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TechRadio
by Tech Radio Ireland
Technology news from Ireland to the world
Episodes
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Dublin declares AI is a good thing and Digital Infrastructure Ireland's Ronan Kelly
This week’s International AI Summit will be remembered for one thing: the Dublin Declaration on how Europe will ‘do’ artificial intelligence. We review the six points of agreement. Plus, Nvidia becomes a fan of sovereign AI, and Sony gets a bloody nose after users jailbreak their PS5 consoles in...
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Mike Berners-Lee on the first casualty of the climate crisis: Truth
Mike Berners-Lee is our guest this week chatting about how misinformation has become such a difficult obstacle to tackling climate change and what technology companies can do about it. Plus, in this week's news, the Asos hack reveals just how much personal information can be exposed in a data...
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Trump makes SI official by executive order, and Donna O'Leary from Newcode AI
Trump makes SI official by executive order, and Donna O'Leary from Newcode AI by Tech Radio Ireland
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AI by another name and Wriggle’s chief learning officer Sean Glynn
AI by another name and Wriggle’s chief learning officer Sean Glynn by Tech Radio Ireland
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Big AI does and does not want to be regulated and Shane Evans from Zyte on our changing relationship with data
It's been a big week for AI doomers, Niall and Dusty tease apart the debate. Meanwhile crypto enthusiasts in the US take a hit as the Clarity act fails in the Senate, and how a gamer ran up a $118,000 bill in his bid to become a famous streamer. We also talk to Zyte CEO and founder Shane Evans...
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The foldable iPhone's Duo personality, and Education Elephant's Rebecca James
One story dominating tech opinion this week, the new Apple folding phone they call ‘Duo’. Hear why we simultaneously love it, and hate it. We also speak to Rebecca James from Education Elephant on her mission to help teachers get a better picture of their students.
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John Ternus takes the top job at Apple and Dr Catherine Mulligan on sustainable digital transformation
There’s hot new desktops from Apple and a new boss too with changes are coming as soon as next week. We also find out who won the telecommunications contract for Mars (yes, the planet) and dig into some ultra-light laptops for under €800. Finally, we discuss a new perspective on digital project...
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The best sci-fi still to come in 2026
This week Niall and Dusty sift through the movies, TV and revival screenings they're most looking forward to for the second half of 2026 and beyond.
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Dr Christina Tracy Stein on how AI is changing romance and relationships
This week, Mark Zuckerberg sets out Meta’s vision for a future shaped by AI, Google says Gemini is already being used by a billion people and launches a seriously impressive new range of Pixel devices. Plus, what happens when AI starts encroaching on romantic relationships? Our guest Dr Christina...
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IAPP's Ashley Casovan on the EU's plan to make AI more transparent
This week we have good news and bad news for investors in SpaceX, Spotify and Netflix; BMW succumbs to some terrible marketing; and Meta gets a bashing over privacy thanks to its smart glasses. In our interview, Ashley Casovan, managing director AI governance at IAPP, talks about the EU's latest...
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The chips are down, and Gary Leyden on start-up mentorship
The chip industry has wiped more than $100 billion off its value in a single day while Apple is heading in the opposite direction. We look at what the sell-off means. Plus, Niall Kitson sits down with Gary Leyden, CEO of InsTech.ie, to talk about the value of good mentorship, and what it takes to...
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OpenAI's models go rogue, and Colm Russell, VP of technical services (EMEA) at MongoDB
OpenAI has had a week it would probably rather forget as two of its AI models carries out an automated cyber attack during testing. We also take a look at Kimi K3, the latest open source AI model from China that's promising impressive performance at a fraction of the cost.>If you've been eyeing a...
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The 2026 half-time show
This week Jason Walsh joins the pod to discuss the stories that have so far shaped 2026. Later, we meet HomeBot Ireland co-founder Clara Mulligan about the value of localisation.
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Accenture’s Denis Hannigan on what businesses are getting wrong about GenAI
This week, Samsung’s profits are up 1,800% yet its share price goes down; we get a tease of Google's Pixel 11 coming in August, and Microsoft announces another round of job cuts. We also look at why businesses are struggling to turn the AI hype into returns with our guest, Denis Hannigan, AI &…
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Walton Institute's Stephen Barnes on the next wave of extended reality
Can you believe a €100,000 government report on Irish data centres has managed to overlook the one word data centres are famous for? Later, we bemoan the shake-up at TikTok who are laying off 300 Dublin jobs with poorly worded corporate slop. Plus we cover the massive crash in Trump's memecoin...
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Knowledge Summit Dublin speaker Angelika Sharygina on misinformation and digital resilience
This week the government considers regulating how kids interact with AI; drone delivery service Manna grounds its Irish operations; and SpaceX's share price takes a tumble. Then we have a hugely insightful chat about how to protect yourself from online misinformation with the founder of Mindshld...
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IAPP's Isabelle Roccia on Europe's plan to decouple from Big Tech
In a week where the latest Mythos AI model managed a full company network takeover, we hear why AI leaders went to the G7 begging for regulation. Plus, we give our verdict on the trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, dive into why Anthropic is facing a court case over 'tokenmaxxing'...
