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Usually we fawn over tech we love which has become part of our daily lives. Today, we flip that, and look at tech in our daily lives which drives us mad. Some of them, most surprising!
This week, we investigate Ireland from outer space. Rumia Basu shares some of her discoveries on how we are using satellites in orbit to monitor Irish soil. Her chat originally appeared on the VistaMilk podcast from the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre.
For the middle of summer, there is lots of tech news to take in! On the podcast we wonder are WeWork on the way out, we share some more brilliant internet deep fakes, and Zoom give us the most ironic story of the week!
We’re talking about the humble bicycle, which might have a key role to play in Ireland’s transport system in the future. But what are the challenges to implementing new transport systems? And what can be done to get more people on their bikes?
We find out all with Evan Boyle a researcher with MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for Energy, Climate and the Marine, who explores what it will take to make people embrace pedal power over petrol.
This story originally appeared on the MaREI podcast which you can find here.
https://www.marei.ie/marei-podcast-a-four-letter-word/
Loads for your this week from the self-destruction of Twitter, to the crazy prices we pay tech companies and the latest toys from Samsung.
Since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream late last year, we’ve been constantly covering how AI will shape our futures.
Recently, one of our sister science podcasts Adapt Radio had an amazing chat with two world experts in the area, who brilliantly explained AI and large language models from the ground up. They are Professor Vincent Wade, who works with Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Trinity College Dublin and Professor John Kelleher, who is Professor of Computer Science at Maynooth University.
We share that conversation with you this week which covers what AI is and how it actually works. We’ll also hear how they’re redefining intelligence, but not enough to overtake the human mind .. just yet.
If you would like to follow AI in Ireland, we highly recommend the Adapt Radio podcast. Add it to your podcast player now using this link: https://link.chtbl.com/adapt
France celebrates Bastille Day with sweeping new powers letting police enable your smartphone mic and camera without your knowledge. We also share which tech bargains we got for Prime Day and how AI is being sued! 00:45
In our feature interview from the SFI Insight podcast, Dr Ankit Verma shares why Ireland is a great place to do research about conditions in outer space. 19:57
We’re all over the big story of the week which is Mark Zuckerbergs rival app to Twitter and why we won't see it soon. 00:40
We’ve also been to London to cover the Salesforce world tour, where they announced plans for a raft of AI products to add to the SalesForce CRM. Niall Kitson caught up with Ireland’s country leader Carolan Lennon to talk about its plans. 18:05
Could it be that GDPR applies to everyone except the Irish Government? We look into some worrying stories about your privacy this week. We also hear how Canada is unwittingingly becoming the worlds biggest tech petree dish.
In our feature interview, we’re looking at the reality of remote working in 2023 with Sinead Pillion or Ericsson who has established a new ICT group in the midlands.
So much news for you this week including an attack on Microsoft services, game prices going up, why Megan Markle & Spotify are getting divorced and Twitter Trouble in Australia.
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In our featured interview, as the world continues to talk about AI, we’re asking do people understand it enough to get the most out of it. Press play for a great chat with Mark James, “Senior Lecturer in AI” at UCD.
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On the show today we look at the EU’s new AI Act which will bring some order to AI’s ‘wild west’. There is also news on a mobile phone super-merger, a brilliant use for AI in games and Apple have announced Foundation II
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In our feature interview we catch up with the CTO of ‘eofis’ about their computer automated summarisation and learning tool. See more at eofis.ie
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We share what impressed us with new toys announced by Apple this week. We look ahead to Samsungs next UnPacked event and chat about a neat new use for smartphones.
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In our feature interview with Susan Leavy (Assistant Professor in the School of Information and Communication at UCD), we look at the challenges of trusting so much of our lives to AI technology that we really don't understand yet.
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All is not well at Tech Towers this week. We tell you more. We also keep up with continuing adventures of Twitter and chat with Chris Alexander at Intersystems about how companies are relying on data as the key to innovation and staying in business.
The Irish AI Awards are about to take place in Dublin. We hear more and discover some exciting local projects with Mark Kelly from AI Ireland. Find out more about the awards at www.aiawards.ie
Also catch up on all this weeks tech news from moon shots to Musk’s mailshots which are quite disturbing.
