In this episode, host Paul Spain chats with Alain Richardt, founder of Atomic Tessellator. Learn about Alain’s unconventional journey from global tech consultancy to bootstrapping world-class innovation from his living room and discover how this Kiwi deep tech startup is using AI and physics-based simulation to design new materials at the atomic level, before they are physically created.

Plus, the latest in tech news including:

• Minister David Seymour urges Pharmac to use more AI
• Rocket Lab Acquires Iridium in $14B Deal to Challenge Starlink
• SpaceX plans mobile service to rival U.S. carriers
• Global “Operation Endgame” disrupts cybercrime assembly line
• Apple price hike due to memory costs
• Anthropic calls for action over alleged Alibaba Claude cloning

A big thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, PwC, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet and Gorilla Technology.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose, Head of Financial Services at AA New Zealand. Together they discuss lessons from Money20/20 Bangkok, the rise of agentic commerce, stablecoins, digital finance and how AI is transforming financial services.

They also delve into the latest tech news including:

• Google Maps' new Māori pronunciation update
• Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 arrives in New Zealand
• UK High Court backs police use of live facial recognition.
• AI helps uncover a major vulnerability in ticketing platform
• NZ company CarbonScape secures investment and partnership with CATL
• Invest NZ's ambitions for large-scale data centre investment

Thanks to our partners: Fortinet, One NZ, Workday, 2degrees, Spark, PwC New Zealand, and Gorilla Technology.

Join host Paul Spain and Neeharika Chowdhary, General Manager of AI and Data Products at One New Zealand. Neeharika shares insights from the recently released 2026 AI Trust Report and discusses how AI is being deployed at scale to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and accelerate innovation.

Discover how One NZ is approaching AI adoption, building trust, and unlocking new opportunities for customers, employees, and businesses across New Zealand.

Plus the latest tech news including:

• Trade Me joins Tech NZ’s online scams code
• NZ Government chooses regulation over crypto ATM ban
• New York becomes first US state to ban smart glasses
• The fight to stop 3D-printed “ghost guns”
• Apple files lawsuit against OpenAI over trade secret claims

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