The real reason Musk is off to Texas
This week, we uncover why Musk is moving X to Texas and how his choice for president could change the face of the entire industry. We’re also shocked by the number of injuries behind Amazon’s Prime...
View ArticleStill CrowdStricken
Niall and Dusty look at the biggest stories of the week including the fallout from the CrowdStrike debacle, why Internet trolls are struggling with Kamala Harris, a sell-off of AI stocks, and a...
View ArticleGoogle on the make
We dive into this week’s Made by Google with reaction to the new Pixel phones, the foldable phone, and the updated buds. A lot of impressive features and advancements in technology included. We can’t...
View ArticleGoogle’s Pixel 9 Pro XL shows its smarts
Google’s new flagship smartphone is leaning into its AI credentials but is the hardware worth the cost? We also explore the impact of publisher Condé Nast embracing AI, the story of a man faking his...
View ArticleA tough message for Telegram
This week Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, Fota Wildlife Park suffers a cyber attack, and Dublin says ‘no’ to Google. Later Howmuchrent.com founder Vinny Glennon talks about his...
View ArticleKeeping touts at bay and customers unhappy
This week we look in detail at the story of Ticketmaster and how the current Oasis mess can be traced back to the computers of the 1950s. Also on our radar include Elon Musk taking a stand against...
View ArticleEirmersive’s Camille Donegan on extended reality in 2024
This week Amazon calls time on remote working, Google gets one ove on the European Commission, some disturbing news about your smartphone, and we find out more about the ‘Dead Internet’ theory. Plus,...
View ArticlePwC’s Barry Whelan on why digital transformation never sleeps
On this week’s show we get upset at YouTube for increases its prices and reveal who has just joined the Space Race. We also hear from technology consulting partner at PwC Barry Whelan on what companies...
View ArticleKieran Mahon on DCU’s digital twin
This week we ask if Irish people are online too much, bad news for EV drivers and Microsoft pushes out an essential Windows update while killing off the HoloLens 2. Later, smart DCU project facilitator...
View ArticleIreland’s low-energy EV game
This week we find out just how far behind Ireland is in electric vehicle adoption, Google gets slammed for being like Apple, and a new wave of AI assistants is upon us. Also Fidelity Investments’ Aaron...
View ArticleApple’s surprise iPad mini
This week, Apple drop an unexpected new iPad plus we have the new Kindle and Android OS. In other big stories, big tech plans to power AI with their own nuclear reactors, Spotify has a problem with...
View ArticleIs the new Mac mini Apple’s most exciting computer yet?
This week, dive into a whirlwind of tech with Apple’s latest M4-powered Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac. We question if smaller, faster, AI-boosted devices are really game-changers or just Apple’s...
View ArticleHe’s baaaaaack
What does a second Trump term in the White House mean for Big Tech? Niall and Dusty speculate on what the next four years will hold. Later, Human + Machine co-author Paul Daugherty talks about a future...
View ArticleRethinking education in the age of AI with futurist Gerd Leonhard
On this week’s show, social network X loses a popularity contest, Apple is on the hook for billions from an unexpected source and Ireland still can’t get its head around passwords. Later CEO of The...
View ArticleGemini’s death wish
This week, Google’s AI goes out-of-control and they could be forced to sell their browser; tech sabotage on the high seas; and shocking numbers out from Apple TV. Finally, could AI reduce your car...
View ArticleThe gloomy path to Black Friday
This week Niall and Dusty shake their fists at Black Friday, share the MacQuarie word of the year, and compare online election strategies between Ireland the US. Later Dr Kleber Andrade Oliveira from...
View ArticleThe Tech Radio Toy Show 2024
Our annual Tech Toy Show is unwrapping the absolute best gadgets, gizmos, and stocking fillers for every tech lover. Whether you’re shopping for a gamer, a music enthusiast, a budding writer, or just...
View ArticleGoogle shares the year in search
This week Google shares what was on Irish users’ minds over the past 12 months. We also have news on Amazon’s big move into the Irish market with Amazon.ie, plus we break down the key highlights of...
View ArticleA look forward to 2025
This week Niall and Dusty are joined by Jason Walsh to discuss the stories they feel will define 2025. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and rate us on Apple Podcasts,...
View ArticleDell Technologies’ Ivor Buckley on data governance in the era of agentic AI
The new Irish government has big plans for tech. We look at a range of changes coming in the programme for government. In the US Big Tech is bending the knee to incoming president Donald Trump but who...