Guest host Jason Walsh shares why we should not overly worry about the huge Meta and Twitter job losses about to hit Ireland. We also discover that the fax is older than you think and speak with Michelle McDaid at WorkHuman about the diversity challenge in tech.
Guest host Jason Walsh shares why we should not overly worry about the huge Meta and Twitter job losses about to hit Ireland. We also discover that the fax is older than you think and speak with Michelle McDaid at WorkHuman about the diversity challenge in tech.
As we say RIP to Google Hangouts and the humble fax machine, we find out how to prolong your health with Eye2Gene with Dr Nikolas Poinikos, a guest speaker at this weekend's Fighting Blindness Conference.
For more on Fighting Blindness’ Retina conference visit www.fightingblindness.ie
As we say RIP to Google Hangouts and the humble fax machine, we find out how to prolong your health with Eye2Gene with Dr Nikolas Poinikos, a guest speaker at this weekend's Fighting Blindness Conference.
For more on Fighting Blindness’ Retina conference visit www.fightingblindness.ie
As we say RIP to Google Hangouts and the humble fax machine, we find out how to prolong your health with Eye2Gene with Dr Nikolas Pontikos, a guest speaker at this weekend's Fighting Blindness Conference.
For more on Fighting Blindness’ Retina conference visit www.fightingblindness.ie
We ask was Windows 8 really that bad, discover how your rent could be set by AI and chat about the neuroscience of learning with Stella Collins, co-founder of Stellar Labs.
For more on Learnovation, check out learnovate.ie
We look at Ireland’s foray into space, discover when we’ll get 350MB broadband on flights and chat about how the rest of the world views GDRP with Liam McKenna from Mazars
The latest announcements from Microsoft on their Surface range of laptops, desktop and tablets. Plus, we find out about the world of Irish science-fiction in the run up to Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention this weekend. Find out more at 2022.octocon.com
The latest announcements from Microsoft on their Surface range of laptops, desktop and tablets. Plus, we find out about the world of Irish science-fiction in the run up to Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention this weekend. Find out more at 2022.octocon.com
Niall and Dusty are split on Elon Musk’s new Tesla robot and actually think someone has beaten him to it by a long way.
We also get into Artificial Intelligence in Irish workplaces with an astonishing amount of businesses employing AI to some degree.
Sean Nolan from Agile Networks gives us an insight into a new TechBeat AI report on Irish AI and a future where networks could effectively manage themselves.
Find out more about Agile Networks and the TechBeat report at https://agilenetworks.ie/techbeat
One brand new gadget stood head and shoulders above all others at Amazon’s tech announcement this week. We reveal all plus a hot new pair of AR glasses that could actually be worth it.
On top of all that, we chat to Ireland’s most famous Robot Wars contestant Peter Redmond about next weekend's Robo Riots Expo.
Our show this week is brought to you in association with Avanade, the leading provider of digital, cloud & advisory services, and sustainable industry solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem. Find out more at avenade.com/ireland
Niall and Dusty offer a review on their new ultra-light devices. Niall has the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio and Dusty the latest Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptop. Both had great things to say overall but the devices are not without their problems.
All this weeks tech news plus a great chat about the pros and cons of remote working. Often it requires a change in a company’s culture, the technology underpinning it and even our own thinking. Some brilliant insights this week with Prem Maheswaran, a Senior Technical Evangelist and IT Service Management expert at ManageEngine.
More Info:
For more on remote working, see manageengine.com or their Irish partner servaplex.com. To join in with this weeks Tech Fire online session, see TechFire.ie
Apple’s new iPhone 14 presentation has split the team. Some of the new features announced were brilliant, others awful. However, all agree there is a problem with the Irish pricing for the new phones. Get the full lowdown with Niall and Dusty right now.
This week, how AI won an art contest, high profile tech jobs gone and what are grey swan events in tech (or anywhere else). We find out more with Jason Disborough from Aon.
This week, how AI won an art contest, high profile tech jobs gone and what are grey swan events in tech (or anywhere else). We find out more with Jason Disborough from Aon.
Niall has tried everything from the cheapest to the most ridiculously expensive. Today he gives us ten top pointers on what makes the best true wireless headphones.
We also chat about an amazing new project which sources insulin from a most unlikely source. Ciara Lynch from BiOrbic at Science Foundation Ireland tells us more.
Niall has tried everything from the cheapest to the most ridiculously expensive. Today he gives us ten top pointers on what makes the best true wireless headphones.
