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It’s been a busy week with Spotify’s spat with singer Neil Young, Facebook's crypto failure and news on an S22 smartphone from Samsung. We also speak with artist Robin Price about his latest project at the Digital Hub, Do Algorithms Dream of Electronic Shapes?

This week we look at how the airlines and telcos are going to war over 5G in the US. We also find out how many views does it take for an Irish YouTuber to make a living and Wellington IT's CTO Ian Glenn talks about digital transformation for credit unions.

This week Niall and Dusty cast an eye over some highlights of CES 2022, look forward to an in-person BT Young Scientist Competition and cast an eye over a new bill that promises to regulate online media. In our interview slot Brightflag co-founder and CEO Ian Nolan talks about how his company is changing the legal sector through AI.

On this episode Niall and Dusty look back on 15 years of podcasting, tech and more

This week Niall and Dusty look back at the year that was 2021.

This week Niall and Dusty debate whether Elon Musk is a worthy Time person of the year, and Red Hat country manager for Ireland Keith Lynch talks about how the company's attitude to software development leads its corporate culture.

On this week's show Niall and Dusty look at what Ireland was Googling in 2021, as usual there are more than a few surprises. Sam Mayne from Vipre also sits down to discuss his company's ongoing challenge with hybrid working across territories with different restrictions in place.

This week Niall and Dusty round up some gift ideas for the techie in your life.

It's Black Friday but are all these promises of 'special offers' all they're cracked up to be? Dusty investigates. Also, Niall meets with Dr Venkatesh Kannan, technical director with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) for a quick primer of all things quantum.

On this week's show in association with Aon, VP of technology, data & analytic services, DevOps & RPA Karl Heery talks about how a tech project from originating in Dublin became a cornerstone of the multinational's business. We also take a gander at Ireland's worst passwords and count the cost of Amazon's decision to stop taking payments from UK Visa cards.

On this week's show brought to you by Logicalis in association with IBM, Winston Heeren looks at cyber resilience and the lessons that have been learned from a year of high-profile cyber attacks. Back in the studio Niall and Dusty talk about the pressure we experience when trying to keep on top of our DMs, e-mails and anything else that comes your way.

On this week's show Intersystems' Redmond O'Leary talk about his career in tech and the evolving role of data in our lives.

On this week's show we look at the cyber security landscape and the emerging technologies like quantum computing that will reshape it with CyberHive head of product Gareth Lockwood.

This week we have a look at the big security stories of 2021 with Patrick O'Callaghan of Kontex and take a look at the new Google Pixel 6 and the all-new MacBook Pro.

On this week's show we preview Apple's Unleashed event and the possibility of Cupertino rolling back a decade a bad ideas. In our interview slot Justin Lawless from Intact takes us through his business' experience of working during a pandemic.

This week Niall and Dusty comment on ex-Facebook employee Frances Haugen's bombshell revelations about the social network's attitude to user safety. In other news, Windows 11 goes under the microscope. Is this an unwanted update? Finally, the founders of MoveAhead talk about their struggle to get kids away from their screens and out in the world.

As Foundation hits Apple TV+ Niall and Dusty talk about some other sci-fi shows they're looking forward to

This week Niall and Dusty try to keep up with Microsoft's latest round of Surface devices. Between laptops, two-in-ones and smartphones has Redmond run out of surprises?

New iPhones, new iPads, new Watches, this week Niall and Dusty pick over the latest raft of Apple products from this week's California Streaming event.

This week Niall and Dusty discuss new proposals that could extend the lifespan of your smartphone, next week's iPhone 13 launch and Olus Education CEO Diarmiud Ó Muirgheasa talks about his company's didigtal learning platform.

This week Liam Cronin, chief executive of RDI Hub, explains all about this week's John McCarthy AI Summer School, the man, the mission and this year's theme of AI for wellness. Back in the studio Niall and Dusty talk about the upcoming launch of Windows 11 and Google stalled return to office plan.

The idea of the 'future of work' has undergone something of a rethink since the pandemic began. This week Fidelity Investments' head of technology Lorna Martyn talks about whether the likes of hybrid working were planned for or just here sooner than expected.

This week we talk with ModelManagement.com founder Andreas von Estorff on how AI and blockchain are helping democratise the fashion industry. Also in the news, social networks struggle with the evolving situation in Afghanistan, and Tesla is under investigation for its autopilot feature.

Samsung revealed two new flip phones this week: the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Fold3. Both impressed but which one will actually sell? Niall and Dusty share their opinions and round up the rest of the week's headlines.

This week we have a packed show with leaks from Samsung about next week's Unpacked event, Google introduces its own system on a chip, Facebook wants another way to get stuck into your data, and Android Gingerbread gets ready for retirement. Lastly, NCAD lecturer Brian Gough talks about how the principles of design can be used to help businesses and services run more efficiently.