technology

Amazon looms, but NZ’s not powerless

NZ isn’t jumping for joy at Amazon setting up shop across the ditch, but we shouldn’t allow ourselves to worry excessively, writes Thomas Coughlan.

Aug 18 2017

Thomas Coughlan

Futurelearning

NZ research may pop the filter bubble

New research aims to break down the walls created by social and search algorithms.

Aug 16 2017

Victoria University of Wellington

environment

Farmer: Govt unwilling to show state of NZ water

A campaign is underway to raise funds for a new water-testing device, but its creator says the Govt has reasons not to back it.

Aug 15 2017

Lynn Grieveson

Futurelearning

Women, software engineering needs you

Women deserve a seat at the engineering and technology table. Associate Professor Catherine Watson, Dr Rashina Hoda and Dr Kelly Blincoe explain why.

Aug 15 2017

University of Auckland

Democracy Week

Big data can’t win an election here... yet

Campaigners used big data sets and Facebook to hyper-target voters in the Brexit and US presidential elections to surprising effect.

Aug 04 2017

Bernard Hickey

Futurelearning

Wireless charging tech vital for EV uptake

To help alleviate concerns of operating an EV, extending range is critical. That’s where wireless charging research comes in.

Aug 02 2017

Professor Grant Covic

Comment

It’s therapy, but not as we know it

Woebot doesn’t claim to be the light at the end of the tunnel, but it can help illuminate the way.

Jul 31 2017

Anna Connell

Best of the Week

Big media and your social media

A lawyer who co-led research into NZ’s views on journalists taking ‘newsworthy’ social media posts says the real discussion has just begun.

Jul 28 2017

Katrine Evans

Politics

NZ linked to N. Korea cyber attacks

North Korea may be using NZ as a virtual launching pad for cyber attacks around the world, a new report suggests.

Jul 27 2017

Sam Sachdeva

Futurelearning

Digital curriculum misses the point

‘This document feels as though it has been written by someone who has never stepped foot in a classroom.’

Jul 21 2017

Megan Clune

Futurelearning

Māori farewell family with digital stories

Digital stories made by Maori families about caring for loved ones at the end of their lives are giving voice to communities who don’t always have access to palliative care.

Jul 19 2017

University of Auckland

Comment

The medium is the message

Soon there won’t be room for content providers who don’t grasp how viewers want to watch their telly.

Jul 17 2017

Anna Connell

technology

Netflix awards pile up, and so do the bills

Netflix is pulling in new viewers and award nominations in droves, but its line-up is costing far more money than what subscribers pay for it.

Jul 18 2017

Associated Press

Comment

A small country with big jobs

The world’s best and brightest tech experts are thinking differently about where they work, and it’s NZ’s time in the spotlight, writes Rod Drury.

Jul 13 2017

Newsroom Special Contributor

technology

Amazon looms, but NZ’s not powerless

NZ research may pop the filter bubble

Farmer: Govt unwilling to show state of NZ water

Women, software engineering needs you

Big data can’t win an election here... yet

Wireless charging tech vital for EV uptake

It’s therapy, but not as we know it

Big media and your social media

NZ linked to N. Korea cyber attacks

Digital curriculum misses the point

Māori farewell family with digital stories

The medium *is* the message

Netflix awards pile up, and so do the bills

A small country with big jobs

The medium is the message