technology A principled way to prevent online hate A Kiwi think tank has set out ten principles for governments and social media companies to use when tackling extremist content online. Nov 12 2019 Sam Sachdeva
Week in Review 5G: Atomic clocks, Massive MIMOs and sliced networks Bernard Hickey unravels and explains the technologies, the acronyms and the power of 5G. Nov 12 2019 Bernard Hickey
Ideasroom Finding our way out of ‘quick and dirty’ social media Dr Samantha Marsh explains why we need to be wary of drawing definitive conclusions from single studies on social media that appear to ‘let us off the hook’. Nov 12 2019 Dr Samantha Marsh
Ideasroom Twitter’s political ad ban an empty gesture If Twitter were truly serious about the need to ‘focus efforts on the root problems’ of internet communications, they’d be better off working to counter the plague of bots and racist discourse on their platform. Nov 11 2019 Michael S. Daubs
Ideasroom Is Aotearoa ready for online voting? Would more people take part in the democratic process if voting went online? The University of Auckland’s Rizwan Asghar discusses whether it’s time NZ embraced online voting. Nov 11 2019 Rizwan Asghar
technology ISPs split over blocking resurrected 8chan Spark and 2degrees both pledged to block the 8chan website if it ever came back online. After the site relaunched as 8kun over the weekend, Spark has declined to block it. Nov 07 2019 Marc Daalder
environment Methane-detecting satellite run from NZ The new satellite, which will begin by focusing on the oil and gas industry, will be able to detect methane emissions even on individual farms or facilities. Nov 07 2019 Marc Daalder
Ideasroom Is NZ looking at a fusion future? Production of power by nuclear fusion has been an alluring dream since it was first investigated in the 1950s. But is it truly clean and limitless? And does NZ have a role to play in this technology? Nov 07 2019 Victoria University Of Wellington
technology How 5G could unleash a productivity quantum leap Torrents of super fast data with edge computing could unlock a much-needed productivity surge for NZ’s businesses and governments, Bernard Hickey explains. Nov 05 2019 Bernard Hickey
Ideasroom What we can learn from measuring the internet University of Auckland research finds the science of internet measurement has helped demystify many unexplored aspects of social media and other user behaviour. Oct 31 2019 Dr Aniket Mahanti
Ideasroom Blockchain and the technology of decentralisation Blockchain offers the opportunity to create far more granular, transparent, efficient and effective systems better suited to a global society relying on finite resources. Oct 31 2019 Mark Pascall
Week in Review The flurry and futility of 5G protests From Nelson to Mangawhai, Facebook groups opposed to 5G in their community are springing up but local options to stop 5G appear limited. Oct 30 2019 Farah Hancock
Ideasroom Why does Facebook want its own currency? Dr John Williams looks behind Facebook’s ‘smokescreen’ to discuss why the company would really want to create its own currency. Oct 25 2019 Dr John Williams
Ideasroom Blockchain and the technology of truth Dr Olivier Jutel goes deep on blockchain, explaining why we should be cognisant of sweeping ideological claims masquerading as the technology of truth. Oct 21 2019 Dr Olivier Jutel
Comment Will Facebook’s currency be dead on arrival? Plans for Facebook’s proposed “stablecoin”, Libra, appear to be unraveling as awareness about its adverse effects grows. Oct 18 2019 Barry Eichengreen
