Internet
Fake emails
There's the increased sophistication of emails purporting to be from legitimate providers, often offering rewards. Audio
Media warned about sourcing stories from Social Media
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has just put out some guidelines for broadcasters on using images, videos and other content sourced from social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Audio
Mysterious internet outages
We reported yesterday that Woodville residents are being plagued with random, undiagnosable disconnections when they use the internet, no matter what provider they use. Audio
Sophisticated scammers staying ahead of the curve
New Zealanders are still falling victim to scammers - to the tune of up to $500 million a year. Martin Cocker from Internet NZ joins us to discuss whether we should know better by now, or whether… Audio
Bits+Bytes: another Facebook data breach?
This week, The New York Times reported Facebook has allowed dozens of phone handset makers (including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Apple) to access personal information about its users. Peter Griffin has… Audio
Is Netflix the future for Maori television?
A new Māori media industry group is being lauched to ensure Māori media keeps pace with a changing world, with one young producer believing Netflix is the future. A young Maori TV producer believes… Audio
Inspiring IT pioneer Dame Steve Shirley
Dame Stephanie Shirley (who goes by Steve) is an IT pioneer, a philanthropist involved in autism charities, and a refugee. She was born Vera Buchthal and she and her sister were sent to England from… Audio
Bits + Bytes: will Apple start making its own shows?
Wille Apple soon take on Netflix and Amazon with its own video streaming video service? Plus Mary Meeker's top tech trends for 2018 and the widespread "GDPR fatigue". Audio
Podcasts with Katy Atkin
Katy Atkin reviews two podcasts for us; The Habitat by Gimlet Media and Tales from Parcast. Audio
FBI warns of Russian malware
The US Government is warning people to reboot their internet routers immediately over fears of infection by Russian malware. The malware is apparently capable of intelligence-collecting, and software… Audio
AI and the media: coming ready or not
A machine that writes Mike Hosking opinion pieces was unveiled recently in Auckland. Just a gimmick, but artificial intelligence and machine learning are already at work in our media and could have a… Video, Audio
AI and the media: coming ready or not
A machine that writes Mike Hosking opinion pieces was unveiled recently in Auckland. Just a gimmick, but artificial intelligence and machine learning are already at work in our media and could have a…
Video, AudioInside the world of low-paid digital work
Cash-strapped people all around the world are doing online jobs that pay well under the minimum wage. Alana Semuels gives us the lowdown on the flourishing – and largely unregulated – digital… Audio
New Zealand's new Wikipedian-at-large
Mike Dickison - curator of natural history at the Whanganui Regional Museum - is taking on a new role as New Zealand's first Wikipedian-at-large. This job is not about him creating and editing lots of… Audio
How much money is Google saving us?
A new article poses that we save a huge amount of money using the search engine Google. It states we benefit financially from the time we save googling information, rather than looking it up… Audio
Understanding AI: are the media the solution or the problem?
Face recognition in our supermarkets, algorithms pinpointing our varsity dropouts and robots taking our jobs: artificial intelligence is on the rise in our news. But are the media also to blame for… Video, Audio
Understanding AI: are the media the solution or the problem?
Face recognition in our supermarkets, algorithms pinpointing our varsity dropouts and robots taking our jobs: artificial intelligence is on the rise in our news. But are the media also to blame for…
Video, AudioBits + Bytes: tech / life balance
Bits+Bytes with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang of Datacom. This week, YouTube wants a bigger slice of the streaming music pie and is taking on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Plus Google and Facebook… Audio
Lawyer model smashes billable hours
An online law business Consensus is throwing out the old billable hours model and replacing it with a fixed fee system. But there's more to the concept than just how the legal fees are billed. Anton… Audio
Budget 2018: Questions remain over new broadcasting spending
The government has allocated an additional $15 million in the Budget for public broadcasting, but it is not clear where the new investment will go or when we will see the benefits. Audio