View ArticleTalentHub’s Ellie Doyle on more inclusive workplaces
On this week’s show we see why Tesla, Meta and TikTok are in trouble, what the Bitcoin halving means, and TalentHub co-founder Ellie Doyle explains what companies can do better in supporting employees...
View ArticleDr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin from MTU on technology enhanced learning
This week we look at bad news for Binance, great news for Amazon and the EU takes on Meta over election interference. Later, Niall Kitson talks with Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, head of the Department of...
View ArticleNew iPads and NFIs explained with Tyler Adams from Item Systems
This week Apple presents a new line of iPads in record time; Amazon promises a website for Ireland but you might be waiting a while; and we look at what lessons learned from the collapse of...
View ArticleGenerating a buzz about AI, and Dell Technologies’ Ivor Buckley
In this edition we have big announcements to do with artificial intelligence from OpenAI and Google. We ask who won the week. Later, Dell Technologies field chief technology officer Ivor Buckley talks...
View ArticleSo you want to buy a new smartphone?
This week Niall and Dusty take a trip through the smartphone market to see what’s in, what’s out, and what you should be prepared to spend. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe, comment and...
View ArticleAll eyes on AI
Between OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, the EU, Coimisiún na Meán – everyone has a stake in how AI is managed. Who should you trust to help keep your job, your kids safe and everyone away from...
View ArticleSersha’s Ruth Guest on smartphone bans
This week cyberpsychologist and Sersha founder Ruth Guest talks about how to protect young people from the perils of life online, starting with the question of how to control acces to smartphones. In...
View ArticleLessons learned in AI
In a packed show Niall and Dusty talk about the EU’s concerns about Meta using your data to train AI without consent, the shocking impact of AI on climate change, and Revolut’s venture into mortgages....
View ArticlePwC’s Martin Duffy on GenAI and Samsung unpacks in Paris
Check out Samsung’s latest gadgets and AI hype from this weeks Unpacked Event in Paris. Do these pricey new devices actually solve real problems or just empty your wallet? We look at the EU forcing...
View ArticlePalo Alto Networks’ Scott McKinnon on how cyber criminals are using AI
This week US president Donald Trump unleashes a wave of executive orders, decides regulation and artificial intelligence don’t mix and makes a quick buck off another crypto token. Elsewhere, Samsung...
View ArticleDeepSeek explained and The Leading Place’s Michelle McDaid on what next for DEI
This week Chinese AI DeepSeek takes ChatGPT’s job and the Data Protection Commission goes back to the drawing board on an investigation that’s already six years old. We also chat with Michelle McDaid...
View ArticleApple gets the message with the iPhone 16e
On this week’s show Apple comes up with a more wallet-friendly iPhone, Ireland is on the way to joining CERN and Grok impresses and Netflix warns of yet another price increase. Later, Mark Lane from...
View ArticleNot just another crypto crash
This week we have a bad run for crypto as the Trump Administration fails to put together a bitcoin reserve, Tesla sales crash in Europe and Amazon gives Alexa a much-needed upgrade. We also talk with...
View ArticleAnother day, another Meta whistleblower
Is the Data Protection Commissioner a pitbull or a lapdog? Why did the government give Facebook a dedicated phone? Does the latest Big Tech tell-all really tell all or is it tabloid fodder told by an...
View ArticleA trip down the Amazon.ie
This week we delve into Amazon’s substantial Irish footprint and ask why the new local website is good for techies. We also look at how AI systems like Perplexity have ‘unlocked’ the conspiracy behind...
View ArticleTarr-iff or not tarr-iff? That it is the question
This week Dusty is joined by Jason Walsh to discuss the fallout from US president Donald Trump’s new swathe of international tarriffs; a bad week for Elon Musk; and new measures to address catfishing....
View ArticleMeet Samsung’s S25 Edge: the slimmest smartphone ever
This week, Niall and Dusty talk about Samsung’s thinnest-ever smartphone which delivers the same powerhouse camera as the Ultra but in a dramatically slimmer package. Is extreme thinness the future, or...
View ArticleI/O, I/O, it’s off to work we go
This week we have new AI announcements from Google I/O and Microsoft Build, Bitcoin hits a new high and Elon Musk says goodbye to the world of politics. Plus, Barry Scannell from William Fry explains...
View ArticleIAPP’s Ashley Casovan on how best to manage data
This week Niall and Dusty talk about how the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is taking on Microsoft; the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition gets a new title sponsor; we learn what a ‘rapid...
View ArticleRebecca Barford-Ryan on Women in Data Science
This week we have the beginning of the end of the Trump/Musk alliance, Nintendo drops the Switch 2 console, and we have two copyright cases that could define the future of AI. We also meet Rebecca...
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