AI Backlash, Mevo’s Collapse, Rural Connectivity, and Device Upgrades
NZ Tech Podcast

AI Backlash, Mevo’s Collapse, Rural Connectivity, and Device Upgrades

B1IntermediateMay 19, 202656 min

Join Host Paul Spain and Bill Bennett, tech and telecommunications journalist, for a wide-ranging discussion on the latest tech news from New Zealand and beyond, including: Car-sharing startup Mevo goes into liquidationRural connectivity funding reportMobile Network Outages and ResiliencyHydrogen-fuelled vehicles in New ZealandChrome’s Silent AI DownloadAI backlash at US university graduationsApple’s privacy moves to auto-delete Siri/AI conversationsIntel Core Ultra Series 3 A big thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet and Gorilla Technology.

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There should be a mix of technologies to reach rural New Zealanders.

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Telcos aren't saying we want it to be wireless instead of Fibre.

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There should be a mix of technologies to reach rural New Zealanders. We're talking here about the 13% of the population which isn't on the Fibre network. Telcos aren't saying we want it to be wireless instead of Fibre. They're actually saying Fibre, where Fibre is appropriate,

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wireless, where wireless is appropriate, which is a smart way of looking at it. The New Zealand Tech Podcast brought to you by Guerrilla Technology, proactive and strategic IT. Greetings and welcome to the New Zealand Tech Podcast.

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I'm your host Paul Spain and great to have Bill Bennett, tech and telecommunications journalist back in the studio. How are you Bill? I'm good Paul.

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