Techwreck: Ex-Con back to lead Samsung, Ford dumps $2B AI investment, new Apple tax +Twitter/Elon
Paul Spain is joined by Vincent Heeringa, host of This Climate business, to discuss the latest in Tech news, including:
- Cutbacks for Intel
- Samsung’s new ex-con leader
- Ford dumps driverless in favor of driver-assist
- Should NZ have a cyber minister?
- Apple update tax on App Store
- Rova podcast app privacy issue
- Twitter and Elon
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Follow the climate money – Climate VC Fund
Rohan MacMahon and Jez Weston are co-founders of the Climate VC Fund – a fund that invest in emission reductions technologies in NZ and Australia. They were on the show to announce their ambitions but a year on, what’s happened? Did they raise the money require? Have they invested in anything? What new tech or ideas are on their radar? And what’s the state of change?
Full disclosure – Vincent is an investor and a contractor to the fund.
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Cars and Tech converge, iPad >50% NZ price rise, hands on 2022 MG ZS EV
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:
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- Government’s clean car rebate
- General Motors technology
- Ford tech advances
- Car Integration: Android Auto and Apple Car Play vs Tesla
- Autopilot and Autonomous Vehicles
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Emily Rutherford (Kiwi Water Park)
On this episode Paul Spain talks with Emily Rutherford – Co-Owner and Marketing Director of Kiwi Water Park. Emily shares her story from studying Business at Otago University, running an international entertainment business from England to launching Kiwi Water Park, and how social media and TikTok in particular, has helped with Kiwi Water Park’s success.
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The End of Smoke on the Water? Michael Eaglen, EV Maritime
Auckland’s ferries, which burn 13 million litres of diesel every year and produce 20 percent of the city’s public transport emissions, are about to clean up their act. Two electric ferries are being built right now for the Waitematā, with design and engineering in the hands of ambitious zero-emissions boatbuilder EV Maritime. CEO Michael Eaglen told Ross Inglis that the two new boats are just the beginning.
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Cyber Smart Week plus more
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
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Super clean, super green – Cleanery’s Mark and Ellie Sorenson
In 1993, school boy Mark Sorenson got 20/20 for an essay about the dangers of plastic packaging. 29 years later Mark and his business partner and wife, Ellie, have established Cleanery, a kiwi start up that’s attracted millions in venture capital and now has products ranged across NZ and Australian supermarkets. Cleanery removes the water and the plastic bottle from household cleaners, offering instead a sachet of cleaning powder. Simply tip the powder into any bottle, add warm water and presto, you’ve got the beginnings of a sparkling clean bathroom or kitchen.
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*Declaration of interest: Vincent does some consulting work for Cleanery and has invested a tiny fraction via the Climate Venture Capital Fund.
Clodagh Hall (New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty)
On this episode Paul Spain speaks to Clodagh Hall, National Brand and Marketing Director for New Zealand’s Sotheby’s International Realty. Clodagh shares from her wealth of experience working on renowned global marketing campaigns, and the importance of building relationships between the brand and the customer.
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Tesla Robots, Vodafone NZ rebrand, Deepfake discussion and more with Ambit’s Tim Warren
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 rebrand to One New Zealand
- China tech firms desist in Russia and Ukraine
- Tesla’s humanoid robots
- Google to shut down Stadia
- Latest from Amazon
- Apple slows production on iPhone 14
- SaaStra annual 2022
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Why, what and who of Auckland Climate Festival – Michelle Kennedy
Michelle Kennedy is the co-founder of the Auckland Climate Festival, a celebration of all things climate change, ranging from bike tours to investor meetings, beach clean-up, a transport tech conference, film screenings, and the O Tatou Ngahere native trees conference – and so much more. Michelle speaks to Vincent about why she started the festival and how it’s going in its second year.
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Optus data breach, Meta and Google staff layoffs, Darth Vader AI, the future of Air Taxis and more
Paul Spain is joined by Bill Bennett as they look into the latest tech news from around the world, including:
- Hello Sky Pod, Goodbye Vodafone TV Box,
- Optus data breach
- Google and Meta staff layoffs
- AI to fill in for James Earl Jones
- The future of Air Taxis
- Alcohol detectors in new cars
- Ransomware builder leaked by “Angry developer”
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Going nuts for bananas: Simon Coley of All Good and Karma Drinks
Simon Coley is the co-founder of All Good Organics, the pioneering importer of ethical bananas, and also of Karma Drinks, famous for its Karma Cola. Karma just celebrated 10 years, a notable achievement for any brand, but especially noteworthy because 1% of total revenues goes back to the Karma Foundation, which funds health and development in Boma, Sierra Leone, the source of the Karma cola nut. All Good Bananas also operates in an unethical industry and tries to return as much as possible to growers in Ecuador. Vincent talks with Simon about the journey to the triple bottom line.
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