Tech Radio Ireland

This week we have job cuts at Tesla, Humane’s AI pin fails to live up to the hype and social media comes under pressure for failing to protect children … again.Later, Dimitra Incorporated CEO and founder Jon Trask talks about how farmers can use blockchain to become more profitable.Get Tech Radio every Friday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.—----------Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-radio-ireland/id256279328Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5vAWM1vvHbQKYE79dgCGY2YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TechRadioIrelandRSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/techradio

We look back on the seven biggest stories of the week including the eclipse, Web Summit's surprising new CEO and can AI teach you Irish?Plus, with lots in the news of city planning with housing and tram lines (particularly in Dublin), we ask if AI is going to dictate how and where we live with Dr Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences.Get Tech Radio every Friday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.-----------------------Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-radio-ireland/id256279328Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5vAWM1vvHbQKYE79dgCGY2YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TechRadioIrelandRSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/techradio

We look back on the seven biggest stories of the week including AI being used in Gaza, a new digital driving licence for Ireland plus how private is incognito mode on your Google browser.Also, our guest interview gets into the challenges facing the new 6G phone network with Professor Marco Ruffini from the Connect Centre.

For the weekend that’s in it, we’re looking at some of the best tech Easter Eggs and April Fools pranks over the years.  We also have the latest news including China Tech vs the rest of the world, new AI guidelines and martyrs at Facebook. Join Dusty with guest reviewer, journalist Jason Walsh, for the best of this weeks tech.

This week we have a super-star guest interview with Jack McCauley, the co-founder of the Oculus VR Headset. We talk about his role in getting the company off the ground and where it could be going next.Also, the latest stories this week include a mad scientist putting chips in people’s brains, why Apple are not making many friends and the Oscars of the Irish IT Industry. 

For an alternative Bank Holiday treat, Niall sits down to talk sci-fi and horror movies with expert and fan Ygraine Bright. They serve up some sublime suggestions outside of your standard AI/Hal900/StarWars fare.  Pop out the popcorn and pop up the volume, as we suggest ten brilliant movies you are going to scramble to watch!Remember, if you would like to hear more from Ygraine, check out her own podcast. Just search your podcast app for ‘What A Scream’.https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatascreampodcast

This week, Apple and Google have been falling over themselves making changes to avoid EU fines … but Apple may be too late! We’re also talking about International Womens Day and women in tech. Plus, our guest will be talking about passport queues and the pros and cons of using AI to make them move faster!

We explore the shattered dreams of the Apple Car project, share breaking news on cybersecurity breaches at the Department of Foreign Affairs, and dig into a new survey of how 50% of Irish businesses are using AI.We also cover the fallout of the Odysseus moon landing, why we’re surprised at TikTok pulling Universal music from its platform and even get a glimpse of some Star Trek type tech from MWC. Afterwards, we chat about e-sports and how similar they are to real sports with Prof Mark Campbell, a senior lecturer and Director of the Esport Science Research Lab in Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Software Research at the University of Limerick. 

We’re talking about OpenAI's groundbreaking text-to-video image generator which may not be as great as they say. In fact, AI has been doing some very strange things lately, with some people calling for a ‘kill switch’ to be baked in. We chat about that, plus a look at what’s just landed on the moon and TikToks restructuring in Ireland.Our guest this week is Ann-Marie Clyne from Mastercard who shares the surprising amount of tech they have based in Ireland. She also tells us how they are using the Fasttrack to IT apprenticeship programme to recruit new tech staff here.For more information about Fasttrack to IT, see fit.ie

This week Bitcoin is going to the moon, Dr Who’s Tardis is going to the moon and even ride-share firm Lyft are going to the moon, albeit by accident!  We give you all the news.Plus we’re chatting with Gillian Whelan from Emagine about when bank apps go bad!Find out more at https://www.emagine.org/

This week we’re talking about the Apple Vision Pro, some crazy AI stories with the American election and an incredible deep fake scam that netted a quarter of a billion!!Plus our guest, distinguished engineer with Fujitsu Caragh O’Carroll will be filling us in on tech that just can’t seem to get going!

This week we’re looking at a huge row over music online, AI in web browsers, how Apple are sticking it to the EU & Taylor Swift is sticking it to the US. We also ask will a combo of Spotify and social can carry Ireland’s Eurovision entry to the finals?!Plus, get a great look at the most productive tool you can use on the internet .. as we chat with Colin Baker from Laptop Lab.

This week we’re looking at how Microsoft and Apple are battling it out to see who is the richest, Amazon fights the law but will the law win and we have a big birthday to celebrate.We’ll also be taking a look at 15 years worth of cyber security disasters with Brian Honan, cyber security expert and CEO of BH Consulting.

