Technology
Sky TV talking to Vodafone about a possible business deal
The pay tv operator, Sky Network Television, says it's in discussions with the telecommunications company, Vodafone, regarding a possible merger. Audio
Do you need a social media will?
Social media users are being urged to appoint a digital executor to make sure their wishes for their accounts are respected after death. Audio
Sorting your digital footprint before you die
One of the growing existential questions of our time is "what happens to my digital footprint when I die?" With many people doing their banking, insurance and other financial business online as well… Audio
Tech news: music streaming options
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, music streaming options including YouTube Red and Spotify. Also Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invests US$3.5 billion in… Audio
Simone Douglas: photographing 'home'
Kim Hill talks to the Associate Professor of Photography at Parsons, The New School in New York about Home, the exhibition she curated for the Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio, Gallery
Richard Ovenden: digital preservation
Kim Hill talks to Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and president of the Digital Preservation Coalition. Audio
Switzerland on the brink of implementing a universal income
This year Bill Gates warned about a loss of existing jobs. He predicts "an excess of labor resources" as robots and AI systems take over. Audio
Digital disruption will cause more problems
The nearly 100 thousand young people out of work and in training are estimated to be costing New Zealand millions of dollars each year - and that financial burden is predicted to grow. Audio
Mobile-friendly footpath lights
Sydney is trying-out traffic lights embedded in footpaths especially for those who are looking down at their mobile phones. Audio
New technology with Mark Pesce
Digital Autonomous Corporations. They're just barely a thing now but they may very well be the way the economy operates within 20 years Audio
Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and where it might end up
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher perhaps best known for his book on the potential dangers of technology singularity and artificial intellegence; Superintelligence; Paths, Dangers, Strategies. He's twice… Audio
2Degrees makes full year loss, says it has enough cash to grow
New Zealand's third-largest telecommunications provider, 2Degrees, has reported a full year net loss, despite a strong increase in revenue associated with its new broadband business. Audio
Art and Industry of Imagination
Games, film and television and publishing industry professionals with a love of sci fi and fantasy are gathering to swap notes and help the next generation to realise their dreams. 'Art and Industry… Audio, Gallery
Is the writing on the wall for local community newspapers?
Plenty of people read local newspapers and they still make money, but New Zealand's biggest publisher of them is cutting jobs and pushing their news out onto an internet service instead. What's the… Video, Audio
Is the writing on the wall for local community newspapers?
Plenty of people read local newspapers and they still make money, but New Zealand's biggest publisher of them is cutting jobs and pushing their news out onto an internet service instead. What's the…
Video, AudioTech: Budget 2016
Peter Griffin on what Budget 2016 means for the local science, research and technology sectors. Also Australia's planned "three strikes" law for alleged copyright infringers grinds to a halt, as the… Audio
Heat pumps: a buyer's guide
George Block of consumer.org.nz is looking at the best home heating options with us as we head into winter. This week, heat pumps; how they work, what to look for if you're buying one, and choosing a… Audio
Slow (consumer) TV
The latest offering from the world of 'slow TV', the TV style pioneered in Scandinavia that glorifies the everyday, the ordinary and the sedate, is a live reading of technology terms and conditions… Video, Audio
Kip Thorne: interstellar activity
Kim Hill talks to the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, and co-founder of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. He is in… Audio
'Emotiki' to give texting a Māori flavour
Emojis are used in electronic messages all over the world, but a new range of 'emotiki' will give the concept a distinctly Māori flavour.