The Big Tech Show
by Irish Independent
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Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.
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- Ireland's tech funding slump and the great AI correction | Can It Scale? · 28 minWith Irish tech funding falling sharply, is AI investment leaving traditional startups behind? TensorX CEO Tim Grant and Further Venture Capital’s Richard Watson examine…
- Over a million dodgy boxes can hack your home · 32 minOne in five Irish households uses a dodgy box to watch premium sport and films, but could that bargain be putting your entire home network at risk? A Google security…
- What now for Tulsa drone king? Bobby Healy on leaving Ireland and scaling Manna in Oklahoma | Can It Scale? · 42 minManna Air Delivery founder Bobby Healy reveals his ambition to build the world's biggest drone delivery business, and why Ireland is no longer the place to scale it. From testing…
- The pros and cons of breaking WhatsApp's encryption to fight crime · 27 minShould the state be allowed to break encrypted messages in the name of fighting crime? Ireland and the EU are wrestling with a difficult trade-off between privacy and security…
- From cash crunch to unicorn — Conor McCarthy's Flipdish story · 29 minFlipdish co-founder Conor McCarthy reveals how a simple idea to make ordering food easier grew into a billion-dollar Irish tech business. From a cash crunch that threatened…
- Get ready for a wave of AI hacking public services · 29 minAI could soon make cyber-attacks on public services far more frequent, with Ireland potentially facing serious disruption to everything from healthcare to banking and transport…
- From near collapse to Netflix — an amazing Irish scaleup story | Can It Scale? · 32 minStoryToys chief executive Emmet O’Neill reveals how the Dublin company came within a thread of collapse before an unexpected email from Lego changed its fortunes. From cutting…
- The iPhone Duo review: pure delight with one big catch · 27 minWhat is Apple’s new folding iPhone Duo really like to use? Is its huge screen worth the eye watering price, and what compromises come with the design? Adrian Weckler joins…
- The Irish woman at the top of AI's biggest company — OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar on AI doom, AI accounting and using Ireland as a growth base · 25 minOpenAI’s chief financial officer Sarah Friar joins us to discuss the company’s growing ambitions in Ireland, where weekly ChatGPT usage has more than doubled to 2.5 million…
- Mark Zuckerberg gets the villain treatment in a disappointing Social Network sequel · 29 minAaron Sorkin returns to Facebook with The Social Reckoning, a follow up to The Social Network exploring whistleblower Frances Haugen’s allegations about the platform’s role in…
- Will AI kill us all? Yes, says Gates; no, says Huang. Plus: Apple's new Watch Series 12 and Xiaomi's three-day-battery phone reviewed · 35 minBill Gates says AI could contribute to the deaths of a billion people. Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, says we may have only a year to regulate it. But Meta’s Yann LeCun…
- 'Burn it to the ground' — Mark Little on the future of social media · 59 minWhen Mark Little sold his news verification startup Storyful to Rupert Murdoch for $25m, he was summoned to the Australian's New York office. "Let's go make some f***ing money,"…
- The Irish priest in Silicon Valley advising AI giants on ethics and morality · 33 minToday we have the extraordinary story of Fr Brendan McGuire, a priest from Bray who runs a parish in Silicon Valley and has become an advisor o Anthropic and other AI giants on…
- How Trinity College is dealing with AI and cheating · 30 minOn this episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler is joined by Dr. Alan Eustace, an assistant professor at the School of Law in Trinity College Dublin, to explore how AI is…
- The iPhone Duo: is it worth €2,369? · 24 minApple has unveiled its first foldable iPhone, but is the eye watering price justified? On this episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler talks to Ben Wood, chief marketing…
- The world according to Annrai O'Toole — Iona, AI and how to run a society · 37 minIrish tech veteran Annrai O’Toole believes fears about AI becoming a threat to humanity are overblown but says we should be far more concerned about how the technology is…
- How a journalist used an AirTag to track a book bought by AI giants to be pulped · 23 minOn this episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler is joined by Emanuel Maiberg, journalist and co founder of 404 Media, to explore how AI companies are buying up old and rare…
- AI and loneliness · 34 minOn this episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler is joined by psychotherapist Colman Noctor to explore how social media, algorithms and AI are changing the way we communicate…
- Is AI making us jealous? · 31 minOn this episode of The Big Tech Show, Katie Byrne is joined by producer JJ Clarke to explore how algorithms shape what we watch, buy and believe, and the digital defences that…
- Could Ireland survive a cable attack? · 25 minIreland sits at the heart of the world's digital economy, with most transatlantic data cables passing through or close to its waters. But is Ireland prepared to protect the…
- Blame it on the weatherman? Alan O'Reilly (Carlow Weather) on the technology of forecasting · 29 minAs the warm weather starts to wane and our days of consistent sunshine look numbered, chances are you’ll check your phone’s weather app to find out what’s next in store. But not…
- Avoid “fan fiction” this summer - Adrian Weckler on the cooling devices that actually work · 31 minWith mixed reports on how likely another heatwave might be, now might be the time to invest in the right tech to keep your home cool in summer. Adrian Weckler gives Dee Reddy the…
- Self-driving cars are coming and Ireland is getting ready · 28 minAdrian recently climbed into a taxi in California and found nobody behind the wheel. It was a fully autonomous Waymo. So how far is Ireland from seeing the same thing on our…
- The electric car boom has hit a new problem · 32 minElectric car sales are climbing but owning one is becoming more complicated. Public charging prices have surged, grants are changing, and thousands of people living in terraced…
- Maybe it's time to ban e-scooters in Ireland · 25 minElectric scooters were once seen as the future of urban transport, but growing safety concerns are changing the conversation. On this episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler…