We also chat about an amazing new project which sources insulin from a most unlikely source. Ciara Lynch from BiOrbic at Science Foundation Ireland tells us more.
From photographs to MP3s, the way we engage with media formats has changed our relationship with content, from how it's stored to how it's controlled. So what were the major milestones that took us from keeping photo albums to digital galleries, or going from vinyl records to Spotify subscriptions?
Armando Fox is Professor in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Faculty Advisor for Digital Learning Strategy at UC Berkeley, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department.
He sat down with Niall Kitson to discuss the technology and the politics of digital formats.
Find out more about Armondo at: www.armondofox.com
What do you think were the top tech stories of the year so far? Our own selections surprised even us!
We chat about that and find out more about digitising a business without a costly developer using a no-code platform from Olivia Bushe at FlowForma.
There is a lot of talk about the Metaverse and how augmented and virtual reality are finally going to become mainstream technologies. How far away are we from this and where are the opportunities for coders and creatives to work together on immersive projects?
Find out all in our special deep dive interview with Camille Donegan, Director of Eirmersive and creative director of Solas VR, who takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the immersive technology sector here in Ireland.
Discover more at: Eirmersive.com
Surge pricing for concerts is not a thing. Find out how companies are using AI to fleece you. We also chat with Hugh Callaghan from Unify about massive time-saving ideas for managing websites and social media.
Related Link for Hugh Callaghan from Unify: co-founders.co
If Web 1.0 was about the first static websites and Web 2.0 was about interactivity and social media, what will Web 3.0 be about?
Caragh O’Carroll, a Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer who has a particular interest in how technologies change, has the answer for us. Get a glimpse of the future, and the technologies bringing it all together.
It's all about the money. Twitter is suing Elon Musk, Uber are accused of dodgy dealings outside of their outrageous 'surge pricing' and BMW are introducing subscription services to their car tech.
We also chat with Amy Awad from Opa Mind about how AI is helping mental health in the workplace.
Visit Opa Mind at opamind.com
Is Bitcoin dead? Despite huge falls in value, cryptocurrencies are still tipped to be the ‘next Apple’. We find out more about what has been happening and what is coming next with crypto expert Rachel Pether. As host of ‘Salt Talks’ her conversations with the world’s foremost investors, creators and thinkers deliver some surprising insights.
Visit Rachel online at: RachelPether.com
Making news this week is roaming data while you’re on holiday, how Instagram plan to use AI to verify your age and how you can try an electric car for cheap.
We also delve into how the Irish Covid app was developed at speed, and the hurdles overcome by Gary Drennan at Avanade, who was involved in the development and rollout of the app millions of us needed and fast last summer.
For more on Avanade, see their website at avanade.com
Our special guest is Danese Cooper, a keynote speaker at this year's Code for Ethics event on July 1st. Win your way into this sold-out event at Trinity College by emailing info@mediateam.ie with the subject line 'Code for Ethics'. Simple!
As well as chatting with Danese about inner-sourcing, her role in the Irish Covid app and how she became known as the open-source ‘diva’, we mourn the demise of MS IE, hear of Elon Musks' latest exploits and ponder who the next person on the moon will be.
Related links: CodeforEthics.org
Could Googles AI be so advanced it is as human as future computers we see in sci-fi movies? Interesting comments from an Google insider who is blowing the whistle.
We also hear how companies are using the cloud now and in the future with Robert Byrne fro PwC.
Apple announced so many things at WWDC this week, we look at the biggest and best which made an impression and some surprising things that didn’t!
We also chat with Rozenn Dayot from the Adapt Centre about digital versions of the towns we live in now. For more on their work in this area see www.adaptcentre.ie
In the news this week, Sheryl Sandberg resigns after destroying democracy with Facebook, Elon Musk is in trouble after telling employees to get in the house or get up the yard and we ask are virtual kids such a bad idea?
We also focus on Irish data-centres, their huge power requirements and what do to about it with Marc Garner, VP Secure Power Division at Schneider Electric.
Schneider Electric www.se.com/ie
Three shocking stories this week on how authorities and companies use data on you without your knowledge or consent.
For instance, ever give Twitter or a similar company your phone number? You might regret it when you hear who they have shared your data with. Also, the Gardai are trying some new tech which even the Americans are trying to stamp out.