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Tech Humanist Show host Kate O'Neill on finding common ground between people and businesses
This week Dusty breaks down Apple’s WWDC, including a hint at a foldable iPhone, and what SpaceX's flotation has in common with Ticketmaster's demand-led pricing. We’re also joined by author and host of Tech Humanist Show podcast Kate O’Neill revealing why keeping humans (and not tech) at the...
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Why SpaceX can't fail and Andrew Melchior on saving musicians from GenAI with Genotone
This week Niall and Dusty look at how and why the traditional IPO rules don’t apply to SpaceX as it gears up for a record-breaking IPO. We also have an unfortunate week for Blue Origin, Erin Brockovich goes after data centres and Anthropic lets its Mythos loose… for a select few. In our interview...
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Blue Origin's lunar destiny and Cormac Lynch of Camara on digital skills
This week a surprise shift in the multi-billion-dollar space race as Jeff Bezos beats Elon Musk to the launchpad for the moon. Also, we get a warning about AI from ethical hacker Valentina Palmiotti (aka 'Chompie') at this year’s Pwn2Own competition in Berlin, and Spotify gives users the power to...
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Google floods the zone at I/O
This week Niall and Dusty cover Meta cutting 20% of its workforce by email, and the organisational fallout, and share the standouts from this week's Google I/O, including a new swing at wearables and a more video creation tools. Plus, as Elon Musk positionins SpaceX for virtual ownership of the...
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So long Chromebook, there's a new toy in town
This week we examine the arrival of the Googlebook and its enigmatic G-key and Glowbar. We also tackle the sobering news from LinkedIn, where large job cuts where soaring revenues have not proved enough to stave off significant job cuts. Later, we get the highlights from this year's Tech…
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TechFoundHer's Máirín Murray on creating a community of women founders
This week we have a massive showdown in Dublin as Big Tech goes in front of the Oireachtas. We also head to California where OpenAI exec Greg Brockman shares some personal thoughts. Plus we chat with Máirín Murray, director of the TechFoundHer Summit, about why the future of Irish tech needs a...
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Patrick Masterson from Magnet+ on what happens after the great copper switch-off
It's results season, so to make things interesting Niall and Dusty play a game to see who is on the up and who is on the outs. The answers may surprise you. Our feature guest this week is Patrick Masterson, MD of Magnet+, who looks at Ireland’s transition to a fibre-only nation by 2030 and what…
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Tim Cook's Apple legacy in 10 points
This week Niall and Dusty discuss the defining moments of the Cook Era.
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Knowledge Summit Dublin founder Barry Byrne on the difference between knowledge and data
This week we look at a show company that has pivoted to AI, how your smart TV is spying on you and full movie leak on X are just some of the stories this week. We also look at the push for a definitive 'off' switch for Ireland’s legacy copper network. While full fibre reaches new milestones the...
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Ten years of PorterShed with CEO Mary Rodgers
This week Niall and Dusty welcome back Artemis II after its record-breaking mission, we dig into the latest economic reports regarding AI and the job market, and we have bad news for Kindle owners. Finally, we’re joined by Mary Rodgers, CEO of PorterShed, to discuss the grit required to build a...
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Artemis II leads the way, and Julien Moutte of Bentley Systems on a digital twin for Dublin
A super packed Easter edition diving into the scale of the Artemis moon mission, Irish involvement in the ISS, and an Aer Lingus collaboration with Starlink. Back on Earth, Intel makes a massive move to reclaim its Leixlip plant and Oracle cuts thousands of jobs by e-mail. Finally, Julian Moutte,...
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A New Mexico court puts Meta on the hook for millions, and Sean McCarthy of Bot Bureau
This week Dusty is joined by Jason Walsh to discuss a landmark legal ruling in New Mexico that could fundamentally change how apps and websites like Facebook are designed. We’re also diving into a breakthrough investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau that has recovered a fortune in...
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Samsung folds away its three-screen smartphone
As the government looks toward digital wallets to enforce age limits for under-16s, we ask is this a convenient security solution or simply a massive new attack surface for your biometric data? We also find out why Samsung pulled the plug on the Galaxy Z Trifold and Meta pulled the plug on the...
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The first casualty of war is trust
This week we discuss the information blackout in the Middle East, why verifying news has become nearly impossible, and how social media platforms are dealing with an influx of AI-generated propaganda Elsewhere, Amazon is blames its engineers for a 13-hour outage; Ireland’s first self-powered data...
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Is the MacBook Neo the new Chromebook?
This week we deconstruct Apple’s new MacBook Neo. Is a €699 laptop running an iPhone’s A18 Pro chip a genuine bargain or is the 'slower bandwidth' a dealbreaker? Apple also had a range of product launches this week, from the iPad Air to the iPhone 17e. We also check the reality of lunar outposts...
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Chirp founder and CEO Rena Maycock on child protection at operating system level
On this week's episode Samsung releases the Galaxy S26, Ireland's online safety commissioner has her say, and Chirp founder and CEO Rena Maycock talks social media bans and why the answer lies not at the level of apps but at the operating system level.
