Bill Bennett
Why the Camino de Santiago still captivates our imagination
In the film THE WAY, MY WAY, film and documentary producer and director, Bill Bennett tells the true story of his 800-kilometre-long pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago route through Spain based… Audio
Tech: AI + women's jobs, Apple's anti-trust lawsuit, AI
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to look at new research which suggests women's jobs are more likely to be affected by AI than men's. Audio
Apple accused of monopolising smartphone market
The US has filed a major lawsuit against tech giant Apple, accusing the company of monopolising the smartphone market and locking out competitors.
The justice department says Apple is blocking the… Audio
Tech: Meta dumps Aussie media deal, bad week for Apple
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett breaks down the end of the relationship between Australian media and Meta, which walked away from the country's news media bargaining code. Audio
Tech: Nuclear site hacked, satellites and telcos, Musk's fight
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Susie to talk about a report that Europe's most toxic nuclear site, Sellafield in the UK, has been the target of a cyber attack. Not only that, it happened… Audio
What really caused the Optus outage?
A spot of technological chaos befell Australia last week, when Optus - the second-largest telco operator in the country - experienced a catastrophic, 14-hour outage, preventing people from making… Audio
Tech: Twitter one year on, streaming hike, North Korea internet takeover
Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about how Twitter has changed in the year since Elon Musk's $44b buyout. He'll also look at why video streamers are pushing up prices well beyond inflation and why… Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Apple has unveiled its iPhone 15 at a time the phone market is in turmoil. The International Data Corporation reports a 12.1% year-on-year decline in New Zealand phone shipments for the second quarter… Audio
Tech: One NZ's big fine, Zoom changes AI use, Netflix's game streaming plans
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Susie to break down the record fine One NZ - formerly Vodafone - received over its Fibre X network, why the Recording Industry Association of America is… Audio
Tech: Zuckerberg to launch 'Twitter killer' as Metaverse flops,
Technology journalist Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to look at the madness happening Twitter, with limits now imposed on how many tweets users can see. What impact will that have on advertising? It comes… Audio
Tech: Rural divide in comms, law firm hack, Reddit goes bonkers
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the Commerce Commission's Telecommunications Monitoring Report and why rural telecoms is now the main political and regulatory… Audio
Technology: Facebook hacks, TikTok ban, Twitter scraps 2FA
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the difficulties people face in recovering their social media accounts - particularly Facebook - if they've been subject to a hack or… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tech correspondent Bill Bennett
Bill joins Kathryn to talk about how internet connections have held up during Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
New technology with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett takes a look at some of the biggest technology stories of the year : The sale of Twitter to Elon Musk, Meta, Amazon and other big tech companies laying off thousands… Audio
Tech: Crypto collapse spooks sector
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about fast-moving situation with Twitter, how the collapse of the world's second largest crypto exchange is casting a dark shadow over the… Audio
Pioneering UMF: A beekeeper's story
After 25 years, Margaret Bennett is stepping back from an association she spearheaded. But there is still work to be done and she maintains she will be busy as a bee, but in the background. Audio
Tech: Do rural areas need their own fibre network? More women coders wanted
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett looks at what European countries are doing to boost rural fibre networks - should New Zealand do the same? GCHQ in the UK is looking to recruit more female coders… Audio
Tech: PimEyes' scan power, Chorus' fastest fibre
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about PimEyes, a company offering the ability to scan people's faces on the internet - with great accuracy. Anyone can use it - and images… Audio
Technology commentator Bill Bennett
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about some of the big trends in tech this year, starting with plugging gaps in broadband coverage and extending the 5G network. Audio
Technology commentator Bill Bennett
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Facebook's bad week. It was out for six hours on Tuesday, then there was the damaging evidence from former Facebook product manager… Audio