Alex Sims

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

A customer was able to secure a cheap flight when a Canadian airline's AI chatbot incorrectly offered him a discount. Audio

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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 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

Samoans are being warned about a global multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency which has compromised the country's financial system. Audio

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

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

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