Caleb Perelini and Andy Higgs explore tech nationalism, AI-driven marketplaces, and the rise of peer-to-peer tourism. From Indonesia’s tech ban on Google Pixel and iPhone 16 to India’s booming tech scene, they discuss how these trends empower local markets and reshape global economies. Tune in to see how AI is transforming the digital landscape for businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and beyond.

In Episode 11 of Weekly Matters, David and Andy explore the exciting world of agentic AI and its impact on the future of business in New Zealand and Australia. They break down how AI agents, which can reason, plan, and execute tasks autonomously, are set to transform industries—from automating repetitive tasks to making business operations smarter and faster.  The conversation covers the potential of Project Treehouse, a groundbreaking initiative by Being AI, designed for seamless AI-to-AI...

In this episode of Weekly Matters, Caleb and Adam dive into the latest advancements in AI and emerging technologies. They discuss Anthropic’s new AI agent functionality, Harvard’s groundbreaking cancer diagnosis model, and how AI is reshaping government services in New Zealand. The conversation also covers the ethics of AI in media—like replacing radio presenters—and explores the rising popularity of AI-generated music. Tune in for an insightful discussion on how these technologies are...

In this episode of Weekly Matters, we explore the latest AI news, including Google’s bold use of AI as a defence in their antitrust lawsuit and the geopolitical implications of the global AI chip race. Join us as we discuss what these developments mean for businesses in Australia and New Zealand, and why understanding AI’s impact is crucial for the future of work. Don’t miss out on insights that could shape your business strategy!

From AI-driven drug discovery to the future of job automation, we explore how these innovations are reshaping industries. Adam and Caleb break down what C-Suite executives need to know about enterprise AI adoption and the opportunities it presents. Don’t miss out on their expert insights into the technologies driving the next decade of growth and transformation.

In a week where the kiwi AI industry focused on the development of GovGPT, this week's Weekly Matters sees Nyssa Waters joined by Stefan Korn, CEO of Callaghan Innovation. Together they cover recent AI news and topics of interest including of course Callaghan’s release of GovGPT, the pace of AI innovation, unstructured data, the need for agile development, death of SaaS bloatware, the agentic world realising intuitive human-centric UX, the explosion of data centres, digital identity, and NZ’s...

In this week's Weekly Matters, Adam Ross-Murphy and Craig Boxall cover recent news from Sam Altman’s “Intelligence Age” manifesto, the explosion of AI regulation, an interface-less agentic future revolutionizing customer experiences. We also drop a postscript on Meta’s Orion AR glasses. Why does any of it matter to you?

In this week's episode, David McDonald and Caleb Perelini cover a range of topics, including: Being AI's new Share Offer, open now to NZ Residents.Microsoft expanding Copilot's capabilities to compete with Google Workspace.Salesforce's Data Cloud move toward an AI-native future.The medical industry's increased adoption and trust of AI tools.

Episode 4. Nyssa Waters and Caleb Perelini discuss the AI that is "Apple Intelligence", Copilot updates, AI safety, the international AI treaty, AI curing cancer, and why NZ is missing the AI boat. Your weekly update of AI news, and why it matters.

Episode 3. Sean Muller and Caleb Perelini canvas legislative updates, research deals, AI assistants, AI ROI and productivity. Your weekly update of AI news, and why it matters.

Episode 2: Brooke Howard-Smith and David McDonald cover a wide range of topics sparked by recent news in the AI Industry. AI energy, AI edge models, distributed compute, AI Agents and visualisations, existential crises, Visual AI, AI copyright issues, AI governance, and robotics. And some other things.

Episode 1. Our inaugural episode. Sean G Muller and Caleb Perelini pick some recent news events and discuss why they matter. Our launch week turned out to be a fairly quiet news week but Sean and Caleb cover a raft of AI events relevant to business. AI launches, AI laws, Data and Content Ownership, AI Automation, and the US elections. Just the thing for your Friday morning commute.