NZ Tech Podcast

In this episode, host Paul Spain is joined by Greg Cross, CEO of Soul Machines, as they explore the world of AI and its impact on industries like healthcare and entertainment and the creation of immersive fan experiences. Greg shares insights on Soul Machines research in creating digital twins of celebrities and personalized fan engagement. Plus tech news from the week including:

• Musk’s demo drive of Tesla's latest full self-drive (FSD)
• India’s successful moon landing
• CloudNordic's Ransomware attack
• Mighty Ape's Mighty Mobile launch

Paul Spain is joined by Craig Piggott, CEO of Halter, as they delve into Halters journey as a start-up, and the secrets to building a high-performance team in the Kiwi tech industry. They also discuss how Halter's innovative technology is helping solve some of the challenges that the NZ agricultural sector are facing.

In this episode host Paul Spain is joined by Harry Flett (Tracksuit) to discuss Microsoft's recent clearance to acquire Activision, One NZ’s violation of the Fair Trading Act resulting in a $3.675 million fine, Supermarket chatbot’s deadly recipes. They also discuss 2degrees satellite trials and Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists. Plus insights into the fast growing SaaS startup Tracksuit, and the importance of investing in brand to create future demand.

Join tech journalist Bill Bennett and host Paul Spain as they discuss the latest tech news, including NZ's Airspace Integration Trials with Wisk, Concern for using AI to combat text scams, One NZ's eSIMs for wearables, China's move to limit minors' phone usage and UNESCO's advice to ban smartphones in school, Zoom asks staff to return to the office, plus the much-anticipated showdown between tech titans Musk and Zuckerberg.

Join Paul Spain and Daniel Xu, CEO and Co-founder of ElementX, as they discuss how innovations in AI are helping developers stay productive, and enhance the customer service experience. They also delve into tech news from the week, including:

• Meta Threads sees drop in users
• Waymo's self-driving trucks comes to a halt
• Tech firms partner to release open map dataset
• Meta subsidiaries to pay $14 million in Australian court order
• Mondee travel booking now with AI chatbot and mobile App
• Robot Guacamole

Join Paul Spain and guest Sarah Wood, CEO of realestate.co.nz as they discuss realestate.co.nz innovative steps to improve customer experience through a mobile app launch, AI tools and improved data analytics. They also look into Tech news from the week including:

• Aotearoa Aerospace Academy
• Surveillance tracking system concerns
• Chatbot launched helps tenants and landlords
• Twitter's rebrand to X
• Data Regulation Challenges
• Airline phone scams through Google listed numbers
• Is Microsoft 365 Copilot worth the cost?

Join Paul Spain and James Sampson CEO of FileInvite, as they discuss data privacy practices and protecting against cybersecurity breaches with FileInvite. Plus the latest tech news, including:

• Acquisition of Serato
• Sparks 5G standalone update
• India's moon mission
• The rise and drop-off of Threads
• Tesla, Twitter collaborations with xAI
• Russian state TV gets hacked
• Dukaan CEO replaces 90% of staff with AI chatbot

Paul Spain and Justin Soong Founder of Authsignal, discuss pressing issues of banking scams and the evolving landscape of social media, plus the latest in tech news, including:

• Meta Threads vs Twitter
• Hope for diabetic 'life-changing' tech funding in NZ
• Canada's Online News Act Bill repercussions
• Yearly public cloud revenue reaches half a trillion dollars
• How Authsignal are helping businesses stay secure

Join Paul Spain and Ulrich Frerk, the founder of Adroit, as they delve into the incredible potential of sensor networks, real-time data collection, and AI tools in improving data analysis and implementation here in New Zealand. Plus tech news from around the world including:

• NZ Ministry of Education on generative AI for educators
• Quantum Computing breakthrough for Google?
• Recent MOVEit cyber-attacks on PWC and EY
• Twitter limits amount of tweets users can read
• Tech firms criticise EU’s AI Act proposal
• Google Domain to shut down

On this special NZ Hi-Tech Award Winners episode, host Paul Spain is joined by Janine Grainger Co-Founder and CEO of Easy Crypto and this year’s Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual of the year. Janine shares about the challenges faced by the crypto industry, her pride in the team and culture at Easy Crypto and what motivates and inspires her to continue to be a great leader and champion for the blockchain industry.