- America's AI kill switch — why Donald Trump now decides whether we get Claude and ChatGPT in Europe · 35 minThe United States has ordered Anthropic to restrict access to its most advanced AI model and is now urging other leading developers to give the government early access to new…
- Dull and robotic or jiu-jitsu tech bro — what is real Mark Zuckerberg like behind the scenes? · 28 minWho is Mark Zuckerberg really? Is he the awkward, robotic tech billionaire seen in public, or something very different behind closed doors? Sheera Frenkel, Pulitzer Prize winning…
- The Northern Irish man who hunts and shuts down online scammers · 26 minThe week on The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler, speaks with Jim Browning, the Northern Ireland based digital investigator known for exposing global scam operations. With millions…
- The uncomfortable truth about banning under 16s from social media · 32 minTitle • The uncomfortable truth about banning under 16s from social media Description/Copy Should Ireland follow the UK and ban social media for under 16s? Adrian is joined by…
- WWDC: Why Apple says EU rules are blocking its biggest AI upgrade · 27 minWill Apple users in Europe miss out on the company's biggest AI upgrade yet? And what does the growing dispute between Apple and the European Commission mean for consumers?…
- Why people believe the conspiracy that your phone is listening to you · 18 minIs your phone really listening to you or is something more complex going on behind the scenes? Adrian Weckler and JJ Clarke tackle the most enduring tech conspiracy theory, the…
- Why Pope Leo is right about AI and tech bros · 34 minAI was supposed to replace workers at speed. Instead, some of the world’s biggest companies are finding costly problems, poor results and frustrated customers. Adrian Weckler and…
- Online features and fighting fraud: should a neobank replace your legacy bank? · 24 minIrish consumers are embracing online banks in their droves, but do they trust them with their salaries, savings and investments? Adrian Weckler is joined by Bianca Zwart, chief…
- The hidden catch in Ireland’s fibre broadband deals · 28 minWhy does one fibre broadband package cost nearly twice as much as another using the same line? Are Irish households paying more than they need to for internet access? And do…
- Is Ireland's multinational tech addiction hurting Irish companies and holding us all back? · 29 minIreland has long relied on multinational tech companies to fuel jobs growth and tax revenue but are we becoming dangerously dependent on them? Professor Joe Haslam, executive…
- How to save a fortune — a beginners' guide to getting home solar in Ireland, from pricing and grants to batteries and selling energy back to the grid · 38 minElectricity bills are soaring and more Irish homeowners are wondering if solar panels are finally worth it. On this week’s The Big Tech Show, Adrian speaks to Dr Paul Deane…
- The EU tries to regulate deepfake porn and AI · 28 minDeepfake pornography is emerging as one of the most urgent challenges in artificial intelligence. On this week’s The Big Tech Show, Adrian speaks to Aoife White at the European…
- Was Tim Cook good or bad for the world? · 31 minOn this week’s episode of the Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler examines the end of an era as Tim Cook prepares to step down as Apple chief executive after fifteen years. With author…
- AI music, bot farms and fraud — why we can't tell the difference and how one Irish company is fighting it · 27 minCan you really hear the difference between AI and human music anymore? and does it even matter? On this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler speaks to John…
- Trump, Pope Leo and Peter Thiel's obsession with the Antichrist · 27 minWhy is Peter Thiel talking about the Antichrist in Rome? and what does it reveal about the intersection of tech and belief? On this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show, Adrian…
- From tech to social media influencer: how @WineListGuy Jonathan Staunton pivoted career at age 50 · 36 minHow do you go from tech to wine influencing? What does it take to build a global following online? And can passion become a real business? On this week’s episode of The Big Tech…
- Apple at 50: hits, misses and the AI dilemma in journalism · 41 minFifty years on from its creation, what were Apple’s hits? Misses? And is AI use a no-go for journalists? Adrian Weckler is joined by Darragh Nolan on The Big Tech Show to mark 50…
- Richie Sadlier on the manosphere · 36 minWhy are teenage boys still drawn to online influencers? and what are they really looking for? Psychologist, broadcaster and former professional footballer, Richie Sadlier joins…
- Dodgy boxes: a new era begins as end users face legal action · 22 minCould you be next to face legal action? Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show to discuss dodgy boxes. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- How a floppy disk gave me ransomware · 31 minHow did the world’s first ransomware attack begin? and why are we still falling for the same tricks today?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- From property deals to AI: Oisín Hanrahan’s €60m startup bet on food · 32 minHow did an Irish student end up building one of the biggest home-services startups in the US? Irish entrepreneur Oisín Hanrahan joins Adrian Weckler on The Big Tech Show to…
- Are Anthropic really AI's good guys? Measuring ethics in a time of chaos · 31 minIs Anthropic emerging as the “good guy” of artificial intelligence? And do ethics in AI actually matter to users? Veteran tech journalist Rupert Goodwins joins Adrian Weckler on…
- Hands on with Apple's new MacBook Neo, a competitor-destroying bargain at €699 · 26 minIs Apple’s MacBook Neo the best value laptop ever? Can it match a MacBook Air? And is €699 all you need for the Mac experience? Darragh Nolan, multimedia reporter at the Irish…
- Who is Sam Altman? Inside his life and his ChatGPT empire · 32 minWho is Sam Altman and why does he matter so much to artificial intelligence? What do we really know about his views on risk, control and power in the AI race? Ellen Huet…
- Monty Munford: How I lost £25,000 in crypto with one bad security decision · 25 minHow safe is your crypto really? And what happens when your private keys fall into the wrong hands? Journalist and crypto commentator Monty Munford joins Adrian on this week’s…
