Silicon Valley
Can the EU's new rules really rein in the worst of Big Tech?
Some of the world's biggest tech companies are now subject to new laws in European Union that are aimed at minimising harmful online content while protecting users' privacy. Last Friday the 19 largest… Audio
NZ well-placed to absorb shocks from US bank collapse - govt
The government says New Zealand is well-placed to absorb the shocks posed by the collapse of US bank Silicon Valley.
US authorities are stepping in to guarantee all customers of the failed bank will… Audio
Mediawatch for 18 December 2022
Mediawatch's mash-up of 2022 in review; reversal of fortunes for Silicon Valley moguls in the media. Audio
Former Silicon Valley chief executive convicted of fraud
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of four charges of fraud at a trial in California.
How Elon Musk's 'bet of the century' is paying off
Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins' new book, Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century, examines the history of the world's most famous electric car company. He joins Jim to… Audio
Richard Thompson-Ford: How we define ourselves through fashion
Stanford Law School professor and author Richard Thompson-Ford details the importance of fashion throughout the centuries in his new book Dress Codes - How the Laws of Fashion Made History. Audio
Calling Home: Danny Tomsett in Austin, Texas
Business growth and ambitions took Danny Tomsett and his family to Austin in August 2019, but within six months they were living in a Covid-19 world. The former Papamoa native is calling home from the… Audio
Joe Moran: 'Failure is what unites us'
Do you ever feel like a failure? Enter widely acclaimed observer of daily life Professor Joe Moran, not to tell you that everything will be OK in the end, but to reassure you that failure is an… Audio
The craziest travel requests from the super rich
The notion of travelling anywhere further than the corner dairy has become a distant memory for many of us, but for the super rich, holiday planning continues to be a case of pushing the envelope. Audio
Dr Anita Sands on technology's disruptive power
Dr Anita Sands hails from the east coast of Ireland, but has cemented herself on America's west coast in the heart of Silicon Valley. She's served, or is serving, on the boards of several software and… Audio
TikTok social network: What should parents know?
Technology commentator Sarah Putt joins Kathryn to talk about TikTok, the first Chinese social network to break out of China. She'll also talk about developments in the fast-moving Internet of Things… Audio
Driverless future. New Zealand AV ace Dave Ferguson
Wellington born Dave Ferguson is the co-founder and president of Nuro, which has created the R1, an unmanned self-driving vehicle, custom-built to transport goods. Dave has worked on robotics and… Audio
Homeless in Googleville: 'The Intersection'
'The Intersection' camps out on a street corner in Silicon Valley, close to Google's HQ, to meet the tech workers living in camper vans. We play some of 'Homeless in Googleville' from Season 2 of 'The… Audio
Wall Street tumbles on tech sector, trade war worries
Wall Street shares plunged to their lowest level in weeks on Monday in a wide sell-off led by technology firms, as well as jitters over trade tensions.
Niall Ferguson: contrarian historian
Networks and hierarchies have together shaped society and we need to balance out the tension between them, historian Niall Ferguson says in his new book. Audio
New technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt talks to Kathryn Ryan about digital inclusion, Silicon Valley vs Washington and NZ game development. Audio
Silicon Valley and the media: the problem or the solution?
The profits of Apple, Google and Facebook soar while the bottom lines of news media companies slump. Trust in news has been dented by a surge in 'fake news' online. Silicon Valley is clearly part of… Audio
Mediawatch for 3 September 2017
Around the world the news media has a problem. The online explosion has given them a huge new audience - but not much income. Meanwhile, the spectacular profits of technology companies such as Apple… Audio
Digital resurrection
When software developer Eugenia Kuyda’s best friend Roman died, she and some fellow software engineers used his texts and emails to create an interactive Roman bot. Audio
Misadventures in tech startup land
Dan Lyons was a senior tech journalist who lost his job and joined a tech startup run by people half his age. As well as helping his work as a comedy writer on the hit TV series Silicon Valley, his… Audio