NZ Tech Podcast

Jason Hosking joins Paul Spain in Queenstown to discuss cyber security and data privacy, along with the following:

• Cyber Smart Week 2022 for info on cyber security
• Pinnacle Midlands Health Network cyber attack
• How NZ telco companies are guarding against cyber threats
• Sky TV to stream Rugby through to 2029
• Alternatives to streaming services
• YouTube test 4k restrictions to premium accounts

Paul Spain is joined by Tim Warren, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambit, to discuss Ambit’s virtual agents and AI, as well as tech news from the week, including:

• Deepfake in media   
• Vodafone NZ will change to One New Zealand       
• China tech firms desist in
• Russia and Ukraine     
• Tesla's humanoid robot     
• Google's Stadia to close
• the Latest from Amazon
• Apple iPhone14 production slows
• SaaStra annual 2022

Paul Spain is joined by Bill Bennett as they look into the latest tech news from around the world, including:

• Goodbye Vodafone TV Box, hello Sky Pod
• Optus data breach
• Meta and Google staff layoffs
• AI filling in for James Earl Jones
• The future of Air Taxis
• Alcohol detection in new cars
• “Angry developer” leaks ransomware builder

Paul Spain  and Shannon Karaka (Deel) discuss how Deel is helping companies to hire globally and it's launch into New Zealand, plus tech news of the week including:

• Google to reduce R&D projects division by 50%
• Adobe acquires Figma for $20B US
• Zoom calls may reveal screen information in lens reflections
• GoPro subscription and Hero 11
• Latest from DJI
• Deere software revenue

Paul Spain is joined by Samsung’s Todd Selwyn, to discuss the Samsung 5G network's Auckland suburban roll out for spark, and tech news of the week including,

• Technology through out the Queen's reign
• Apple iPhone 14 release
• Wifi 7
• Digital drivers licenses
• Outcry over Moko image filters

Paul Spain is joined by Parkable co-founders Toby Littin and Brody Nelson to hear about Parkable's startup journey and recent success with Meta, as well as tech news from the week, including:

• NZ Aerospace Summit 2022
• Teens dump Facebook for TikTok
• iPhone’s record market share
• Amazon’s ‘Rings’ ratings
• Quantum computer qualms

Jo Hilson (thl) joins Paul Spain to discuss thl digital’s response to a changing tourism environment, review Amazon Echo Show 15 and Oppo Find X5 Pro and talk about this week’s tech news, including:

·       Fresh strawberries in winter thanks to NZ vertical farming

·       M2X's management system makes transport more efficient

·       Meta’s customer service division to help those who have lost accounts

·      SpaceX and T-Mobile plans to boost mobile coverage in the US

·       NASA cancels Artemis 1 rocket launch

We continue the celebration of the 2022 Hi-Tech Awards. Paul Spain talks with David Downs (Chair of NZ Hi-Tech Trust), Brooke Roberts (Co-Founder and 3EO of Sharesies) and Greg O'Grady (Chief Executive of Alimetry), as they share their experiences and insights.

Paul Spain is joined by Savannah Peterson (Founder & Chief Unicorn at Savvy Millennial) to review what's happening in NZ's technology sector and its future, plus the top space and tech news from this week, including:

Rocket Lab to self-funded mission to Venus to seek out life

NASA’s Voyager mission 45 years on

New Zealand Aerospace Summit

New York’s speed limiter trial

How some features on our devices can give us real peace of mind

Up and coming New Zealand Tech companies

NASA’s sonification of a blackhole

Paul Spain is joined by Mark Duncan (Cyclone Computers) and Andrew Fox (Aruba) to talk about the latest cyber security insights, as well as discussing some of this week's tech news, including:

• Invenco's $120m+ NZD sale to US firm
• Google Cloud to open NZ Cloud region
• Disney's subscriptions overtake Netflix
• Amazon buys IRobot Vaccum company
• Man sues Google after losing $800,000 in cryptocurrency
• Driverless taxi's cause traffic jam in San Francisco