New Zealand researchers are taking on global computer giants with a intelligent computer chip modelled on the human brain.
Rene Kerfante: Typography
A German typographer who watched the industry go from press to digital. The printing museum are celebrating his arrival in NZ. Rene started his career in banknote printing before being pushed to the… Audio
Ethics and the rise of the robot
Robots already vacuum our houses and are ubiquitous in manufacturing, but now developers are looking for new uses for their skills. Audio
Sky falls in on Vodafone hook-up
Sky TV and Vodafone's plan to be a joint TV, telecoms and technology titan was torpedoed by our competition watchdog this week. What was it that sunk the plan? And was it a good call for consumers? Audio