Nz Tech Podcast

Brett Roberts joins Paul Spain to discuss the news of the week - including the New Zealand Stock Exchange's current woes with Distributed Denial of Service attacks taking them offline. Is this a situation where blame can be put locally or is this entirely on cyber criminals trying to extort funds out the NZX? Also, the valuable and inspiration role of the of the NZ HiTech Awards within New Zealand, Apple's App Store fight with Fortnite maker Epic, Fitbit's near wearable that hopes to help you recognise and address stressful situations, Tesla vs Modders and initial SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband speeds and latency are revealed. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)ht

US based New Zealander Michael Howard has had a massive impact in reducing Cyber Security risk globally and currently advises on security in relation to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing services. On this NZ Tech Podcast episode we hear career insights and advice from Michael - including how he came to convince Microsoft Founder Bill Gates of the importance of writing secure code - which lead to Gates famous company-wide memo on Trustworthy computing in January 2002. This changed the course of how Microsoft developed software and over time is considered to have had a profound impact in how software is written around the world. Michael, a Senior Principal Cybersecurity Architect, started at Microsoft in Auckland in 1992, and has worked in the field of software security for over twenty years. He is a founder and architect of the https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/securityengineering/sdl/ (Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle) (SDL). eWeek magazine selected Howard as one of “The 100 Most Influential People in I

This week Paul Spain and Bill Bennett discuss the latest tech news in addition to sharing thoughts on the latest tech devices including the Samsung Note 20 Ultra, Jabra Evolve2 65, Jabra Panacast, Microsoft Surface Go 2  https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Paul Spain shares why we have a unique opportunity to invite the world’s leading technology firms (among others) to establish innovation and operations hubs in New Zealand. Tech leaders Rod Drury (Xero), Peter Beck (Rocket Lab), Anna Kominik (Wisk) and Bill O’Connor share their thoughts on lifting the New Zealand economy through a focus on Innovation and Technology.   https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/garmins-outage-ransomware-attack-response-lacking-as-earnings-loom/ (Did Garmin Pay a $16m ransom,) Slack accuses Microsoft, https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/24/apple-begins-assembling-iphone-11-in-india/ (Apple in India), Dawn Aerospace and their new spaceplane, https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/122237611/sealord-fined-24000-and-ordered-to-forfeit-vessel-for-trawling-in-protected-zone (Sealord fined for trawling - could better tech have avoided this?) The world of robotics and Rocos. #techweek2020 https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)http

Understanding the United Kingdom’s Huawei ban, LPM Property Management client data leak, FordPass Connect arrives in NZ, GM go big on Electric Vehicles whilst BMW move into subscriptions, Samsung begins teasing the Galaxy Buds Live. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Alphabet Loon commercial launch, should NZ roll out red carpet to global tech leaders, Soul Machines provides World Health Organisation with a digital human, Hands on Amazon Echo Auto – NZ hands on experience, Ring 3 Plus, Spark IoT and 5G. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Thiefquest malware targets Mac pirates, Facebook boycotts snowball, NZ Covid Tracer, closed borders, Lightbox and Neon merge, Rocket Lab loses rocket and payload, Iran threatens retaliation for cyber attacks. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Amazon buys autonomous driving company Zoox, Microsoft retail stores future is online, 3D printed Rockets and what this means for SpaceX and Rocket Lab, SpaceX futuristic spaceports, Microsoft’s endpoint security with Microsoft Defender Advance Threat Protection Android and iOS (refer to https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-1OCBC1P5&ct=190731&st=sb (Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms)), Vodafone offers unlimited Rural Broadband, Olympus selling camera division.   https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast: https://umbrellarconnect.com/ (Umbrellar Connect)https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://voc

