Technology
Kingmaker: The growing influence of libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel
The billionaire PayPal founder is building a new political order, part startup, part strongman state.
Game developer and physics teacher to make STEM school
Tristan O'Hanlon and Grinding Gear Games co-founder Jonathan Rogers are starting a high school focussed on sciences and computer programming. Audio
AI helps Amazon achieve 35% surge in profits
Our conviction that AI will change every customer experience is starting to play out, Amazon CEO says.
Why screaming phones are a last resort
Dr Sally Potter, founder and director of Canary Innovation Limited, shares her perspective on the necessity of emergency mobile phone alerts in light of recent nationwide technical glitches. Audio
'Offensive': Musicians fear AI's impact
As the technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, artists and producers here are concerned about the lack of regulation around the tech. Audio
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
