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Tech: ChatGPT + 'scientific' data, Telsa flaws - known, but
Tech correspondent Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at a report in Nature that notes ChatGPT can be used to generate fake, but reasonably good-looking, scientific data to support a hypothesis. What… Audio
The need for enough mechanics to meet growth in EVs
The motor industry is warning there are not enough mechanics trained to service and repair a surging number of electric and hybrid vehicles on our roads. Pure battery electric vehicles make up about… Audio
Mid Week Media Watch with Hayden Donnell
Hayden Donnell and Mark Leishman talk Kim Hill's last show, Winston Peters objections to the Public Interest Journalism Fund. and the New beginnings court. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Winston's war
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Winston Peters' war with the media, a new streaming app for Three, and Kim Hill's farewell to RNZ. Audio
The Detail makes Apple's end-of-year top 10 podcasts list
The Detail has been named one of New Zealand's favourite podcasts for 2023 on the Apple Podcasts platform.
David Brooks: how to know another person
Sociologist David Brooks used to think wisdom was the ability to utter life-changing maxims like Dumbledore or Yoda. Now he believes it's about deeply seeing someone else's experience. "I think wisdom… Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today Alex talks to Jesse about the podcasts Haka Life and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k. Audio
Google to shut down inactive accounts
From December internet giant Google will be shutting down accounts that haven't be accessed in two years.
It's part of a plan to tighten security, minimising the risk of hackers getting access to… Audio
Touchscreen Eftpos machines unusable for the blind
A blind Dunedin resident says she's had to resort to telling shop workers her pin number because touchscreen Eftpos machines are unusable.
Unlike a typical Eftpos machine with raised keys, the… Audio
Google Drive users 'in a panic' as files disappear
It is not known how many customers are affected, but people in multiple countries have reported problems.
NZ on Air board member quits over comments about Winston Peters
The comments were made on a LinkedIn post that Andrew Shaw has since removed, but NZ on Air says he has unreservedly apologised.
Peters continues media attacks during first Cabinet meeting photo op
Winston Peters has again taken a swing at media, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ignored questions about the appropriateness of his deputy's remarks.
Collins: 'The media is perfectly capable of standing up for itself'
Attorney-General and former National Party leader Judith Collins says the incoming government will have a good relationship with media, after Winston Peters accused state-funded media organisations of… Audio
Academic on Winston Peters comments on independence of RNZ, TVNZ
State broadcasters RNZ and TVNZ have had their independence called into question by the new deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters.
Peters accused the two outlets of taking bribes from the previous… Audio
Willie Jackson on deputy PM Peters comments on media independence
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has questioned the independence of state broadcasters RNZ and TVNZ, saying the outgoing government bribed the media.
That $55 million Peters referred to there was… Audio
The deep tech sector dreaming up ways to save the planet
A look inside an Auckland building that's an incubator for the deep tech sector, aimed at finding solutions for some of the world's biggest carbon-emitting materials. Audio
Disgraced broadcaster says he's taking legal action against TVNZ
Disgraced broadcaster Kamahl Santamaria says he will be taking legal action against former employer TVNZ.
Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Today Caitlin talks to Jesse about Lupin on Netflix and the Robbie Williams docuseries, also on Netflix. Audio
Bridging the digital gap in schools
Access to the digital world is now a necessity - however one hundred and twenty thousand Kiwi kids can't access a learning device at home. The 'Quadrent Green Lease' scheme is helping to close the… Audio
Google: The monopoly we don't want to live without
Google is the big, intrusive company that we welcome into our lives with open arms because of the way it helps us through our daily lives. Will a ruling from the US say it's gone too far? Audio
