Tech Radio Ireland

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. 00:50 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 U...

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  00:50 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 19:41

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.  01:00 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 ye...

Leaders in AI have made a unique but dramatic warning on the new tech. We look at that plus a preview of new Apple tech to be announced on Monday.  01:00 Our feature interview looks at knowing your worth at work and how to get ahead in your career at a time when being seen at work is becoming a thing of the past. We chat with an expert in the area, Jennifer Cox, Security Engineering Manager with T...

It’s been a record week for Facebook and Apple but NOT in a good way. We also hear about huge new announcements from this weeks Microsoft Build and find out what happens to the gear and rockets from the defunct Virgin Orbit. 01:00 Our feature interview look at ways of using tech to learn a language through conversation, in a way that will save your blushes if you’re struggling with accents. 26:20...

This weeks story include Tik Tok getting its first official outright ban, the Irish Data Commissioner is about to levy a record fine on Facebook/Meta and some really nice tips for tech toy bargains! 01:00   In our featured interview, we hear how the EU will try to control the ‘wild west’ that is AI, with it’s new AI Act which is due to be published over the coming weeks.  12:10

On the show this week, we go over the main announcements from Google I/O this week, from brand new AI features on Google apps to hot new phones and tablets.  17:52 FEATURE INTERVIEW We find out about an industry movement advocating greater awareness of sustainability. From humble beginnings here in Ireland, the group now has more than 300 member organisations from all over the world.  We discover...

We bring you up-to-speed on how Musk is killing Twitter, a key resignation at Google and a new feature at Linkedin which could actually mess up your job application. 16:45 FEATURE INTERVIEW Joining us this week is Geoff White is an investigative journalist who has covered everything from billion-dollar cyber heists to global money laundering rings and crypto-gangsters. When he was in Dublin recent...

We bring you up-to-speed on the Irish connection with this weeks moon landing. There is weird stuff from the future which could be happening next week and somebody has said ‘no’ to Microsoft!   20:20 FEATURE INTERVIEW The Innovation Value Institute at Maynooth University is leading two new programmes worth a combined €7 million focussed on sustainable digital transformation and data. Prof Markus H...

This year’s darling ‘AI’ has been causing nothing but trouble this week. We fill you in. Also, we have new tech toys from Apple & Google and some new Trekkie TV.    FEATURE INTERVIEW If you’re a researcher with a great idea but no idea of who is going to pay for it, help is at hand, as we chat with Dr Yvonne Halpin from the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office

A quiet Easter week and a quite holiday gives us a chance to take a breather on AI and see how we stand with this breaking tech. We find unlikely users and unlikely uses! 00:30 Our feature interview looks at turning innovative ideas and great research into businesses that work with Victoria Gascon Perez from UL in Limerick. 07:45 MORE INFORMATION   https://www.ul.ie/research/enterprise-and-innovat...

News stories catching our attention this week include a rough landing for Virgin Orbit, our new favourite e-reader and the New York Times stands up to Twitter.   18:25 FEATURE INTERVIEW We look at the future of networks with Juniper’s Jan van de Laer.

News stories catching our attention this week include a cashless Ireland, Microsoft’s acropolypse and how bad TikTok really is for your phone.   11:30 FEATURE INTERVIEW We also get deep into drones with Dr Stephanie Keogh from Science Foundation Ireland’s research centre Lero, who chats about her work with unmanned aerial vehicles and the agencies making use of it.

In the news this week, Microsoft are chasing Google Workspace, more job news on the tech sector and how AI is having some fun with Donald Trump?  12:10 FEATURE INTERVIEW We’re chatting with a true technology visionary, Caragh O'Carroll. As a Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer Caragh has been at the forefront of driving change in the tech industry, and today she is about to share her insights on Chat G...

00:55 NEWS We’re looking at the financial meltdown in Silicon Valley, the hot new Chat GPT-4 and some bad news from Meta Ireland. 16:15 FEATURE INTERVIEW We’re constantly amazed at the involvement the Irish tech industry has with actual real space exploration. Today we find out a little more about ‘regular people’, who are literally watching it all from their back garden with our guest Ronan Newma...

00:40 NEWS The latest on a new look for Google Workspace, free Microsoft for Mac and Bing gets something Chat GPT doesn’t have .. personality! 12:25 FEATURE INTERVIEW Diversity is a strength in the modern workplace but too often companies get it wrong either through bias or bad management. Sharing some great advice and experience, we chat with Sandra Healy, co-founder of Inclusio.io, about how her...

00:50 NEWS We’re looking at this weeks Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, new updates coming to your Windows computer and turn up the radio for DJ AI 27:00 FEATURE INTERVIEW Maryrose Lyons from Brightspark has always been at the forefront of the digital transformation and is now finding new ways to integrate AI in marketing including all the prompts you need for ChatGPT. She reveals some of her...

00:46 NEWS Why Facebook is ticking us off, Windows is finally running on Mac chips, and two very subtle & devious email hacks you probably don’t know - but should! 15:00 FEATURE INTERVIEW Are we deluding ourselves thinking there will be things that can’t be replicated by artificial intelligence? Chatting with us about the possibilities of generative AI is Neil Sahota, an IBM Master Inventor &a...

00:45 NEWS We hear about the end of Internet Explorer, the future of Twitter and some very exciting rumours on new Apple tech coming this year. 18:10 FEATURE INTERVIEW It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and while it’s easy to think the whole country is under bombardment, there are companies not only getting by … but growing. Roman Apostopol is co-founder of Mate Academy and spoke with...

00:50 Lead Story It’s been a pivotal week in tech. Online search and the internet has changed irrevocably after announcements from Microsoft and Google this week. We look at the pros (and cons) of each announcement.  13:40 Feature Interview Despite huge layoffs in the tech sector, there is still plenty of tech work out there. But how do you make sure your skills are up-to-date and have the paperwo...

This week on Tech Radio: 00:50 Samsung were less than impressive with their new smartphone and laptop tech toys 14:35 Other news includes Chat GPT recording breaking growth, why it can’t be used for homework and why AI is now being used in movie-making by Netflix! 27:00 Featured Interview: We’ve spoken about the popularity of ChatGPT but where is AI going and how did we get here? Prahteush Raj, Di...

This week, why AI is not as good as you think, the end of Windows and the return of Trump. Also, we chat with Robert Radford, lead scientist with Nuritas, about how AI can help you live longer!

This week, we mourn the loss of the Sound Blaster inventor as well as Google’s Stadia games service. Also, are Apples new M2 Mac Pro’s are great laptops, are they worth it compared to the M1? Finally, we get a great look into the new frontier in genetic research with guest Prof Sally-Ann Lynch, winner of the inaugural ‘Health Research Impact Award’. 

We take you to the heart of this year's Young Scientist Expo to hear about new graveyard tech, how to handle tech overload and grab a word with Ireland’s new AI Ambassador. 08:15 AI Ambassador