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Pennies from the mega corps

12 Sep 2025

The whole world is trying to chase down the likes of Google, Microsoft and Meta for more income tax, and New Zealand is no exception. Audio

The hits just keep coming for tech workers all over the world. Claire Stapleton writes an advice column on Substack for tech workers with a warning for all employees to re-evaluate the role of work to… Audio

From DNA to RNA: Science's unhealthy obsession with acronyms

23 Aug 2020

The use of acronyms in scientific publications has spread life wildfire over the last 70 years, according to a study just published in the scientific journal eLife. Study co-author Professor Adrian… Audio

Bits+Bytes: changes to Facebook and YouTube & the future of smart speakers

20 Jan 2018

Alphabet (Google) tightens up YouTube advertising rules; the future of smart speakers; Simon and Peter test out wireless home audio systems; and why has Facebook changed its algorithm? Audio

Further Future

7 May 2016

San Francisco technology reporter Nellie Bowles irecently ventured into the Nevada desert for the Further Future festival. Video, Audio, Gallery

Tech news: Google, Amazon and TPPA

6 Feb 2016

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Technology news with Peter Griffin and Google aka Alphabet becomes the biggest business on the planet. There are also rumours that Amazon is planning to open a network of up to 400… Audio

Google's owner takes top spot from Apple

2 Feb 2016

Alphabet has surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company after its latest earnings report.

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