Episode 791

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2nd Jun 2026

Why Every Boat Needs This: AquaGPS, Boat Theft, and Visibility at Sea

Host Paul Spain is joined by Sam Allen and Nick Walton, co-founders of NZ Boat Register, to explore how Kiwi innovation is improving marine visibility and asset tracking using AquaGPS, a Starlink-enabled GPS solution. The conversation also covers the latest in tech news, including:

  • Game changing Nvidia chip coming to Windows laptops and PCs
  • MSD Welfare decisions moving to AI Automated Decision-Making
  • New Zealand’s First Deepfake Porn Prosecution
  • One New Zealand AI Trust Report (2026)
  • New Zealand Government budget’s impact on the tech sector
  • Experimental chip demo shows 1000x performance gains

Special thanks to our show partners: Fortinet, Workday, Spark New Zealand, One New Zealand, 2degrees, and Gorilla Technology.

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NZ Tech Podcast
Each episode, Paul Spain and guests discuss what's happening in the world of technology, gadgets and telecommunications around the world and in New Zealand.

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