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Social media in the dock and Dr Ryne Sherman on the psychology of leadership
Our guest this week is Dr Ryne Sherman, chief science officer at Hogan Assessments. He joins Niall to discuss the psychology of the 2026 workplace, the rise of 'quiet cracking,' and why - despite the AI revolution - the core qualities of a great leader haven’t changed for thousands of years.
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Jonathan Dempsey of RAIL, and Anthropic wins the Super Bowl
This week we watch Anthropic's brutal Super Bowl ads, xAI develops atalent problem and SpaceX toys with building a satellite factory on the moon. Also, Jonathan Dempsey, chair of RAIL (Responsible AI for Learning), joins Niall Kitson to shares how a new community of practice is setting the…
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TechFire: Beyond Backups, what's next for cyber security
DORA and NIS2 have changed the way companies are approaching network security and resiliency, yet many organisations are clinging to the idea that resiliency begins and ends with backups and out of date disaster recovery plans. So how do we untangle the services and dependencies holding your IT...
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A new world order and Chelsea Tyler McGrane on the life of an influencer
A new world order and Chelsea Tyler McGrane on the life of an influencer by Tech Radio Ireland
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France shuns Big Tech and Logitech's Elaine Laird on getting more girls interested in STEM
This week we dive into France’s bold decision to "decouple" from American tech giants like Microsoft and WebEx. We explore whether Europe can truly rebuild its own tech ecosystem or if the continent is simply suffering from a 30-year tech lag. We also dissect the controversial shifts at TikTok...
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RDI Hub's Rergal Brosnan, and what happens when CEOs collide
We look back at the seven biggest stories of the week, including a social media ban for young people in the UK, ChatGPT’s move into advertising, and the billionaire Twitter spat we didn't know we wanted. We also explore the arrival of SEPA Instant in Ireland and what it means for neobanks like...
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Threatlocker's Danny Jenkins on the threat of AI
This week, we look at the rapidly shifting landscape of digital defense, where the line between "smart computing" and true Artificial Intelligence is becoming increasingly blurred. As criminals begin to use Large Language Models to craft flawless phishing emails and bespoke malware, the human...
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Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026 report
In this episode of Tech Radio, Niall Kitson broadcasts from the RDS Dublin for the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, where 1,000 students are showcasing over 550 projects. This year's innovations bridge the gap between high-end tech and practical community solutions, featuring...
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Goodbye 2025
This week Dusty and Niall are joined by Jason Walsh for a sparky show looking at the highs and lows of 2025 and what 2026 may bring. Up for discussion are the return of DAB, invasive drones, debilitating outages, trillion-dollar companies, and billionnaires lining up to become friends with US...
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Insight's Brian MacNamee on the evolution of AI
From Clippy in Microsoft Word to ChatGPT, with Brian MacNamee, Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at UCD. He'll explain how large language models are only the public face of a technology that’s been evolving for decades.
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The Tech Radio Toy Show 2025
Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? We got you covered with smart gadgets that'll actually get used, from VR headsets that don't need a gaming PC to AI phone assistants with a proper Dublin accent.
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Dell's Neil Bowden on what enterprises are getting wrong about AI
This week, we're diving into the EU's push to ban social media, Ireland's space economy is having a record year and we share some Black Friday bargains. Plus, we look at AI in the workplace and how it is forcing companies to rethink their ways of doing business internally and out with Neil Bowden...
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Air today, gone tomorrow
This week Apple pulls the plug on the iPhone Air, how Cloudflare brought down a fifth of the Internet, crypto has a bad week and trouble at the EU as Ursula von der Leyn falls victim to AI hype. Plus, Dr Hazel Farrell from SETU talks about how artificial intelligence can be used as a tool rather...
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Research Ireland's Ruth Freeman on Science Week 2025
This week, Collins dictionary reveals its words of the year. We also examine the latest OpenAI-Amazon deal and speculate about what a low-cost Macbook might look like. Plus we find out more about Science Week with Ruth Freeman, director of research for society at Research Ireland.
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Beta Festival's Aisling Murray on the intersection of art and technology
On this week's show we have good news for Microsoft and Nvidia, a new day for OpenAI as a for-profit entity, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties takes it's concern over the latest DPC appointment to Europe, and SpaceX's gift to star gazers. Later, Beta Festival co-founder Aisling Murray talks...
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Grace Dinan from JunieXR on live extended reality
This week we have the really mundane reason for Monday’s massive AWS outage. Closer to home, an AI-generated deepfake video showed an Irish election candidate withdrawing from the race, complete with a convincing fake Sharon Ní Bheoláin presenting it on RTÉ News. The question everyone’s asking…
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Microsoft says goodbye to Windows 10 and Viatel Technology Group's Lisa Hunt on doing AI right
Windows 10 is finally being killed off by Microsoft. We look at what you can do and what Microsoft's strategy is going forward. We also check out the all new M5 chip from Apple, and dig into a surprise move from Google to make nice with the EU over the Digital Markets Act. Plus, we have a...
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