NZ Tech Podcast

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