Comment Is digital technology hurting our kids? Richard MacManus is wary of alarmist talk digital devices are completely ‘rewiring’ childrens’ brains. Aug 14 2018 Richard MacManus
Newsroom Special Inquiry The $11m health watch that wasn’t Ray Avery’s smart watch company has launched its personal alarm products, albeit without the functions envisioned. Aug 09 2018 Eloise Gibson
technology Hate speech and the economics of popularity Facebook is failing to deal with free speech advocates who are using the economics of popularity to profit. Aug 07 2018 Richard MacManus
Comment A long hard look in the social media mirror In an era of trolls, Phil Quin tries harnessing social media to enhance, rather than degrade, the discourse. Aug 07 2018 Phil Quin
Transport Could ‘robo-taxis’ answer our traffic woes? Fleets of driverless “robo-taxis” could create an Auckland where roads aren’t choked with cars. The catch is we’d have to share with strangers. Aug 06 2018 Farah Hancock
Media MediaRoom: What to do about Stuff Our latest media column on the future of Stuff Ltd, change in the leadership of TVNZ, another journalist going to a political party and what Kiwis are watching. Aug 03 2018 Tim Murphy
Comment Hawaiki cable puts NZ on cloud computing map Richard MacManus finds the arrival of the massive Hawaiki cable has created an opportunity for NZ to build global cloud computing businesses. Jul 31 2018 Richard MacManus
Comment Curing the ills of social media Richard MacManus looks at how social media is making us ill and why the mute and unfollow buttons should be our friends. Jul 24 2018 Richard MacManus
Futurelearning Virtual reality island to teach important lessons Dr Christian Schott is providing experiential learning for the 21st Century using a virtual reality Pacific Island replica. Jul 23 2018 Victoria University Of Wellington
Comment NZ’s Mighty Ape takes on global gorilla Our online retailers are doing surprisingly well against global gorillas such as Amazon. Richard MacManus finds out why. Jul 17 2018 Richard MacManus
Comment Let’s make tech work against climate change Whatever your perspective in the problem of climate change, let’s make sure technology offers potential solutions, writes Rohan MacMahon. Jul 13 2018 Rohan MacMahon
Futurelearning Tread carefully with big data ethics It is important to develop ethical control of big data, but we should do so carefully, warns Tim Dare. Jul 11 2018 Tim Dare
boardroom A cashless society in 10 years? Within a decade, paying with notes and coins could be as rare as popping to the shops and paying with a cheque. But what will replace cash? Jul 10 2018 Richard MacManus
Futurelearning Here, put these on and feel what I feel Technology being developed at the University of Auckland is letting people share each other’s experiences in real time Jul 09 2018 Mark Billinghurst
