Technology
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
Injecting sensor implants in brains is proper Kiwi ingenuity
I injected a wireless sensor into a brain and it felt great. I took a syringe, put the sensor in, and jammed it into a hole that had already been drilled for me.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 17.09.2024
Container power hubs coming to small towns
A North Island lines company is installing solar and diesel-powered hubs in remote communities to be a backup for a power cut.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.09.2024
The kiwi dressing buildings in Kaynemaile
Kayne Horsham's architectural mesh product had its genesis as a costume material for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.09.2024
How artificial intelligence may help NZ birds
A study to identify individual kākā using AI has received a funding boost of $1 million, one of a number of research projects using artificial intelligence "for good".
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 15.09.2024
How ‘massive self-belief’ powered Kiwi businesswoman Carmen Vicelich into lucrative data deals
Twenty-three years ago, in a glitzy auditorium in central Auckland, 450 of the country's top political, business and academic minds came together for the "Catching the Knowledge Wave" Conference. Critics scoffed that it was just a "talk fest".
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 11.09.2024
Growth and acclaim in stride for UV water treatment innovation
Growth and acclaim are both surging for a hi-tech venture disinfecting liquids at high speed with ultraviolet light.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.09.2024
World War I-era engine to get punters fired up at classic event
Tony Wytenburg saw his first rotary engine about 20 years ago. He had not long moved to Marlborough and the century-old aeroplane engine was sitting in a museum.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 24.08.2024
Farmer finds 'gnarly' paddocks improve with some wool added to soil
A Central Otago farmer is spreading wool over degraded paddocks to see if it improves soil quality.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.08.2024
An 'AI 'twin' could soon go to work meetings for you
Experts say an "artificial intelligence twin" could attend online meetings and video calls for you within several years.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.07.2024
Thumb print: Kiwi designs revolutionary prosthetic digit
A New Zealander at Cambridge University, Dani Clode has built a prosthetic you can wear on your hand - strapping in opposite your thumb, which connects to controls at the feet.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.07.2024
Japan declares victory in 'war' on floppy disks
It's taken until 2024, but Japan has finally said goodbye to floppy disks.
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Source. bbc.com, 04.07.2024
Braille surtitles for NZ Opera's Le comte Ory season 'life-changing'
A blind person and life-long braille reader has called NZ Opera offering braille surtitles at its shows "life-changing."
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.06.2024
Learning to lie? AI researchers warn of growing deception
As AI systems become more advanced, so - apparently - does their ability to try to hoodwink humans.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 28.05.2024
People with commonly autocorrected names call for tech firms to fix problem
‘I am not a typo’ campaign is calling for technology companies to make autocorrect less ‘western- and white-focused’.
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Source. theguardian.com, 22.05.2024
Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech
Scientists have found that immersing kids in computer games can train their brains to localise sounds better.
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Source. theguardian.com, 25.05.2024
AI expected to supercharge productivity over next few years - survey
Artificial intelligence is expected to supercharge workers' output - with some early adopters already seeing a five-fold increase in productivity - according to a new business survey.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 22.05.2024
Google rolls out retooled search engine that will frequently favour AI responses over website links
Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favour responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 16.05.2024
Striking new suspension bridge opens on Taranaki Maunga
The echoes of karakia, waiata and rūruku (chants) heralded the official opening of a 100-metre-long suspension bridge on Taranaki Maunga on Wednesday.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.05.2024
The New Yorker's Kyle Chayka on how AI has taken over our decision making
Once you start noticing, you can see it everywhere: The 'sameness' of style, music, art and even food.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 07.05.2024
The future of farming: How technology can get NZ farms a competitive advantage
It is an exciting time for robot and drone-based technology use on farms, fifth generation farmer Stu Taylor says. He is the general manager of Craigmore Sustainables, which manages more than 25,000 hectares of farming, forestry, and horticultural properties.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.05.2024
Time running out for NZ's copper phone network
With most New Zealanders moving to mobile phones, the nation's copper network is slowly being phased out, with one of our biggest telcos planning to pull the plug next year.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 29.04.2024
School phone ban: How effective will it be?
A Wellington secondary school student believes the government's ban on phones in schools will only force students to be more underhanded and "sneakier" in order to use their devices.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 29.04.2024
'We've got to get bigger' - huge NZ Post processing centre opens
NZ Post is opening its biggest processing centre in South Auckland this week, designed to make it whole lot faster to deliver and track your online shopping parcels.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.04.2024
Hydrogen fuelling station opens in South Auckland
New Zealand is one step closer to low-emissions road freight with the opening of a hydrogen fuelling station in South Auckland yesterday.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.04.2024
BYD confirms imminent Kiwi debut for plug-in ute
BYD has revealed it will show off the Shark ute at Fieldays in June, the first time potential buyers will see the vehicle on New Zealand shores.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 23.04.2024
Muting people on social media is fast and free and will change your life
Experts say setting boundaries online creates a healthier digital environment and helps preserve your mental wellbeing.
