Nine To Noon

The National Party caucus is currently meeting following renewed speculation over Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's leadership. Ministers Nicola Willis, Chris Bishop, and Erica Stanford have been touted as possible replacements. MPs arriving at Parliament this morning largely threw their support behind Luxon. RNZ political editor Jo Moir.

What if you were a writer, and artificial intelligence knew you and your writing style so well it could simply write your next book for you - maybe even better than you could write it yourself? That's the very situation the characters in Jenny Williams' new novel House of Liars find themselves in. All established authors, the five are offered two weeks on an island, to finish their next work and the chance to win a million-dollar contract. But they're up against an AI program also writing its own novel. Jenny's examination of AI and ethics is very familiar ground for her. She spent eight years working at Google and Microsoft working on these very issues. She's also an author, who's previous work includes A Short History of the Future of Whales and The Atlas of Forgotten Places. She talks to Susie about the impact AI is having on the creative industries.

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane.
Bernard Keane is political editor for Crikey.com.au

Proving who you are online has never been as vital or as complicated and - let's be honest - a bit of a pain. If you're a uni or polytech student, you may be well familiar with something called eduroam. It's the free global Wi-Fi service that allows students and researchers to connect securely to the internet at participating institutions.

Researchers working in the university sector say their fixed term contracts are more like "Frankenjobs", pieced together with short term funding and limited hours.