https://www.cio.com/nz/ (Sarah Putt (CIO)) and https://paulspain.com (Paul Spain (Gorilla Technology)) discuss the big news from Apple’s online Worldwide Developers Conference across Mac, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS. Plus the frozen $140m linked to Cybercrime, Netflix ‘Local Originals’, TikTok vs Trump and Rocket Lab increase their pace as they prepare to shoot for the moon in 2021.   https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Philip Whitmore (Partner KPMG Cyber) and Paul Spain (Gorilla) discuss - NZ companies under attack from Ransomware, Tesla becomes world’s highest value automaker, Google Nest Mini NZ launch and more. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Bill Bennett and Paul Spain discuss - Slack+Amazon vs Microsoft Teams, Amazon UK free football, UK alliance to compete with Huawei 5G, iPhone sink or swim, Crown Infrastructure update, Vodafone & CoreView, Brave missteps, Time to stop hating on Microsoft? https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Space X / NASA crew reach the International Space Station, Microsoft replace staff at MSN with Artificial Intelligence, Sky TV Neon and Lightbox merger, NZ COVID Trace, Hands on Withings Move ECG, Oppo Find X2 Pro, Oppo Find X2 Lite, Microsoft Surface Go 2. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Vincent Heeringa talks with Paul Spain about rebooting the NZ economy with a focus on Tech, Innovation and the Environment. Plus NZ’s soft approach to contact tracing tech, Rocos and Boston Dynamics, Vodafone adjusts positioning of its HFC network, CDC Data Centres estimated $200m data centres investment in NZ. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Samsung / C-Lab artificial window could light up rooms of the future, Ransomware’s 1000%  hike as average ransoms rise past NZ$180k, 17 NZ cell sites vandalised, Dyson’s $300k car, Gartner says $500B drop in IT spend, NZ's Eight360 Virtual Reality startup   https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Microsoft investing in NZ Azure and 365 region, Ultrafast Fibre sold, Volvo banking on Lidar for autonomous cars, Thunderbolt data risk demoed, Kickstart layoffs. Hands on: Oppo A91, Ipad Pro/Magic Keyboard, Dell XPS with 10th gen chips. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Greg Cross, co-founder at Soul Machines - and winner of NZ Hi-Tech Flying Kiwi award 2019 talks with Paul Spain about digital humans, Artificial Intelligence, working with Bill Gates and insights on growing innovative NZ businesses and the economy during the COVID-19 era. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)

Greg Shanahan (Technology Investment Network) joins Paul Spain to discuss the TIN HealthTech Insights Report, UberEats causing a bad taste, iPhone SE2 and DJI Mavic Air 2. New Zealand HealthTech Insights Report: https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftin100.com%2Fproduct%2Fnew-zealand-healthtech-insights-report-2020%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cb679ea2f4baa4a049fea08d7ec90c816%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C637237978925719635&sdata=1lFWcnu0xQVHc1L9jrtjFNo2tRoERQYwXPWJR9UaWIE%3D&reserved=0 (https://tin100.com/product/new-zealand-healthtech-insights-report-2020/) https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/

Simon Che de Boer joins the show to discuss Reality Virtual - plus Australia vs Facebook and Google Ad Revenue, Samsung Z Flip, Apple iPhone SE 2, COVID-19 mobility reports show changes in habits, Network 4 Learning DNS filter service, hold on wholesale broadband price increases and suspension option. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)    

New Zealand 5G auction on hold, 2degrees announce major cost cutting and staff layoffs, Esports shining while everyones at home, Quibi is the new streaming platform that takes a fresh approach, working from home, Foodstuffs / Satellite txt supermarket queuing, Shawn Achor and Sumo Logic partner up and free remote work observability service. https://nztechpodcast.com/ (NZ Tech Podcast)http://paulspain.com/ (Paul Spain)http://gorillatechnology.com/ (Gorilla Technology)http://paulspain.com/gettesla (Free Tesla Supercharging) Special thanks to organisations who support innovation and tech leadership in New Zealand by partnering with NZ Tech Podcast:https://sumologic.com/ (Sumo Logic)https://hp.co.nz/ (HP)https://www.samsung.com/nz/ (Samsung)https://vodafone.co.nz/ (Vodafone NZ)https://www.spark.co.nz/ (Spark NZ)https://vocus.co.nz/ (Vocus)