Finally, we enjoy a fascinating chat about how neuro-science makes you notice ads even when you don’t want to. Get the inside track from Future Proof Media MD Sean Higgins
More Info: futureproofmedia.ie
Find out about brilliant simple ways to give old hardware a brand new 2022 lease of life.
We also hear about two Irish brothers behind one of the world’s most popular OS which replicates Windows/Mac OS and we catch a glimpse of what’s coming for Zoom direct from the advisor to their CIO Magnus Falk
Links Mentioned:
https://zorin.com/os/
https://zoom.us
Some brilliant innovations announced by Google at I/O this week include a huge improvement to Google Pay, new smartphones and a way to drop the OK Google wake word which you will either love or hate.
Plus a serious look into the future where your photo ID could be replaced with your DNA. We chat with DNAverse about mixing ID with blockchain and the art of medical imaging.
Find out more at: https://dnaverse.io
We chat about how an exodus from Twitter could affect Musk, Apple faces a $36bn fine and a warning that your boss could be monitoring your work laptop.
Also, in healthcare, there are oceans of data but only puddles of clinical meaning. John Kelly from Intersystems talks through the problem and solution.
We find out more about the cyberwar being raged in Ukraine, how what is illegal offline will soon be illegal online and get an amazing insight into disaster prediction with Aon’s Head of Catastrophe Insight, Steve Bowen.
Find out more about Aon at www.aon.com
Next time you are in an operating theatre, the surgeon could be using AI to operate on you. How will it go? We delve in with expert Dr Ozanan Meireles.
We also look at the demise of Netflix, good news for smartphone charging and how to stop people spying on you with Whatsapp
Related Link:
Cloudwards: https://www.cloudwards.net/internet-censorship/#map
News on the latest big tech pull out from Russia, how Elon Musk's Twitter deal is causing trouble and Meta plan to fleece anyone investing in the metaverse.
Also, after a record year for investments in technology companies with €1.6 billion being put into Irish tech across the year, we found out who the winners are with John O'Dea the Chief Executive of Tech Ireland
How does a computer retail business, known for dealing with consumers face-to-face, embrace a new culture of remote working and supply chain instability?
Colin Baker is co-founder of Laptop Lab and he talked to Niall Kitson about how his business has adapted to these changing times including his response to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
For more on the Ukrainian appeal spoken about in the podcast, go to: BackFromTheFuture.ie
All the stories this week are true even though they may not appear to be. Fact is stranger than fiction! We also chat with Kyran O'Mahoney about some amazing tech employed at NCBI.ie
This week we talk about Windows 11 highly annoying new hardware watermark even on registered devices. We're surprised at what people say about Apples new Studio hardware and discover that vampire devices are all over your home sucking your energy.
Ireland’s most famous tech family receive a special St Patricks Day award from SFI which was presented by An Taoiseach. We hear surprising news about Irish influencers, look at physical v digital music sales and discuss the future of robots in factories with Mark Gray from Universal Robots.
We chat about the one clear highlight at this weeks Apple Event along with all the other new product announcements. We also hear from Brendan Kavanagh at OliveGroup.io about using artificial intelligence to create high-quality learning material.
While politicians worldwide respond to the war in Ukraine, the response across the tech industry is phenomenal. We cover how the tech giants have been reacting.
We are also very much in an era of cyber-war and we have a most revealing conversation with Brian Honan who is very much an expert in the area. Find out more about their services at BHConsulting.ie
How your consumer rights now cover digital products, more about the governments' open data plan and trouble with Trumps' Truth app. All that and more on this week's Tech Radio right now.
Find out about Googles new Chrome OS FLEX, why no news is good news for Facebook and when we can see the new Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Trek Picard series on TV.
We also chat about the kind of resources we need to stay connected and productive for work with Kevin Brown from Schneider Electric - www.se.com/ie/
Samsung Unpacked their latest phones and tablets this week or could you describe them as phones? Niall and Dusty check it out.
Also, after last weeks release of the government's new national digital strategy, we have some reaction from the research sector with Prof Noel O'Connor, the CEO of Insight at the SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics
We look at the measures the government are putting in place with a digital strategy to bring Gigabit and 5G access to all, install remote working hubs and how many public services will be available online by 2030. We gag at the obscene profits at Facebook and give our tuppence on the Spotify/Joe Rogan story.
