Technology
A-Z of Aotearoa: E is for Electric Bikes
Today we continue our way through the A-Z of Aotearoa with the letter E. Audio
The Lowdown
Today on The Lowdown, Perlina Lau and Afternoon's Senior Producer Olivia Wilson discuss the content that is filling up your group chats. Audio
Sharesies to offer trading in Bitcoin, other cryptocurrency
Sharesies customers can sign up to a waiting list to get early access to trading, expected to be in August.
Why NZ should be clamping down on deepfake images
Denmark is set to clamp down on deepfake images, giving citizens copyright over their likeness and voice. A deepfake is an image, video or audio recording which has been digitally altered to appear to… Audio
Voice cloning and the dodgy unsubscribe button
Netsafe's Sean Lyons discusses some of the dodgy online activity we should be on the lookout for. Audio
Jack Watling: Drones and the Future of Warfare
Dr Jack Watling joins Jim to look at how the use of drones is transforming the battlefield. Audio
'Strong evidence to act': Call for social media age limit
A briefing has outlined growing evidence social media use is linked to a range of mental and physical health problems for young people.
SpaceX probes Starlink's 'longest outage ever'
It was a rare disruption for the powerful internet system set off by an internal software failure.
AI and public submissions - What you need to know
Explainer - Submissions have been soaring for legislation, and AI is being used more and more. But what does that mean?
Elon Musk's Starlink internet network hit by outage
Reuters is reporting the network outage was now mostly recovered after 2.5 hours.
Air NZ partners with OpenAI to help avoid flight delays
The airline is part of a select group that has been given the opportunity to partner with the organisation behind ChatGPT, in a first of its kind collaboration in New Zealand. Audio
Air NZ hoping AI will help avoid flight delays
Air New Zealand thinks its use of AI will help it avoid flight delays. Air New Zealand's chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The University Of Auckland steps into Space
Last month the University Of Auckland launched it's own satellite TPA1. About the size of a loaf of bread it's now whizzing around the globe 500Km up - 15 times a day. The satellite will be available… Audio
Australian financier's crypto ambitions for Nauru
An Australian finance director has flown to Nauru with ambitions to turn it into the crypto powerhouse of the Pacific. Audio
Tech Tuesday: Microsoft security breaches and more
Tim Batt joins Jesse to discuss the security breach affecting Microsoft's SharePoint, and also the company's plan to offset carbon emissions with a new deal with Vaulted Deep (via Tom's Hardware)… Audio
Kiwi businesses warned as SharePoint targeted in cyber attack
New Zealand's cyber watchdog has picked up on a Microsoft warning about attacks on server software globally.
Paying attention to giving people your full attention.
We've all experienced that moment when someone glances at their phone mid-conversation and you suddenly feel invisible. Kiwis check our devices around 50 times an hour, and it's costing us more than… Audio
Waikato food-tech company putting science into breakfast
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but a Waikato food-tech company is taking it a step further. Audio
Weather radar announced for Nelson Tasman area
A long-awaited regional weather radar system has been announced for the Nelson/Tasman area. MetService general manager of observing systems Kevin Alder spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
NZTA 'overly optimistic' about national ticketing system: Transport Minister
The Transport Minister says the beleaguered national ticketing system needs to get back on track and NZTA has been "overly optimistic" about its viability. Reporter Nick James spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
