Technology
Michelle Excell: Bringing world class innovation and technology to Whanganui
Tech entrepreneur and founder of consulting company The Antipodean, Michelle Excell now proudly and happily calls Whanganui home. Audio
Acceptance of facial recognition technology depends on who's doing it - and where
Analysis: Facial recognition technology is becoming more widely used, but this has not been matched by wider acceptance from the public.
Popular social media site banned in Canada
Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about a popular social media site being banned in Canada, but it apparently won't stop Canadians from using it, tensions rising betweeb… Audio
NZ should copy Oz social media ban for kids - expert
Under the new Australian law, platforms like X, TikTok and Instagram would be responsible for blocking children under 16. Video, Audio
Australia proposes social media ban on under 16s – calls for NZ to follow
The Australian government is to legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16. Audio
Australians under 16 to be banned from social media under govt's proposed changes
The Australian Labor Party has backed setting the social media minimum age cut-off at 16 years old, with legislation set to be introduced this month.
Facial recognition test finds no bias against Māori
A first-ever test of facial recognition on New Zealanders' faces has found no bias against Māori, but the technology still needed improving on one front, new results show.
The Mātai Medical Institute looks to the future
The Mātai Medical Institute has already made waves with its MRI research, but if they have their way, this is just the beginning.
Our Changing World – MRI research at the Mātai Medical Research Institute
The MRI technique advances coming out of the Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne have been described as ‘pioneering’, ‘groundbreaking’ and ‘world leading’. Claire Concannon speaks to chief… Audio
Why AI won't ruin children's education
Chat GPT is here and changing education, with new versions of the technology making the use of it harder to detect.
AI ate my homework
Chat GPT is here and changing education, with new versions of the technology making the use of it harder to detect Audio
3D-printed gun ban on police's radar
Police might push for a ban on downloading plans to build 3D guns, following the country's first prison sentence for using a 3D printer to make firearms. Audio
Re-evaluating tech in the classroom
Educational technology is not the panacea we've been told it is says Amy Tyson. Audio
Tech Tuesday: Christmas scams
Vertech managing director Daniel Watson has some tips to avoid Christmas scams. Audio
Australia's $7.7 billion military satellite program axed
Australia's largest-ever defence space contract aimed to deliver a hardened network of three to five satellites offering high-level cyber and electronic warfare protection.
Time scrolling exceeds time eating, exercising, new study shows
A Canterbury University study surveyed almost 400 social media users about their use of Facebook and Instagram and found many participants showed signs of addiction. Audio
Weapons tech export rules set for tightening
The government is looking to tighten controls over exporting weapons or advanced technologies that could be misused in war.
Warning as online scams rise 53% in lead-up to Christmas
The cost of living crisis is making shoppers less risk averse in their search for bargains, expert says.
Musk's X ineffective against surge in US election misinformation, report says
The crowd-sourced fact-checking feature of Elon Musk's X, Community Notes, is not countering false claims about the US election, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said in a report today.
Philosophy Now: Will technology really save us?
University of Waikato senior lecturer in philosophy Dan Weijers unpacks the role of technology in making our lives easier, and whether we rely on tech too much. Audio
