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Technology: School smartphone ban, Threads down, Tesla range overestimate
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Unesco's call for a ban on smartphones in schools, warning policy makers against an 'unthinking embrace' of digital technology in… Audio
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
Rebecca talks to Kathryn about a significant step for the right to repair movement in the US. The Consumer Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Act passed 46-14 in Colorado's Senate, which means… Audio
Musk cashes out another $3.6 b in Tesla stock - Reuters
Tesla boss Elon Musk has disclosed another $3.6b in stock sales, taking his total near $40b this year and frustrating investors as the company's shares wallow at two-year lows.
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson : fake meat and private jets
Rebecca asks whether McDonald's is McDone with Beyond Burger's plant-meat?. She addresses how the fake-meat firm's failed pepperoni plan shows the mountain Beyond Burger has to climb to make its… Audio
Are we already living in the Metaverse?
In 2019, computer scientist Riz Virk wrote a book called The Simulation Hypothesis, which outlined the 10 stages of technology development that would take us to the Simulation Point. He joins the show… Video, Audio
What happens to Twitter now Elon Musk is in charge?
The world's richest man has bought the world's biggest megaphone. What's he going to do with it? Tech expert Mark Pesce tells Kathryn Ryan what we know so far. Video, Audio
Tech: FluBot texts, Tesla's brake software fail, REvil charges laid
Technology correspondent Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at how the FluBot malware is spreading by text, rather than email. A software error that causes Tesla's autopilot to slam on the brakes… Audio
Manawatū farmer an awards finalist for his virtual tours
It might sound hard to believe, but this morning more than 200 Tesla executives toured a Manawatu farm, despite closed borders.
It is virtual tourism, and Palmerston North based lifestyle farmer… Video, Audio
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
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
Calling Home: Will Barton in Norstrand, Norway
Will Barton moved to Norway 13 years ago, and now lives with his wife and two children in Nordstrand, south of Oslo. He for a company called Jottacloud, a cloud-based storage system that runs in… Audio
Tech Speak with Paul Spain
Technology commentator Paul Spain from the NZ Tech Podcast and joins Karyn tonight in place of our regular Mid Week Media Watch. Paul talks about Tesla's latest car to New Zealand, electric air… Audio
'Insane Mode' - Elon Musk and the Tesla revolution
Elon Musk is unusual, difficult and vindictive - but he and his company Tesla have achieved amazing things, former insider and New Zealander Hamish McKenzie says. A former writer for Tesla, McKenzie… Audio
The merits of private and public companies
Tesla's Elon Musk wants to buy the publicly-listed company back, saying public accountability and media scrutiny can hold back forward-thinking companies. Investment commentator Brian Gaynor joins us… Audio
Tesla loses customer
The electric car maker, Tesla, has reported earnings below expectations but its controversial founder Elon Musk continues to attract criticism.
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Tesla shares plunge after reports it is seeking refunds
Tesla shares have fallen sharply after it was revealed the electric carmaker is seeking refunds from some suppliers.
First Tesla Model 3 comes off assembly line
Tesla co-founder and chief executive Elon Musk has shared the first images of the electric car company's Model 3 after it came off the assembly line.
Tesla pledges Aussies world's biggest battery
Telsa will build a 100-megawatt hour lithium-ion battery, the world's largest, in South Australia within 100 days or it's free.
Hackers access Tesla brakes and doors from 19km away
US firm Tesla has updated its software after researchers from China hacked into the operating system of its electric cars.
Tesla unveils major update to autopilot technology
Tesla has unveiled a major update to its autopilot technology less than six months after a fatal car crash claimed the life of a Florida man and raised questions about the safety of its driver… Video, Audio