Software
The fleet management business in growth mode
After launching an ambitious project two years ago to manage vehicle fleets for businesses and large households, Steph Kennard wants to push her business further. Audio
Concerns over the use of AI supervision in university exams
Controversial AI software used to monitor online exams is being rolled out at Massey University, a move being labelled as "disastrous" for disabled students, and students who are neuro-diverse. The… Audio
Innovation in keeping track of farm data
Pōrangahau farmer Gretchen King talks to Kathryn about the development of a software programme that makes it easy for farmers to record information. The Cloud Farmer App clears the way to discarding… Audio, Gallery
How to unleash New Zealand's digital productivity
New Zealand's being urged to do everything it can do now to boost its digital productivity, before it loses out to other OECD nations racing on the information super-highway. The recent 2022 OECD… Audio
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to unpack the Log4Shell or Log4j security exploit and the issues it's raised around the insecurity of legacy software systems that millions of… Audio
Tech: FluBot texts, Tesla's brake software fail, REvil charges laid
Technology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at how the FluBot malware is spreading by text, rather than email. A software error that causes Tesla's autopilot to slam on the brakes… Audio
Why you're paying too much for your printer ink
Printer ink is now regarded as the most expensive liquid in the world -- ahead of Champagne, Chanel No. 5 and even human blood -- but there is no reason for it to be so expensive. Indeed, replacement… Audio
Bryce Webster-Jacobsen: negotiating with ransomware hackers
Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio
The top three tips for warding off cyber attacks
Cyber crime is continuing to rise. Last year, the government received 5712 reports of cyber incidents which cost mostly small businesses $14.2 million. NZ Tech chief Graeme Muller offers the top three… Audio
Calling Home: Will Barton in Norstrand, Norway
Will Barton moved to Norway 13 years ago, and now lives with his wife and two children in Nordstrand, south of Oslo. He for a company called Jottacloud, a cloud-based storage system that runs in… Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Planet Adolescent
We last spoke to Charlie Cuff just before lockdown - just as his virtual schooling started. He's back tonight to tell us how it went and how he's finding being back at school properly. Audio
Professor Michael Baker answers your Covid-19 questions
Professor Michael Baker has been a constant and reassuring presence on Sunday Morning throughout the Covid-19 lockdown period. He returns to answer your questions and ours about the pandemic and the… Audio
Gentrack Group expects a significant drop in sales and profit
The utilities software company, Gentrack Group, is moving to cut costs as it faces a possible halving of its earnings. Audio
NZ crime-busting software cracking global crimes
Used by the FBI among others, STRmix™ is helping to crack many crimes that were previously thought to be too complex to solve using DNA evidence. The sophisticated forensic software has been used… Audio
Professor Cal Newport: Living better with less technology
Cal Newport's latest book Digital Minimalism calls out our enslavement to digital devices. He explains why there is nothing natural about the engineered behaviour of checking your phone every five… Audio
Calling Home: Ashley Eves in Ireland
Expat New Zealand Ashley Eves is Calling Home from Belfast this week. He discusses life in the picturesque Northern Irish city and why he'll never shun his Kiwi roots. Audio
Paul Brislen: Huawei not in the business of dotting i's and crossing t's
Technology commentator Paul Brislen gives his take on the flaw in the Huawei Matebook laptops, discovered by Microsoft researchers. Audio
Crime-busting software package wins PM's Science Prize
An ESR software package that analyses complex crime scene samples containing DNA from multiple people, has won the 2018 Prime Minister's Science Prize. Video, Audio
Crime-busting software package wins PM's Science Prize
An ESR software package that analyses complex crime scene samples containing DNA from multiple people, has won the 2018 Prime Minister's Science Prize.
Video, AudioVincent Connare: on being the man who created comic sans
Comic sans has both fans or those who want it banned. Vincent Connare talks to Jim about inventing the font 25 years ago and how ubiquitous it has become. Audio