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Source. theguardian.com, 22.04.2024
The Auckland record store pressing vinyl made out of cooking oil
It's Record Store Day in Aotearoa. This means that around the country, record stores will be full of collectors rummaging through the bins looking for a bargain, a surprise, an album they have wanted for years but couldn't find.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.04.2024
Atlas, a Humanoid Robot From Boston Dynamics, Is Leaping Into Retirement
It has been replaced by a new model, which will be used in automotive manufacturing. A farewell video featured the old machine running outdoors, performing back flips and awkwardly shimmying.
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Source. nytimes.com, 17.04.2024
Straws That Don’t Cause Wrinkles. Wait — Straws Cause Wrinkles?
Another solution to a problem we didn’t know we had.
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Source. nytimes.com, 15.04.2024
Former Blenheim library new home for Marlborough tech hub
Rejecting the one offer made on Blenheim’s former library building has been beneficial for the council, which will now use the building for the region’s new tech hub instead.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 10.04.2024
Project Liberty: Billionaire American businessman Frank McCourt Jr's plan to fix the internet
Big tech companies mine data about us and tweak algorithms that can often result in the spread of misinformation, cyberbullying and social division.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.04.2024
Technology revolutionises vintage for NZ's biggest winemaker
Indevin approached Amazon Web Services two years ago to help digitise and streamline operations, with sensors in receival bins, presses, pumps, flow metres and wine tanks.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 01.04.2024
Europe’s longest hyperloop test track revives futuristic tube transport hype
Operators hope newly opened Dutch track will help prove feasibility of high-speed shuttle system.
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Source. theguardian.com, 27.03.2024
One of New Zealand's most iconic aircraft is getting a big send off
They may be coming to the end of their service, but the retiring fleet of No 40 Squadron C-130H (NZ) Hercules is going out on a high this weekend at Warbirds Over Wānaka.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 25.03.2024
Sagrada Familia in Barcelona ‘will be completed in 2026’
New date for Antoni Gaudí’s basilica announced but enormous, controversial stairway will take another eight years.
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Source. theguardian.com, 25.03.2024
Farming biotech making a human difference
If it works for farm animals in remote parts of New Zealand, it should work for humans too, right? Turns out, the answer is yes: A Mosgiel based agritech company is using its biotech to help deliver diagnostics quickly to people living in rural or remote areas.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 25.03.2024
Indian brothers fined for turning car into a helicopter
Two brothers in India have been fined for converting their car into an imitation helicopter with the aim of hiring it out for weddings.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 21.03.2024
New Zealand-backed MethaneSAT reaches orbit successfully
A long-awaited methane-hunting satellite is in orbit, and should start supplying a steady stream of information from June.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 05.03.2024
Palmerston North buses go 100% electric, in first for NZ
Palmerston North's streets have become busier - but quieter. From Monday, the city's bus fleet is 100 percent electric - a first in New Zealand - as more than 40 new buses enter service as part of a huge investment in public transport.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.03.2024
Air NZ to fly electric planes from Wellington to Marlborough
Air New Zealand has announced Wellington to Marlborough will be the first route for its first all-electric aircraft, the Beta ALIA.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 17.04.2024
“Good enough to eat” edible bale net
It took six to eight months for Southland deer farmer and logger Grant Lightfoot and his partner to finger-knit 50 metres of their edible bale net out of flax fibre. But when he rolled his first bale in it, the patience was worth it.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 11.04.2024
Taranaki manufacturers get a taste of Hollywood
A product made in a tiny Taranaki town to help heavy machinery operate in any conditions now has a Hollywood family as its ambassador.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 08.04.2024
How a steel ball protected Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper in an earthquake
When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, people inside the island’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, were protected by a large yellow pendulum at the building’s center that helped absorb the shock.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 05.04.2024
How to Have a Healthier Relationship With Your Phone
Unplugging is often impossible. Here’s a realistic guide to using your tech in a way that serves you.
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Source. nytimes.com, 21.03.2024
‘Extraordinary’ Ruby Bay house shortlisted for award fetched $3.08m
This prominent cantilevered house in Ruby Bay near Nelson has been a talking point since it first took shape above the bay. Last November it featured on Stuff when it came on the market after the owners were poached to work in Australia.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 27.03.2024
After more than 140 years, Barcelona’s Sagrada Família sets completion date
The world’s most famous unfinished church will finally be completed in 2026, well almost completed.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 26.03.2024
Hotted up electric Volkswagen Kombi set for NZ showrooms
Extra performance fizz has been added to the forthcoming electric equivalent of Volkswagen’s famous Kombi, and the brand’s Kiwi distributor is hankering to add it to the New Zealand-bound line-up.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 25.03.2024
Tackling climate change with bonkers creative ideas: inventor artist Steve Mushin
Habitat-printing robot birds, water-filtering sewer submarines, and flying bikes launched on waste heat thermals are just a few of the 100-plus bonkers ideas artist and industrial designer Steve Mushin is suggesting to our cities to address climate change.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.03.2024
The man behind Queenstown’s billion-dollar technology plan
A plan to grow Queenstown’s technology sector into a billion-dollar industry is attracting international interest.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 06.03.2024