Technology
Google to delete records from Incognito tracking
The search giant will block third-party tracking by default for people searching the web in private mode.
Motatau students make a splash with their underwater robotics
It's a long way from Motatau to America - but it's a journey a group of kids from this remote Northland valley are determined to make to compete with the best in underwater robotics.
A tool to calculate how a warmer world impacts on health
With temperatures soaring in parts of Australia this past summer a device is being trialed to help calculate the health risk intense heat poses to the human body. Audio
Sustainable replacement for polystyrene developed in NZ
A sustainable replacement for polystyrene developed here in New Zealand is going commercial.
The new technology, ZealaFoam, relies on starch derived from plants like maize, cassava and sugar cane.
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Oranga Tamariki IT overhaul leaves social workers without access to some information
A multimillion-dollar IT platform vital to safeguarding children at risk of abuse has lurched into the danger zone and had to be reset.
AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in dark web leak
Personal data belonging to 73 million current or former AT&T customers has been leaked online.
AI photos show people with cancer their lost future
People with incurable cancer have been given a glimpse of a future they know they may not see in a Gallery of Hope, created using photography and artificial intelligence.
Meteor lights up Aotearoa, footage sought
Space enthusiasts are asking for security footage of what could have been a meteor crashing through the atmosphere last night.
Solar power producer raises $6m for new solar farms
The community-scale farms will produce 18 megawatts of energy, enough to power nearly 4000 homes.
Hager: Spy system hosted by GCSB likely to be one used in capture-kill operations
Comment: The US spy system hosted by the GCSB appears to be a controversial intelligence system used in global capture-kill operations, writes Nicky Hager.
Sensitive NZ Police video evidence shuffled around US tech companies
Sensitive video evidence compiled by New Zealand police has been shuffled around between US tech companies without them knowing, a newly released document reveals.
Young person found hoarding thousands of child exploitation, animal cruelty images
The person's family thought they were online gaming and had a "major shock" when they discovered the truth.
AI takes on human for wine disease-spotting supremacy
A human is competing against an AI on a project aimed at detecting a disease costing the New Zealand wine industry millions.
Farming biotech to improve human access to healthcare
Often getting healthcare to remote residents around Aotearoa means long trips to bigger centres or delays in diagnoses. Greg Mirams from Techion talks to Jesse about their Fecpak G2 device and how it… Audio
China expert on cyber-attack allegations
Let's get more analysis on China's alleged interference in Western democracies now.
The United Kingdom and the United States have called out China over what they say have been state sponsored… Audio
UK accuses Chinese hackers of breaking into emails of British lawmakers
The United Kingdom has accused Chinese hackers of trying to break into the email accounts of British lawmakers who were critical of China and said a separate Chinese entity was behind a hack of its… Audio
UK and US call out China over cyber-attacks
The UK and US have called out China over what they say have been state sponsored cyber-attacks.
The United Kingdom has accused China of hacking its electoral commission, and targeting some of its… Audio
More details revealed about NZ's AUKUS security pact plans
NZ "actively looking" for ways to participate in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is underway on putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for military targeting, a… Audio
NZ looking for ways to participate in AUKUS briefing shows
New Zealand is looking for "ways to participate" in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is going on into putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for military targeting.
…Tailored treatments: How AI will change NZ healthcare
Analysis - Since the decoding of the human genome in 2003, we have entered the age of precision prevention, Arindam Basu writes.