After that, we chat with Micheal McGrath, Director of Technology at amtce.ie about new tech and re-skilling in the manufacturing.
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It’s been a busy week with Spotify’s spat with singer Neil Young and former royals Harry & Megan, Facebooks fail with cyrpto and news on an S22 from Samsung. We also have a completely fascinating chat about computers ability to dream with artist Robin Price. Press play now for all this weeks tech talk !
What kind of tech goes into the bank app on your smartphone? We hear from the CTO at Wellington IT about how they deliver ‘big bank services’ for credit unions and other smaller institutions.
We also look at the real reasons why the American rollout of 5G has rattled airlines, why Microsofts huge games company purchase this week is not such good news and discover how many views and Irish YouTuber needs to make the average wage.
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We look at the two biggest shows kicking off 2022. Ireland’s own Young Scientists Expo and CES in the States which threw up some big tech surprises!
We also chat with Ian Nolan from Brightflag about the use of AI in the legal world.
We start the new year with a landmark show number 900! We look back at the incredible amount of change in tech since 2005, some of our most notable guests over the years and what we might be talking about on show number 1,000 in two years time!
We look back on the stories and trends which made the biggest impression on us and wonder what lies ahead in 2022.
There is a little controversy between Niall and Dusty over the tech titan just named as Time magazines Person of the Year!
We also find out more about Red Hat’s Irish operation and how their open source ethos goes way beyond software.
We look at Irelands biggest Google searches for 2021, how quantum computing tracked Storm Barra, what lesson the AWS outage taught us and chat with Sam Mayne from Vipre about Working From Home and the effect its had on their company.
Resources Mentioned
EU Met Sat Tracker – view.eumetsat.int
Vipre – www.vipre.com
This is our favourite show of the year. The ‘real’ toy show where we go through the best tech toys for Christmas.
28 minutes packed with something for everyone from €10 to €10,000. Get tucked in right now!
Are the Black Friday deals a scam? You’ll be surprised at what we have uncovered with scams and real deals.
We also get an overview of quantum computing from one of the best, Venkatesh Kannan at the Irish Centre for High-End Computing.
The Top 200 Worst Passwords in Ireland list is out. You probably know #1 and have used #86 but would never admit it! We also chat with Karl Heery at Aon and discover how a tech project from here in Ireland went global.
Just how bad is the world of communication overload that we live in? How many friends or contacts can your brain officially have? We have the answers!
We also chat with Winston Heery at Logicalis about resilience in cyber-security and how you can use lessons learned this year to protect yourself in 2022.
If you would like to find out more, email ibm@ie.logicalis.com
We chat briefly about the Facebook name change to Meta, find out exactly what a metaverse is and discover Microsoft are looking to create one also.
We also have a fascinating chat with Redmond O’Leary from Intersystems about mass data and changes in the Irish tech industry over the last few years.
Find out more about Redmond and Intersystems at intersystems.com
Forget Zoom – Star Trek-like holograms have arrived! We also chat about super secure VPN and how to protect your Office 365 and cloud storage accounts with Gareth Lockwood from CyberHive.com
Niall and Dusty have given Apple’s newly announced MacBook Pro their highest rating ever. Get the lowdown on why this machine impressed them so much.
Also, after a record year for cyber-attacks, Niall Kitson chats with Pat O’Callaghan, Managing Director of Kontex, and went through some of the more high-profile incidents of the past 12 months.
We hear from William Shatner about his trip into actual space this week as well as hints on what Apple will announce next week.
We also chat to Intact Software CEO Justin Lawless about the brave new world of hybrid workplaces and how tech is helping run businesses from home and the office.
Facebook are having a bad week with their services failing and a key whistleblower revealing all their dirty secrets in the USA.
We also look at Windows 11 which is now officially available (kind of) and chat to the guys behind MoveAhead-Project.com about their plans for screen addicted kids.
Space has been an incredibly hot topic this year, not just with Space X, Blue Origin and Virgin Atlantic all going into orbit, but also with some really good high quality sci-fi shows coming to streaming services also. We cover it all and bring you up-to-speed.
Do note the show was recorded about three weeks ago but with so much going on in September we were unable to bring it to you until now.
Niall and Dusty are very excited after this weeks event where Microsoft premiered their new hardware. This is unusual.
