Bill Bennett
Exam algo bias, fighting back against the boss snooping on you
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about how the UK was forced to ditch exam results generated by a biased algorithm after student protests, how workers are fighting back… Audio
Spark's voice calling upgrade, Apple's pandemic preparedness
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at Spark's trials in Devonport and Miramar that aim to get customers off copper wire for landline voice calling and onto fibre or wireless, Amazon's big surge… Audio
Technology commentator Bill Bennett
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Lynn to talk about Quibi, the short form version of Netflix that serves up content in quite bites (hence the name). Audio
Trump vs Twitter, students recycle laptops, and Tweetbots
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Lynn to talk about how Twitter's moves to make the site more accountable and trustworthy has pitted it against Donald Trump, the students of Aotea College… Audio
Cell tower attacks - as if we don't have enough to deal with
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at why so many cell towers have been attacked globally and here in New Zealand, as misinformation stirs fear and ignorance over a non-existent link between 5G… Audio
Coronavirus: Technology connecting families during lockdown
Despite being physically isolated from friends or family during the lockdown, people are still finding ways to stay connected.
Families are having frequent video calls using things like Skype or… Audio
The Y2K bug makes a comeback
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at how the millennium bug is back - because it never exactly went away. In trying to solve the problem, programmers pushed it back 20 years. And time's up… Audio
Driverless cars, 2nd digital divide and gangster phones
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about why it's taking so long to get a truly autonomous car after Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak said it may not happen in his lifetime… Audio
How well is the broadband market working?
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about how well the broadband market is working, as the first phase of the fibre build comes to an end. He'll also look at the latest security… Audio
Why more telcos are headed up by women
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at how tech companies are dominated by male managers, but telco companies are bucking that trend. He'll also look at Spark, Chorus and Sky's results, the GCSB… Audio
Apple's Zoom update and Office 365 banned in Germany's schools
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks first at Intel unveiling a neuromorphic computing system that mimics the human brain, Apple rolls out a silent Mac update to remove a hidden Zoom web server… Audio
What is 5G, and how will it change our lives?
5G is coming - what exactly is that, and will it be the revolution telcos would have you believe? Audio
What is 5G, and how will it change our lives?
5G is coming - what exactly is that, and will it be the revolution telcos would have you believe?
AudioRIP iTunes, welcome to USA - give us your social media accounts
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at Apple's decision to pull the plug on iTunes and what it intends to offer instead, and if you want to visit America, you'll have to hand over your social… Audio
Facebook's privacy overhaul, yeah right?
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at the changes being promised by Mark Zuckerberg over the company's approach to privacy - and why making a joke about it fell flat. Spark Sport has another… Audio
PM announces combined effort to tackle violence on social media
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand and France are seeking to bring together other countries and the heads of social media giants to try to bring an end to the use of social media… Audio
High-tech Chinese visitors and the departure of Spark boss
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett was at the China-New Zealand year of tourism launch at the weekend, where there was a lot of talk about how tech-oriented Chinese visitors to New Zealand are -… Audio
Apple takes on Netflix with new streaming service
The tech company Apple has announced plans for a TV and movie subscription streaming service, in a move that will see it take on Amazon and Netflix. It's already spent up to $2 billion signing up some… Audio
Folding phones, 5G whizz and Huawei hype
Tech correspondent Bill Bennett was at the telco industry's biggest event for the year, the Mobile World Congress. He talks about why telcos are pushing 5G, how Huawei was on the PR offensive and… Audio
Apple's profits sour and deep fakes get deeper
Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at what's been a bad week for Apple; the world's first trillion dollar company has seen its profits drop just as a new security bug was discovered by a… Audio