Apple has joined the thriving “buy now, pay later” industry, with a customised service called Apple Pay Later. The service was announced earlier this week at...
The opioid epidemic is driven by more than the sale of illicit drugs, increased opioid prescribing and the pandemic. Stigma fills the lives of many people...
It might be surprising to think about browsing for therapists and ordering up mental health care the way you can peruse a menu on Grubhub or...
A number of high-profile whistleblowers in the technology industry have stepped into the spotlight in the past few years. For the most part, they have been...
We take it for granted that technology brings people closer together and improves our access to essential products and services. If you can’t imagine life without...
Hearing aids are essential for people with hearing loss. But hearing aids have an Achilles heel: their power supply is expensive and environmentally unfriendly. The good...
A new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models can produce “creative” images on-demand based on a text prompt. The likes of Imagen, MidJourney, and DALL-E 2...
Recently developed artificial intelligence (AI) models are capable of many impressive feats, including recognising images and producing human-like language. But just because AI can perform human-like...
A neck patch that monitors respiratory sounds may help manage asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by detecting symptom flareups in real time, without compromising...
Despite New Zealanders’ close connection with the oceans, very few will have heard of “temperate mesophotic ecosystems” (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate their importance for coastal...