Consistently good across the range with two things in particular which stunned them. In fact they one. One each!
Listen to hear the excitement right now with Tech Radio.
Today is all about the iPhone 13, what’s new and how it compares with it’s competitors. We give you all the other announcements from Apple this week including the new iPad Mini and Watch 7.
Find out who wants your smartphone to work for seven years guaranteed. We also chat about the iPhone 13 to be announced next week, the latest Bitcoin launch and how the pandemic has affected how we learn using digital platforms.
We hear about the Irishman instrumental in the story of AI Artificial Intelligence and all about the John Mc Carthy Summer School in Kilorgan Kerry.
Also, like kids have to suffer ‘back to school’, us adults are dealing with ‘back to office’ !! We chat about our own return, how Zoom dysmorphia is a thing, and the different ways Google and Apple are treating their employees coming back to work.
This week we’re chatting about a new low for delivery drones, why Elon Musk makes a terrible boss and the future of hybrid working models with the Head of Technology from Fidelity Investments, Lorna Martyn
We look at how social media is reacting to this weeks events in Afghanistan, why Tesla are in trouble and how data is putting Ireland at the centre of the climate crisis.
We also chat with Andreas von Estorff from ModelManagement.com about how they use technology, not only to find talent, but to make their careers easier to handle as well.
Excellent new phones announced by Samsung this week but not flawless. We give you the ups, the downs and Irish pricing. We also open a can of worms with Googles announcement of 25% wage reduction for home workers and discover (possibly) the most unusual listing ever on Tinder!
We have the latest on new phones coming from Samsung and Google, find out how to get rid of pesky ads on YouTube and chat with Brian Gough from NCAD about how the principals of web design could be applied to a company’s staff.
We see stories about new applications for artificial intelligence every day but, while it works as an aid for decision making, it often falls flat when left to deal with human problems like helping companies find the best staff, or how to accurately recognise faces in a crowd.
So how do we figure out which questions to ask to get the best results and why should some subjects be off-limits for the level of technology we currently have?
Ray Eitel-Porter is Global Responsible AI Lead with Accenture and he took some time out to talk Niall Kitson through the problems of adopting an ethical approach to artificial intelligence.
Ex-Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is making all the headlines this week with this trip to space aboard his own rocket. So we thought we’d take a look at other tech CEO’s for a quick look at what happened next for them after leaving Apple or Microsoft of McAfee among others.
We look at moves in the USA and the EU to strengthen your ‘right to repair’ tech gadgets you own and extend their lifespan if you wish.
We also chat about the new EU Digital COVID Cert and travel, plus why open source freeware Audacity has been scandal of the week online.
Flying cars are taking off, Issac Asimov’s Foundation is about to land on TV and the web’s Source Code has just sold for $5m. Lots of news and banter this week so smash that play button now!
Niall and Dusty are straight out of the Microsoft Windows 11 presentation with all the details of this massive re-launch of the worlds most used OS.
Thanks to online leaks, we can tell you what Windows 11 will look like before Microsoft announce it next week. We also discover how the energy market is changing due to homeworking and the challenge this ‘new normal’ brings to infrastructure and hardware.
Further Information
Vertiv.com
EnelX.com
We go over the plethora of announcements by Apple this week and especially the two most important ones around interoperability and huge privacy changes. We also chat with Charlie Gleeson the founder Zipp Mobility who pulls back the curtain to reveal some very surprising tech tricks with eScooters.
We look at some of the positive effects of the pandemic on our day-to-day tech lives including new developments from the EU who are launching an official app you can use as a driving license or public services card.
We also chat with Alistair McKinstry, a climate scientist at the Irish Centre for High End Computing. He has been working on climate models to find out what kind of world we will be living in, if we pick up some lessons about sustainability, or go back to our old ways.
We chat about how online working will morph back IRL with expert Ger McMahon from Fidelity Investments.
We also deliver the latest news on SSD shortages due to crypto, online tv services and how Irish people are suffering digital fatigue.
