Disrupting Hollywood: Inside a $2B Market Shift
In the last decade there has been massive changes in media, technology and connectivity. Paul Spain and Matthew Jackson (Alimentary Systems) delve into disruptive technologies and how they challenge existing market norms and give rise to new consumer behaviours. They also discuss the barriers to innovation in New Zealand and being willing to take risks to stay ahead of the curve.
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Getting rid of cling film: Jon Reed, Compostic
You will know about cling film. Perhaps you wrapped your lunch in it this morning. Or you’ve seen swaths of it used to wrap suitcases at the airport. It’s ubiquitous and it’s pernicious. Jon Reed certainly thinks so and has created Compostic, a plant-based alternative that as the label says decomposes faster than an orange peel. He was joined by Vincent Heeringa.
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Comvita – David Banfield
Comvita is a publicly listed mānuka honey specialist – the OG of mānuka money if you like. For a moment it was a sharemarket darling peaking in 2015 but since then languishing as it posted losses and a stockpile of product it couldn’t shift. Enter David Banfield in 2020. A spectacular financial result in February this year signal perhaps a reversal in fortunes. With success in China and the USA, the company has posted record sales and profitability. It’s also written a bold sustainability plan called Harmony promising to be climate and sustainability leader. Vincent was joined by the CEO David Banfield.
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Spark NZ chat: IoT Expansion and new 3-year strategy
Renee Mateparae (Spark NZ) and Michele Wong (Spark IoT) join host Paul Spain to discuss Spark IoT growth milestones and benefits of real-time data and Spark’s new 3-year strategy, including the company’s dedication to high-tech solutions, convergence of technologies, and customer-centric approaches. They also discuss NZ’s 2023 budget investment in tech, Amazon Prime Air drone dramas, 365-day online Banking and more.
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Carbon, trees and seaweed – Finn Ross, CarbonZ
Finn Ross is a young guy on a mission. He’s completing a PhD on seaweed carbon sequestration, he’s also co-founder of CarbonZ, a company offering voluntary carbon credits based on the restoration and planting of native trees on New Zealand farmland. He’s the son of entrepreneurs Geoff and Justine Ross, owners of Lake Hawea Station, New Zealand’s first carbon positive farm. As a worker on the farm Finn has seen first-hand how Kiwi landowners must foot the bill for native afforestation – a problem he’d like to overcome.
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The Big Business Alternative to Landfill: Joe Youssef – All Heart NZ
Samsung earnings plunge, Starlink at Scott Base + Wireless EV charging in 2024?
On this episode host Paul Spain is joined by Craig Young (TUANZ) to discuss a range of topics related to technology and cybersecurity including the impact of ransomware payments, Samsungs quarterly earnings report, Starlink installed at Scott Base, wireless charging for electric vehicles, One NZ’s fresh twitter Twitter account, Tesla’s FSD safety stats, ICON’s Lunar 3D printing and video calling parrots!
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Taking on the Plastic Building Wrap Challenge
What happens to all those acres of white plastic wrap that protect building sites? Ross Inglis talks with two people who know: Too much of it goes to landfill, and they’re doing something about it.
In this episode: Tina Wieczorek (right) is the CEO of the industry organisation; Scaffolding, Access and Rigging New Zealand, or SARNZ, and Penny Thomson, a research manager and designer with the Environmental Solutions Research Centre, part of Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology.
Skills shortage delays fibre, Satellite stops tractors, ChatGPT cheating Amnesty +more
Paul Spain is joined by journalist Bill Bennett to discuss the latest technology news from around the world including:
- Farmers impacted by satellite outage
- Skills shortage slows fibre installation
- ChatGPT cheats offered amnesty
- SpaceX Starship rocket launch and explosion
- Illegal tech tariffs in India
- Musk plans on less bias AI
- Military intel and tech cooperation “Plan Anzac”
- Merlin trials autonomous flights in Alaska
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Yes, there’s a better way to Recycle Plastics: Rui Peng, Critical
Conventional plastics recycling is fussy: it can handle only four of the 24 types of plastic, and even those have to be clean. Here’s the story of Auckland-based social enterprise Critical, which uses a proprietary technology to turn a wide range of waste plastics, including more contaminated ones, into construction boards and countertops.
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Tackling Diversity and Cyber Security Skills Gaps – with Microsoft and TupuToa
Paul Spain is joined by Vanessa Sorenson (Microsoft NZ) and Maruata Reweti (TupuToa) to discuss their collaboration on a new cybersecurity skills programme aimed at addressing the skills shortage in New Zealand, plus tech news from the week including:
- Government’s $1.3m training programme for seniors in digital literacy
- Microsoft secures land to expand Datacenters in NZ
- Amazon and Microsoft sign memorandums of understanding with government
- SkyDrop – Drone Delivery Wins Approval in New Zealand
- Minors banned from social media without parental consent in Arkansas
- TikTok banned by Montana politicians, over security concerns with China
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AI disinformation + data leaks, Operation ‘Cookie Monster’, Samsung Galaxy hands on review and more
Paul Spain is joined by Ben Moore (BusinessDesk) to discuss AI disinformation and data leaks plus AI generated images, as well as tech news from the week including:
- Commerce Commission concern’s with Connexa
- Expansion plans for Spark data centres
- Regulations for Digital identity
- Operation ‘Cookie Monster’
- Russia’s return to Twitter
- Satechi 165W PD GaN USB-C Charger review
- Samsung Galaxy A34 & A54 review
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