NZ Tech Podcast

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 2022Teens dump Facebook for TikTokiPhone’s record market shareAmazon’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 lifeNASA’s Voyager mission 45 years onNew Zealand Aerospace SummitNew York’s speed limiter trialHow some features on our devices can give us real peace of mindUp and coming New Zealand Tech companiesNASA’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 firmGoogle Cloud to open NZ Cloud regionDisney's subscriptions overtake NetflixAmazon buys IRobot Vaccum companyMan sues Google after losing $800,000 in cryptocurrencyDriverless taxi's cause traffic jam in San Francisco

On this special episode we celebrate and learn from three winning companies in the 2022 Hi-Tech Awards. Paul Spain talks with Chief Executives Graham Grant (Seequent), Clare Bradley (Agrisea) and Milan Cooper (First AML) to gain insights and inspiration from these award winning companies and their leaders.

Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss some of this week's Tech news from New Zealand and around the world, including the following: Vodafone NZ's new virtual network playNZ's Invisible Urban Charging looks to install 6000+ EV chargers in FloridaIntel's revenue lossSamsung Galaxy's 'repair mode' hides personal dataNanogirl Labs launches “Creator Project”275m people lose key internet services due to Indonesia's licensing rulesDeclining smart phone sales

Paul Spain is joined by Renee Mateparae (Spark NZ), to discuss Spark's recent rural trial of 5G mmWave, and fast speed connectivity.Tech giants sign NZ online safety codeSpaceX breaks annual record of launches... in July Ford’s workforce cuts and EV expansionZuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg face deposition about Cambridge Analytica Chess robot injures 7yr old opponent's fingerDidi’s $1.2B fine Baidu's new self-driving taxi in ChinaFlaws in GPS tracker enable “life-threatening” hacks

Paul Spain and Stephen Phillips (Snyk), discuss tech news of the week and how Snyk are helping developers to create safe and secure code.NZ mobile tower salesNZ's Authsignal a handy tool for developersEurope to limit speed on all new cars Beijing residents vs COVID surveillanceHonda's security flaw makes some cars vulnerable to theftJail time and tougher penalties for online insults as Japan tackles CyberbullyingChinese-state sponsored blockchain org slam cryptos as ponzis

Paul Spain is joined by Gerard Quinn, Director of UC Centre for Entrepreneurship, to discuss tech news from around the world, and how UCE are helping future entrepreneurs and innovators begin their journey.NASA's Capstone Mission launched by Rocket LabsWellington's Qual IT's offshore saleUS and UK to share biometric data for border controlMI5 and FBI warn of China's 'Immense' threatA billion Chinese citizen details leakedStarlink's satellite internet service for boatsDutch university makes profit from returned ransomware pay out

With the merger of Vocus NZ and 2degrees finalised, Paul Spain talks with Mark Callander (CEO, 2degrees) to discuss the past, present and future of the newly combined entity as they chart their future course.

Paul Spain is joined by Shona Grundy - COO of Winely and Exocule, and judge for NZ Hi Tech Awards, to discuss technology news and insights, and how bio tech industries like Exocule and Winely are using machine learning to help fast track alternative protein manufacturing, plus:NZ Spotify users can create video podcastsKeanu Reeves change towards NFT'sRobotic finger with living skinPolestar now supports Apple Car PlayEngineer claims ChatBot is sentientAI helping Type 2 Diabetes patients