Samsung have just released their new phone and there is only one word for it … WOW. We give you the full lowdown plus news on Ireland’s new tech revenue stream worth billions and how Apple are making the most of a near plane crash to promote their products.We’re also chatting about the melting together of AI and social media with Maryrose Lyons from the InstituteOfAIStudies.com

This is one of our most popular shows of the entire year where we visit the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS in Dublin. Every year, we are just stunned by the ideas, the ways of thinking and often the pure genius of teenagers who will become the architects of our tomorrow. Remember, this is where the Collison brothers got their big break before going on to set up STRIPE one of the worlds biggest payment processors.So press play and check out what the future has in store, as Niall Kitson takes us to the RDS to discovered loads about AI, social media, dangerous gasses and a whole lot more!

A bumper show to celebrate 1,000 episodes covering Irish and international tech hosted by Dusty Rhodes and Niall Kitson!Jump into our special retrospective with old friends including Martha Rotter and Jason Walsh reflecting on how technology has transformed Ireland over the past 18 years. There are also feature interviews with industry luminaries Brian Honan, Maryrose Lyons and Caragh O'Carroll covering cybersecurity, social media, gadgets and hardware, and the fickle world of tech.  SOME OF THE MANY THINGS WE COVERHow social media has changed definitions of friendshipThe rise of crowdfunding, mobile payment apps and cryptoCybersecurity from hacktivists to nation states  Ireland's role in space explorationChallenges facing virtual and augmented reality adoptionApple, Spotify and others transformed music consumptionIreland's growing tech scene and startup cultureThe evolution of entertainment from piracy to streamingDon't miss this celebration of 1,000 episodes for a taste of Tech Radio's rich history and how the digital world has developed in Ireland.FOLLOW OUR GUESTSMartha Rotter @martharotter Jason Walsh @jwalshireland Mary Rose Lyons @maryrose  && instituteofaistudies.comBrian Honan @brianhonan && bhconsulting.ieCaragh O’Carroll @caragh1 && fujitsu.com/ie/Colin Baker @thegadgetguyam && backfromthefuture.ie ABOUT TECH RADIO IRELANDGet feature interviews and the latest tech news from Ireland with our weekly podcast:1 Search TECH RADIO IRELAND on Spotify/Apple Podcasts2 Scan the QR code in the video with your phone 3 Use this link to open now in your podcast player: https://techcentral.ie/podcast

 We ran over time last week, so this Part 2 of our top tech stories of the year, with the three biggest still to come. And as we know, AI is not top of the list!  Who is ??   Press play now for the top three of ‘23.----Our show this week is brought to you by FIT.ie.  Irish companies use it to grow their tech teams, build some greater diversity in the workplace, which in turn sparks fresh thinking and energy. Financially, they get to avoid high recruitment agency fees and there are state grants of up to €6,000 for each apprentice you take on. If your company wants to free up some more experienced staff and get some fresh energy into your day-to-day tech team, check out the Fastrack into Information Technology Apprenticeship Programme at fit.ie

Time to look back at how our world has changed in the last twelve months.It’s been a busy year with AI, Ireland in space and Elon Musk dominating the headlines.  Amazingly, in our Top 10 Tech stories of the year, AI is NOT at No.1 ! Turn on, tune in and find out who is as look at the Top 10 Tech Stories of ‘23.---Our show this week is brought to you by FIT.ie.  Irish companies use it to grow their tech teams, build some greater diversity in the workplace, which in turn sparks fresh thinking and energy. Financially, they get to avoid high recruitment agency fees and there are state grants of up to €6,000 for each apprentice you take on. If your company wants to free up some more experienced staff and get some fresh energy into your day-to-day tech team, check out the Fastrack into Information Technology Apprenticeship Programme at fit.ie

Big week for tech news despite it being close to Christmas. Threads has finally arrived in Europe. Could it be the X/Twitter killer? In other news, we find out the most popular searches of the year and delve deeper into what the EU is about to do with AI.Our show this week is brought to you by FIT.ie.  Irish companies use it to grow their tech teams, build some greater diversity in the workplace, which in turn sparks fresh thinking and energy. Financially, they get to avoid high recruitment agency fees and there are state grants of up to €6,000 for each apprentice you take on. If your company wants to free up some more experienced staff and get some fresh energy into your day-to-day tech team, check out the Fastrack into Information Technology Apprenticeship Programme at fit.ie

This year, we’ve so much swag to talk about, we’ve packing it all into two toy shows!  In this second episode, we’re checking out everything from the best new computers to the loudest Bluetooth speakers and everything in between!Our show this week is brought to you by FIT.ie.  Irish companies use it to grow their tech teams, build some greater diversity in the workplace, which in turn sparks fresh thinking and energy. Financially, they get to avoid high recruitment agency fees and there are state grants of up to €6,000 for each apprentice you take on. If your company wants to free up some more experienced staff and get some fresh energy into your day-to-day tech team, check out the Fastrack into Information Technology Apprenticeship Programme at fit.ie