Technology

The late Ray Cooper needed a clever way of composting as his wife grew veggies in the back garden, and flowers in the front. Michael Smythe designed the prototype and continually redesigns the… Audio

It's nearly eel migration season which means short and long fin tuna start their migration from our freshwater streams. On this journey, they'll try swim through flood pumps in our rivers and streams… Audio

Netsafe has launched a new tool-kit to help elderly New Zealanders stay safe on the web.

The Get Set Up for Safety programme is a joint project with Chorus providing free guides, videos, and… Audio

New Zealand's space industry has received another boost into orbit with the opening of the Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre at Kaitorete, south of Christchurch, today.

Tāwhaki already hosts domestic… Audio

An A-I expert is warning of privacy creep and a survelliance society. Dr Kate Bower from Australia's Human Technology Institute, specialises in A-I regulation. She compares facial recognition… Video, Audio

Retail NZ says many shops are itching to use facial recognition technology, and are keeping a close eye on a supermarket trial of the system starting today. Up to 25 New World and PAK'nSAVE… Video, Audio

Today on the show, Susana and panellists Ali Jones and Ed McKnight ask how facial recognition software works, and hear about possible changes to our blood donation scheme. Plus, the Ekatahuna barber.

Retailers hope a facial recognition trial being launched by Foodstuffs is a success, and can eventually be rolled out across the country.

New facial recognition software is being trialled in 25 New… Audio

When is the right time to talk to children about depictions of sex on the internet?  Audio

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce on the huge advance in "spatial computing" introduced by Apple's Vision Pro.  Audio

Some school students are finding the government's ban on mobile phones a bit of a shock.

Schools have been open for just a few days, but many have already revised their rules to meet the new… Audio

Starting Thursday, up to 25 New World and PAK'nSAVE supermarkets across the North Island will be testing facial recognition software.

Foodstuffs says their North Island stores had more than 4700… Audio

New facial recognition software is be being rolled out in New World and PAK'nSAVE supermarkets across the North Island from Thursday.

Up to 25 stores will be part of a six-month trial. Foodstuffs… Audio

The start of the school year can be an expensive time, not just for uniforms and stationery, but for devices too. And if you are the parent of a child with disabilities the costs are amplified… Audio

A project from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute has partnered with the creatives behind James Cameron's Avatar to develop a new way of monitoring health conditions digitally. Audio

A Blenheim company is turning wood chips and sawdust into graphite to be used in EV batteries. CarbonScape was founded in 2006 - with a focus on making carbon products using waste biomass like wood… Audio

Line company Vector's recently created electric vehicle trends tracker shows EV ownership in Auckland is up almost 200% in two years. This growth begs the question: is the city's infrastructure… Audio