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TV news meltdown: what will government do?
The government says it is preparing policy to modernise the media, but they don't want to talk about what that might be - or when it might happen.
SpaceX building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
If successful, sources say the program will significantly advance the ability of the US government and military to quickly spot potential targets almost anywhere on the globe.
TV news meltdown: what will government do?
The future of TV news and current affairs is in the balance at our two biggest TV broadcasters - both desperate to cut costs as their revenue falls. The government says it’s now preparing policy to… Video
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Mediawatch for 17 March 2024
What will government do about the great TV news meltdown?; Stuff deploys AI for DIY news. Audio
Stuff deploys AI for DIY news
Artificial intelligence tech threatens to take our eyeballs even further away from the outlets which produce news - but it’s also a tool they can use to make more of it. This week Stuff - which has… Audio
Eliezer Yudkowsky: The AI academic warning
Eliezer Yudkowsky, artificial intelligence researcher, decision theorist and co-founder of Machine Intelligence Research Institute, has a stark warning that we're moving too fast in the field of AI. Audio
Rich Preston: The latest from the UK
BBC senior reporter, Rich Preston, joins Jim to discuss the Royal families' photo doctoring blunder and the latest on Andrew Tate's extradition to the UK. Audio
Big Mac, big tech: Inside the McDonald's meltdown
It would only be a slight exaggeration to now call McDonald's a tech company that happens to sell burgers. So what happens when it goes wrong, as it did Friday night around New Zealand?
Alleged MediaWorks hack sees 2.5m Kiwis' data stolen
A dark web user says they plan to sell the data, including names, addresses, and votes relating to The Block NZ.
Lulu Wang examines the cultural class divide in her TV series Expats
Filmmaker Lulu Wang explores the complex power dynamics between Hong Kong's rich expats and their domestic 'helpers' in a new Amazon Prime series. Video, Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about The Convert, Wicked Little Letters and Korean supernatural thrilled Exhuma. Audio
TVNZ job cuts: Public asked to join protest campaign
Every New Zealander is a stakeholder in TVNZ, the staff union says, urging the public to get involved. Audio
AI to outsmart humans, take 'charge of everything' - godfather of AI says
The man widely regarded as the architect of AI as we know it is worried the technology is becoming too powerful. Audio
Major internet disruptions in west and central Africa
Undersea cable failures are being blamed for major internet outages in several African countries.
'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton fears tech is too powerful
The man widely regarded as the godfather of artificial intelligence, Dr Geoffrey Hinton, is worried the technology is becoming too powerful for humanity's own good. Audio
China attacks 'bandit logic' of TikTok vote in US
Beijing vows to take 'necessary measures' as US continues with bill that would ban TikTok.
Auckland lecturer buzzing as she heads to the US to study bees
Auckland computer scientist heading to the US to work on predicting stress levels in bees.
TVNZ staff want to know why profitable shows are being cut - Union
The union for some TVNZ staffers says the broadcaster should pause it plans. Audio
US Congress passes law that might ban TikTok
The Chinese-owned app is now facing its greatest threat in the US since the Trump administration.
TVNZ union unimpressed with plan to cut profitable news shows
The union representing soon-to-be-made redundant journalists at TVNZ says the company has not shared relevant information about why profitable programmes should be cut.
E Tū union members have… Audio
