Technology
Tech: AI facial recognition pros and cons & QR code scams
Tech commentator Alex Sims talks through the pros and cons of rapidly developing facial recognition systems. It can be useful and efficient - but everything comes with a cost. Audio
'CCTV is ubiquitous' - Police cleared to tap into private cameras
Police have been given the legal clearance to continue tapping into private cameras more than 200,000 times a year for evidence. Audio
ABBA's Bjorn among 11,500 artists to issue AI warning
Stars of music, literature, screen and stage put their names to statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.
Do AI tools discourage language learning?
Opinion -While AI translation might bridge language barriers it is important to be clear about the benefits and challenges it presents, Elba Ramirez writes.
'The best is yet to come': Fibre infrastructure could bring $163b in economic benefits
However, fibre coverage would need to improve to 95 percent from the current 87 percent, Deloitte says.
Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in 'celeb-bait' crackdown
The photos of 50,000 public figures will be used to detect and block suspected scam advertisements.
Tech Tuesday: bio technology
While a promising technology, AI is also one of the most energy hungry. Audio
Government touts AI - and outsources risks and societal costs
As AI investment grows, the government is encourging its use across both private and public sectors - but the risks and costs of the technology remain under-investigated.
Spy agencies tight-lipped over top secret document leak
New Zealand spy agencies and the government have been caught up in a leak of secret documents assessing Israel's plans to attack Iran.
Roblox a 'hunting ground' for child sex offenders
The warning comes as police say predators contact children through gaming platforms, then groom them to go into private chat rooms. Audio
NZ Space Agency hopes agreement will result in more joint missions
The New Zealand and UK space agencies have come up with principles to make it easier for companies to do work in space.
Kiwi-made tech can detect diseases instantly
A New Zealand biotechnology company has developed portable equipment to instantly diagnose animal and human diseases without the need of a lab.
Pensioner loses $224k after being tricked by AI deepfake of Christopher Luxon
Jill Creasy was fooled by a realistic-looking video of the PM, purportedly urging pensioners to invest in Bitcoin.
Why Google Maps can't pronounce Māori place names
It's unacceptable that AI tools and global tech companies are still lagging in te reo pronunciation, a Māori tech innovator says. Audio
Scam Facebook ads targeting media trust
Mediawatch - What's behind a sudden surge of scandalous social media posts co-opting news media names to make them look less dodgy?
Inside Mossad’s pager operation
The Washington Post's security reporter, Joby Warrick talk to us about his deep dive into the details of Israel's elaborate plan to sabotage Hezbollah communications devices to kill or maim thousands… Audio
Police data now being transferred regularly to Stats NZ
The data is anonymised and researchers can't use it to identify or link victims and offenders.
Police deletion of unlawful photos 'fundamental to public trust' - privacy commissioner
Police have been told public trust is on the line over getting technology in place to find and delete all the photos of people they should not have stored.
Data anonymisation tool 'difficult' to reverse - IRD
IRD rushed through an impact assessment of its advertising strategy to share taxpayers' details with Facebook and other social media platforms last month, within days of telling the Minister it… Audio
Meta must face US state lawsuits over teen social media addiction
Facebook's parent company must face lawsuits accusing it of fueling mental health problems among teens by making its platforms addictive, a federal judge ruled.
