Alex Sims
Tech: Where does software fit in the right to repair movement?
Technology commentator Alex Sims joins Kathryn to discuss the issue of the right to repair, which also covers the right to use and maintain goods. As more of what we use comes to rely on software to… Audio
Who is to blame when a chatbot gives a wrong answer?
A customer was able to secure a cheap flight when a Canadian airline's AI chatbot incorrectly offered him a discount. Audio
Tech: Downfall of a 'Crypto-King', ChatGPT caution for companies
Technology correspondent Alex Sims joins Kathryn to talk about the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the "financial whiz kid" who created cryptocurrency exchange FTX in 2019 and was this week found guilty… Audio
Police AI tools spark privacy concerns
Earlier this month it was revelled Police are using powerful new AI to help them assess the risk posed by offenders when officers are called out to emergencies. But the use of AI programmes has raised… Audio
Tech: Cryptocurrencies inquiry report, AI biases - or huma
Technology commentator Alex Sims joins Nine to Noon to look at what the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee's inquiry into cryptocurrencies found in its report released last month. The inquiry… Audio
National Farmers' Market Week
National Farmers' Market Week kicks off on March 11. It is a chance to discuss how we can support local growers and farmers, especially with so many devastated by flooding. Alex Sims speaks to Jesse.
…Crypto crashes: impact on investors
There is constant volatility across the crypto currency spectrum, with values often fluctuating quite markedly over short periods of time. Two of the more popular, so called, stable coins, Terra and… Audio
Proliferation in online financial and cryptocurrency scams
The Financial Markets Authority says it has issued 30 per cent more warnings in relation to scams so far this year, compared to last year. The FMA already issued 19 alerts this year, in an effort to… Audio
The workplace perk aiming to put payday lenders out of business
More than a million New Zealanders live paycheck to paycheck. Feeling terror trying to buy something two days before pay day.
New technology could be the solution. Nikki Mandow investigates... Audio
Is New Zealand dragging the blockchain?
It's a new technology that's been described as the biggest thing since the internet, and advocates say it's now or never for New Zealand to get on-board. Blockchain was created for the controversial… Audio
Facebook launches crypto-currency: What does it mean?
Facebook has announced it will launch a new crypto-currency pushing the price of BitCoin up.
Bitcoin slumped in 2018 but has seen a fresh surge as interest from companies like Facebook and other… Audio
Samoa raises fresh concerns over cryptocurrency OneCoin
Samoans are being warned about a global multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency scheme which has compromised the country's financial system. Audio
Samoa raises fresh concerns over cryptocurrency OneCoin
Samoans are being warned about a global multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency which has compromised the country's financial system. Audio
Consumers in the dark about dodgy businesses
Ever had a faulty appliance, and couldn't get a refund? Ever employed a certain service only to find that it was not up to scratch? Audio
NZ urged to embrace cryptocurrency: new report
New research funded by the Law Foundation urges the government and Reserve Bank to embrace cryptocurrency, saying the technology could unlock "vast potential benefits". Cryptocurrency is money that… Audio
Law professor John Hopkins on a future without lawyers
Technology is now doing the jobs that were traditionally the work of lawyers to the point where the profession is facing major disruption. University of Canterbury law professor John Hopkins says many… Audio
Controversial Blockchain system now available in NZ
Blockchain, the technology underpinning controversial digital currency bitcoin is making inroads to the mainstream in New Zealand and elsewhere.
Yesterday IBM announced a new low-cost international… Audio
Trans-Tasman banking and legal experts focus on blockchain
Legal and banking experts are looking to devise a framework to regulate the game-changing technology behind Bitcoin and some 300 other cryptocurrencies. Audio