Technology
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 10 July 2025
In today's episode, an independent reference group set up by the Ministry for the Environment released a suite of recommendations on Wednesday to help the government shape climate adaptation… Audio
Nearly half of older NZers write passwords on paper: Research
New data shows half of older New Zealanders still write their passwords on paper. The research also shows nearly a fifth of New Zealanders with older relatives say they'd rather go to the dentist than… Audio
Terse response from Musk as X CEO departs
Linda Yaccarino's departure comes one day after the company's Grok chatbot began pushing antisemitic tropes.
Nvidia becomes world's first $US4 trillion company
It is the first public company in the world to reach that milestone.
Shower Thoughts: Why does New Zealand use '.co.nz'?
InternetNZ CEO Vivien Maideborn joins Emile Donovan to explain. Audio
Government launches new AI strategy
Andrew Lensen, senior lecturer of artificial intelligence at Victoria University of Wellington, joins Emile Donovan. Audio
First-ever national artificial intelligence strategy unveiled
New Zealand has now joined other countries in tackling the AI opportunity, and challenge.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 7th July 2025
In today's episode, around 130,000 families were expected to take advantage of FamilyBoost, which reimburses a portion of early childcare fees, but only around 60,000 have benefitted, and only 250… Audio
That emoji means what?! Is a thumbs up actually passive aggressive?
Despite seeming like a universal language, it turns out some of us are using and reading emojis the wrong way. Brittany Ferdinands is a Lecturer in Digital Content Creation at the University of… Audio
Turkey opens Spotify probe after complaint about 'morally unacceptable' playlists
Turkey's competition authority has launched an investigation into Spotify for anti-competitive practices, and ministers want certain playlists banned.
The Panel with Sally Wenley and Simon Wilson Part 2
This half hour the panel talk to Suzanne Hills, a West Coast resident campaigning against the expansion of the Bathhurst coal mine and they hear from Robyn Cox, professor of literacy and education at… Audio
The dos and don'ts of applying for a job using AI
Applying for jobs can be stressful and if writing a cover letter leaves you feeling overwhelmed, it can be tempting to turn to generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT.
'Had its day': Calls to prioritise upgrades to emergency phone-line
Tasman lost much of its mobile and internet coverage during Thursday's extreme weather. Audio
Calls for a better emergency call system after outage
After a network outage in Golden Bay, the New Zealand Telecommunications Forum says the outage shows a more resilient emergency call system is needed. Chief Executive Paul Brislen spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Phone and internet services restored to most places
Chorus have said phone and internet has been restored to most homes and businesses in Golden Bay, after a day-long outage affecting 111 emergency calls. Technicians found a severed fibre line running… Audio
Taxpayer funded satellite had 'deep-seated problems' from launch
MethaneSAT lost contact in June and is believed to be unrecoverable. Audio
We are now closer to 2050 than 2020
We are officially closer to 2050 than we are to 2000. Auckland University of Technology astronomy professor Sergei Gulyaev spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Tech: What AI is doing to our brains
Technology commentator Mark Pesce looks at what studies are discovering about our brains as we use AI. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 3rd July 2025
In today's episode, Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been found not guilty of racketeering and two charges of sex trafficking, but guilty of two prostitution charges - one of which related to ex-partner and… Audio
MethaneSAT mission lead on satellite likely lost in space
MethaneSAT, a satellite designed to monitor methane emissions from space, has been unresponsive since 20 June. Environmental Defense Fund chief scientist and MethaneSAT mission lead Dr Steven Hamburg… Audio
