Internet
As cash disappears, banks face more competition from tech giants
Banks face a race to catch up to big tech in what's set to be a highly digitalised post-Covid-19 world.
Pacific's undersea internet cables tangled up in geopolitical tensions
Pacific Islands without high-speed internet - or any internet at all - are eager to be connected to the rest of the world, but geopolitical tensions threaten to derail planned infrastructural work… Audio
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies at internet safety hearing
Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic integrity team, has been testifying at an internet safety hearing on Capitol Hill.
Her explosive testimony has seen her… Audio
Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp go down
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all offline in a global outage.
The popular social media apps all went down at about 4.45am (NZT), with both Facebook and Instagram using rival platform Twitter… Audio
Facebook whistleblower reveals her identity
A Facebook ex-product manager says the company prioritises "growth over safety".
Trump asks Florida judge to force Twitter to restart his account
Former US president Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to ask Twitter to restore his account, which the company removed citing a risk of incitement of violence.
Big on plans, small on detail - Amazon is coming
Amazon's plans to build giant data centres in New Zealand reveal very little detail. Audio
Big on plans, small on detail - Amazon is coming
Amazon's plans to build giant data centres in New Zealand reveal very little detail.
AudioThe apps that turn our hobbies into work
Apps like GoodReads and Strava are very popular, but it's not all fun and games. Audio
Rakon's profit forecast jumps on back of computer chip shortage
The global shortage of computer chips has lifted the fortunes of local manufacturer Rakon.
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Each Tuesday owner operator of Vertech IT Services talks to Jesse about tech related issues.This week he's talking about the potential of Starlink to alleviate the issues with rural broadband. He can… Audio
Prof. Richard Wiseman: Why magic should be taught in schools
Magic, luck, schools, Twitter, creativity, social skills, illusions, magician, David Copperfield, Houdini, chance, casino, gambling, addiction, lottery, anxiety, Internet, social media, Professor… Audio
GCSB aware of reports of Chinese cellphones censoring sensitive topics
The government spy agency says it's aware of international reports some Chinese-made cellphones are censoring content.
'The moment QAnon took the person I love most'
People share with BBC the moment they know they had lost their loved one to the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Online scams up 79% - and just the "tip of the iceberg"
The Financial Markets Authority is warning of a steep rise in New Zealanders falling for investment scams with the number of complaints up 79 per cent in the first half of the year, compared to the… Audio
Uncertain future for NZ social media after Australian court ruling
A recent ruling in Australia that saw media companies liable for defamatory posts on their social media pages could see businesses in New Zealand switch off comments, or shut down their pages… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland University online for rest of 2021
Auckland's university students are learning online for the rest of the year regardless of what happens with the city's alert levels.
Students told RNZ remote learning is going well, though some are… Audio
Five of eight NZ universities see rise in cheating in 2020
Figures released to Checkpoint under the Official Information Act show five out of eight universities had an increase in cheating last year. Lecturers say the issue is far worse than figures show, as… Audio
Lucy Blakiston: Shit You Should Care About an Instagram hit
Lucy Blakiston is co-founder of Shit You Should Care About, an Instagram account based in New Zealand that has more than 3.3 million followers. Video, Audio
Vocus DDoS attack, Lockfile - a new threat to your data
Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Lynn to talk about yesterday's DDoS attacks on a number of banks, NZ Post and Metservice and last week's attack on Vocus, the country's third largest internet… Audio
