Nz Tech Podcast

Paul Spain is joined by Dave Rouse (CEO, CarbonClick) - discussing learnings in the tech and startup worlds + how CarbonClick is helping people and businesses to take action in reducing carbon emissions.

Paul Spain is joined by Bruce Jackson Founder of Kai's Education, as they discuss how the award winning KaiBot is helping Children to learn coding, as well as looking into self-driving and the 3d printing industry.

Paul Spain is joined by Bill Bennett as they discuss the darker side of ChatGPT, and new Prime minister Chris Hipkins' potential impact on New Zealand's tech sector and other tech news from the week, including:Spark's contract with parliamentary servicesVodafone rebrand tussle with TVNZMore job cuts from Microsoft, Amazon and GoogleRansomware attack affects 1000 ShipsApple's latest Mac modelsAmazon's Echo Show 15

Paul Spain is joined by Finn Hogan, Digital Editor/Reporter at Newshub, as they discuss the future of New Zealand's gaming industry, Microsofts AI voice generator VALL-E and other tech news including:Tesla's price dropDrone delivery in NZEconomic downturn of global tech companiesComputer outage grounds US flightsPower bank ignites on board passenger planeChina's SpaceX look alike rocket designs

Paul Spain is joined by Phil Howie, CEO and founder at Onwardly, to discuss how Onwardly is helping businesses build, manage and scale their security and privacy programs, Road trip around NZ reveals how good are our EV charging and mobile phone coverage, and tech news including:Tesla's new Kiwi leaderShould NZ ban TiktokReviewing DJI mini 3 proAfeela - Sony and Honda's new EVHighlights of CES 2023IoT pet feeders at risk of hackingCar cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Paul Spain is joined by Glenn Morgan former CTO of British Airways / International Airlines Group and Director of Hangar 51. Glenn is an authority in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Paul Spain is joined by Josh Robb - Co-Founder and CPTO of Tend, to discuss disruptive healthcare services - along with the highs and lows of startup life.

Tony Baird - CTO of Vodafone NZ, shares behind the scenes tech insights plus what's happening within New Zealand's mobile and broadband networks - especially what Vodafone NZ (soon to be One NZ) have planned.

JB Rousselot, CEO of Chorus NZ, joins Paul Spain to discuss New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company. The successes, challenges - and more importantly - what comes next.

Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose - Binance NZ, and Darcy Ungaro - Ungaro and Co. to discuss the current state of crypto and well as tech news of the week, including:Apple's plan to move production out of ChinaCompanies like Meta and Google, to pay for NZ newsBlackpearl Group on NZHands on review of OpenAI’s ChatGPT - chat.openai.comSan Francisco to vote on Lethal Police Robots

Paul Spain is joined by Nick Lissette - CEO of Blackpearl Group to discuss Blackpearl Group's launch on NZX and well as Tech news from the week including:US/UK China tech banHP staff cutsWhatsApp user details leakedBiometrics in NZ supermarketsMecedes-Benz speed subscriptionUS army uses Russian software disguised as American

Paul Spain is joined by Justin Soong, Founder of Authsignal, to discuss how NZ startup Authsignal are helping developers, plus:NZ rural broadbandVodafone TV switch-off pushed back, as Sky box delay drags onAir NZ plans to replace boarding passes with biometricsiPhone's satellite Emergency serviceU.S. Banks including New York Fed start 12-week digital dollar pilotGoogle $600m fineTwitter, is Musk playing us?Australia to ‘stand up’ against cyber criminals

Paul Spain is joined by Paul Woodfield (AUT) to discuss the latest tech news from the week, Including:NZ’s Public Safety NetworkTwitter Blue suspended due to impersonationsAmazon’s Sparrow robot In car Zoom callsDoorDash drone deliveryFTX bankruptcy

Paul Spain is joined by Dosh Co-Founders James McEniery and Shane Marsh, to discuss Dosh New Zealand's first digital wallet, as well as tech news of the week, including:Air New Zealand bans Air Tag baggage trackersCalifornia legalizes Digital License platesMondelez, Zurich settle $100m+ NotPetya insurance lawsuitColes partner with Wing to offer grocery drone deliveryWill the European Union ban 8K TVsTwitter, a big mess after half of the 7500 staff fired Head to https://dosh.nz/app and use my referral code 00024406 to sign up.

Paul Spain is joined by Vincent Heeringa, host of This Climate business, to discuss the latest in Tech news, including: Intel cutbacks Samsung’s ex-con leader Ford dumps driverless for driver-assist Does NZ need a cyber minister Apple update tax on App Store Rova podcast app privacy Elon and Twitter

Paul Spain is joined by motoring editor Damien O'Carroll to discuss technological advances in the Automotive sector, hands-on 2022 MG ZS EV and iPad price hikes, as well as: Government clean car rebate General Motors tech Ford technology advances Car Integration: Apple Car Play and Android Auto vs Tesla Autonomous Vehicles and Autopilot

Paul Spain is joined by Community Director of Kiwi Saas Brett Roberts to discuss how Kiwi SaaS is helping to accelerate the SaaS sector in New Zealand as well Tech news of the week including: US citizens at Chinese chip firms caught in the middle of US/China chip manufacturing clash Indian Village going offline daily to help stop screen addiction Elon musk's tweets and turnaround on Starlink and Ukraine Tesla update for NZ now allows car cameras to be live streamed to App Meta and Microsoft team up for Metaverse VR Product review of Amazon Fire TV Stick, 4K and HD for NZ market, and Huawei's FreeBuds

Jason Hosking joins Paul Spain in Queenstown to discuss cyber security and data privacy, along with the following: https://www.cert.govt.nz/cybersmart/ (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