Tech Radio Ireland

• 1096: The Social Media Crackdown

  This week, we look at two massive, international developments that will reshape how we all use the internet, whether you're a heavy user or just checking in now and then.We're asking a vital question: Where Australia goes, so goes the world? The country has just implemented a pioneering, comprehensive ban on social media accounts for anyone under 16, and the fallout is immediate—not just for Big Tech, but for the kids now searching for alternatives. And speaking of big changes, the US is looking to make your digital past a part of your future travel plans, demanding a lengthy history of your social activity just to get an ESTA.In our interview this week, we talk about the journey of AI, from Clippy in Microsoft Word to ChatGPT, with Brian Mac Namee, 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.—-----Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTubehttps://www.podfollow.com/tech

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• 1095: Tech Toy Show 2025

  We got you covered with smart gift ideas that'll actually get used, from VR headsets that don't need a gaming PC to AI phone assistants with a proper Dublin accent.  On top of dozens of tech gift ideas you also learn how to spot tech worth buying secondhand, subscription services actually worth paying for and why fitness tracking doesn't need a smartwatch. —----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTubehttps://www.podfollow.com/tech—------TECH FIRE TechFire returns on 9 December with a look at cyber resilience. Organisations are clinging to the idea, that resiliency begins and ends, with backups and out-of-date disaster recovery plans.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 estate together? And what is the role of partners in making sure the limits of policy and resources, don't get tested by a security incident?Join - Bill Unsworth, Director of Cloud for UK & Ireland at IBM- Declan Hussey CEO of DNA IT Solutions- and Robert Kelly, founder of HRI …… to explore the difference between high availability, disaster recovery, and cyber resiliency.That’s TechFire on 9th December at 10am. Register for place for free right now at techfire.techcentral.ie

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• 1094: Black Friday and Irish Kids Social Media Ban

  This week, we're diving into the EU's push to ban social media for Irish kids, Ireland's space economy is having a record year and we share our Black Friday tech 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 from Dell Technologies Ireland.If you would like to hear the previous episode we mentioned about the Irish Space Industry, you’ll find it here;https://www.techcentral.ie/an-irish-perspective-on-space-4-0/—------TECH FIRE TechFire returns on 9 December with a look at cyber resilience. 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 estate together? And what is the role of partners in making sure the limits of policy and resources, don't get tested by a security incident?Join - Bill Unsworth, Director of Cloud for UK & Ireland at IBM- Declan Hussey CEO of DNA IT Solutions- and Robert Kelly, founder of HRI …… to explore the difference between high availability, disaster recovery, and cyber resiliency.That’s TechFire on 9th December at 10am. Register for place for free right now at techfire.techcentral.ie—-----Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTubehttps://www.podfollow.com/tech

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• 1093: Air Today Gone Tomorrow

  This week, why Apple might be pulling the plug on the iPhone Air before it's barely started and what Tim Cook's potential departure next year could mean for the company's direction. We also look at how 20% of the internet went dark this week and are we watching an AI bubble burst in real-time. Plus, we talk about how colleges can embrace AI instead of being afraid of it with our guest Dr Hazel Farrell from SETU.—----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTubehttps://www.podfollow.com/tech

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• 1092: Apple's Chromebook Killer

  This week, Apple's planning a budget MacBook targeting the space Chromebooks have dominated for years. We also break down the eye-watering $38 billion OpenAI-Amazon deal and why it’s like Netflix paying your Netflix subscription. Plus we find out more about Science Week with Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland. For more on Science Week, 09 - 16 Nov, see scienceweek.ie—----- Listen to Tech Radio now on Apple, Spotify and YouTubehttps://www.podfollow.com/tech

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