We look behind the health service cyber attack and discover how a decision not to upgrade Windows could have led to disaster. We also hear from Rubrick a world leader in protecting high profile high value corporate data about what may have happened and how to protect the future. www.rubrick.com
We look behind the health service cyber attack and discover how a decision not to upgrade Windows could have led to disaster. We also hear from Rubrick a world leader in protecting high profile high value corporate data about what may have happened and how to protect the future. www.rubrick.com
We reveal how many Irish homes have fibre and how quickly it is being rolled out. We also have the latest on ransom scams, MWC in Barcelona, new Whatsapp T&C and the incredible price of new HTC VR headsets.
We also hear how you can’t replace the human factor in I.T. with Sam Mayne from Vipre Security.
We explain why Apple could lose billions in their battle with Epic Games and get all the pros and cons on working from home as Niall and Dusty disagree on new working policies with tech giants.
We also reveal a flight thats even hotter than a Ryanair jet to Spain and we discover Confirms new state-of-the-art test bed at UL with their director Conor McCarthy.
Samsungs Unpacked event this week unveiled new laptops that are as powerful as a pc but as slim as a smartphone. We give you the very impressive details.
We also mourn the loss of Dublins Digital Hub, give you something cool to try with Zoom and warn why ‘buying’ a video on iTunes doesn’t mean you actually own it.
Finally, enjoy a great chat with Alison Campbell fro Knowledge Transfer Ireland about strategies and tools which are helping boost the commercial uptake of research and results that benefit us all.
Our show is sponsored this month by Fidelity Investments, a global leader in fintech innovation who are hiring for tech roles in Ireland. If you are an online worker, or looking to have that kind of freedom, you can find out more about how to virtually join the Fidelity Investments team at fidelityinvestments.ie
A bunch of exciting new tech from Apple this week. We go through the new iMac, iPhone, iPad Pro and Air Tags with Irish availability and pricing. We also find out how you can sue Facebook, how many humans it will take to colonise Mars and all about Amazon Palm Reading.
We end our specially extended edition chatting to Dr Justin Tonra from NUI Galway about how to use big data to auto read books and understand their stories.
Join us for Tech Radio with Fidelity Investments who specialise in fintech innovation and are hiring for tech roles in Ireland right now. Find out how to virtually join their team at fidelityinvestments.ie
Does your smartphone suck up information about you, even when you are not connected to the internet. Fascinating findings with Prof Doug Leith from SFI Connect this week.
We also have the latest announcements from Apple and Samsung and come up with a novel new fine for Facebook data breaches.
Join us for Tech Radio with Fidelity Investments who specialize in fintech innovation and are hiring for tech roles in Ireland right now. Find out how to virtually join their team at fidelityinvestments.ie
Three bilion social media profile photos have been scraped, put into a Facial Recognition database, and sold to the police. We have the story.
We say a fond farewell to LG and hear about a great new scheme were Techies Go Green.
Thanks to our sponsor this month, Fidelity Investments who are hiring for tech roles in Ireland. Apply now to virtually join a global leader in fintech innovation from the safety of your home.
fidelityinvestments.ie
The law is beginning to catch up with our rapidly changing tech lives where working from home does not mean you need be available 24/7. We bring you up to speed on a right to disconnect and a right to remote working (even from pubs).
Also, as Electric Ireland roll out smart meters which use AI to track your energy usage, Niall chats with the Chief Business Officer from its developer Bidgley, Gautam Aggarwal, to find out more.
Intel are making massive investments in Ireland to bring the world their fastest chips ever. We discover more about this and how you can get your brand new mobile phones delivered by drone.
All the news of the week including Samsungs new A52 launched on St Patricks Day, why people share fake news and serious jail time for a Twitter hacker.
We check out NFT’s to see what they are and why they are so hot right now. We also chat with Orla Veale about a new smart initiative in South Dublin called Smart D8.
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Despite SpaceX blowing up their rockets, RTE blowing up DAB and Google blowing up VR, it’s actually all very positive. We tell you why. Plus Niall chats with Science Foundation Ireland about fast science and plans for 2025.
We’re used to dealing with virtual reality and artificial intelligence in the areas of gaming and manufacturing but what about the Arts? We have a fascinating chat with Elaine Hoey, artist in residence at the Digital Hub. We also look at some shocking Facebook headlines from Australia and find out who had the best view of the Mars landling last week.
Bitcoin v Wall Street and Facebook v Australia making the news on Earth this week. Perserverance Rover is making the news on Mars. We have it all on this weeks podcast! Plus a fascinating chat about using augmented reality to build hyper-scale data centres.