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This week we have an expensive race for talent in AI; the Trump Organisation gets into mobile; and ask how long Irish people are willing to go without Internet connectivity. Plus, we talk with three more start-up founders from BnM's Accelerate Green programme.

This week we have the highs and lows of WWDC 2025, find out Ireland’s favourite AI and Nasa’s goes all quiet on social media. Plus, we talk with three start-up founders about how their companies are exploring the boundaries of sustainability.

This week we have the beginning of the end of the Trump/Musk alliance, Nintendo drops the Switch 2 console, and we have two copyright cases that could define the future of AI. We also meet Rebecca Barford-Ryan to talk about the upcoming Women in Data Science Regional Conference.

This week Niall and Dusty talk about how the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is taking on Microsoft; the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition gets a new title sponsor; we learn what a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' is; and ask what's next for Elon Musk as he departs the White House. Later, Ashley Casovan, managing director of the AI Governance Centre at the International Association of Pri...

This week we have new AI announcements from Google I/O and Microsoft Build, Bitcoin hits a new high and Elon Musk says goodbye to the world of politics. Plus, Barry Scannell from William Fry explains how to stay on the right side of the EU AI Act.

This week, Niall and Dusty talk about Samsung's thinnest-ever smartphone which delivers the same powerhouse camera as the Ultra but in a dramatically slimmer package. Is extreme thinness the future, or just a gimmick? We continue to monitor Big Tech's stealth layoff strategy where Microsoft's performance improvement plans are actually targeting 6,000 jobs and what this means for your career. Plus...

This week we’re looking at which professions are considered 'AI-proof', the potential benefits and concerns around Google's new Gemini Kids AI homework helper, plus the fascinating story behind SpaceX's Starbase City and the strategic reasons for its unusual development. We also get an insider's look at how a digital twin has revolutionised the Sandyford Business District with CEO Ger Corbett.

Could Ireland manage a massive blackout like Spain and Portugal endured this week? We also see how Big Tech has been getting on with the Trump administration after 100 days in office, and Amazon's plan to offer satellite broadband.

2025 is International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Joining TechCentral.ie editor Niall Kitson to discuss the state of the art are Marc O’Regan, EMEA CTO, Dell Technologies Ireland; Deirdre Kilbane, Director of Research, The Walton Institute; Donal Óg McCarthy, EMEA cloud and application security lead, Accenture; John Woods, CTO, The Algorand Foundation; John O'Donoghue, Equinix senior g...

This week, we have the inside scoop on how Intel Ireland may be affected by their global restructuring plan. We look at how bad things have got at Tesla and X, and wrap up with the surprising results from a human v robot half-marathon challenge. Plus we discover how tech is helping our physical and mental health with guest Stephen Costello, CEO and co-founder of Spectrum. Life.

Are all astronauts created equal? This week Niall and Dusty go to the outer reaches of logic to make sense of this week's Blue Origin 'mission'. Elsewhere we have more tarriff news, why services are the next frontier in the trade wars and we mourn the loss of 4chan. In our interview we talk to Dr Brendan Darby, Marama Labs co-founder and CEO, about his company's journey from wine making to pharmac...

This week Niall and Dusty warn of dark times ahead for Apple customers as tarriffs against China take hold. We also keep you up-to-speed on AI's Irish Invasion, how Minority Report has become reality in the UK, and share some brilliant innovation at Ireland's two main airports. Plus we find out how companies can use blockchain to fend off the security challenges posed by quantum computing, with Jo...

This week, what tech has learned from the leaked Trump chat group which spilled sensitive operational details on Signal. We learn about flying cars and digital radio coming to Ireland. Plus we wonder how Samsung will change after the death of a top exec. In our guest slot, we find out what data smart devices gather and share when they call home with our guest Dr Alan McGibney from the Nimbus Resea...

It’s high-stakes drama this week as Trump's tariff policies collide with Ireland's tech giants. In other news, we find out how online catfishing could land a five-year prison sentence, Manna takes flight in Cork, and we expose Microsoft's push to replace your permanent software with never-ending subscriptions. Plus, our guest David McIntyre shares his story of Cubbie. A multisensory space that cou...

This week we delve into Amazon's substantial Irish footprint and ask why the new local website is good for techies. We also look at how AI systems like Perplexity have 'unlocked' the conspiracy behind the assassination of JFK, Plus we find out more about Alphabet's record-breaking €32 billion acquisition of security provider Wiz.

This week Niall and Dusty talk about Sarah Wynn-Williams' new book, Careless People: The story of where I used to work, an explosive account of life at Facebook. The guys look at the claims of sexual harrassment, whistleblower retaliation, and an official response aggressive enough to make you think there is something that Meta doesn't want you to know. Elsewhere, there is a big departure at Netfl...

This week Apple foregoes a big show in favour of big reveals in the form or a new Mac Studio, iPads and a MacBook Air with an M4 processor, just in time for the release of Apple Intelligence in the EU. We also discuss how agentic AI can change the online learning experience with Knowely CEO Oleksandr Bartosiuk.

This week we have a bad run for crypto as the Trump Administration fails to put together a bitcoin reserve, Tesla sales crash in Europe and Amazon gives Alexa a much-needed upgrade. We also talk with Prof David Hassan, lead investigator for the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile's (FIA) United Against Online Abuse campaign, about how athletes are managing abuse on social media and what can...

On this week’s show Apple comes up with a more wallet-friendly iPhone, Ireland is on the way to joining CERN and Grok impresses and Netflix warns of yet another price increase. Later, Mark Lane from Zero Days talks about how capture the flag competitions are fostering cyber security talent in industry and education.

This week we talk with Dr Fiona Boyle, Head of Department- STEM – and director of REEdI at Munster Technological University about how to get more young people interested in a career in engineering. Elsewhere Google follows the pack in giving up on DEI, Tesla sales figures tank across Europe, and Apple gets red-faced over a third party app.

This week we have Irish involvement in a new Irish moon mission, the AI Action Summit in Paris fails to reach an agreement and Camara founder Cormac Lynch will share more about the social enterprise’s mission to increase computer literacy across Africa.  

This week Chinese AI DeepSeek takes ChatGPT's job and the Data Protection Commission goes back to the drawing board on an investigation tat's already six years old. We also chat with Michelle McDaid from The Leading Place about what next for diversity, equity and inclusion as the Trump Administration takes aim at programmes designed to encourage more people to work in the tech sector.

This week US president Donald Trump unleashes a wave of executive orders, decides regulation and artificial intelligence don't mix, and makes a quick buck off another crypto token. Elsewhere, Samsung unveils the Galaxy S25 and Elon Musk is busted for not being quite the "Gaming God" he would have you believe. Finally, Palo Alto Networks' chief security officer Scott MacKinnon talks about how AI is...

The new Irish government has big plans for tech. We look at a range of changes coming in the programme for government. We also unpack Jeff Bezos's ‘New Glenn’ rocket that towers over Ireland's tallest buildings, explore the new app taking over from TikTok and look deeper into Mark Zuckerberg's mass firing which he announced while wearing a $900,000 watch. Finally, Ivor Buckley from Dell Technologi...

This week Amazon calls time on remote working, Google gets one ove on the European Commission, some disturbing news about your smartphone, and we find out more about the ‘Dead Internet' theory. Plus, Niall learns about the latest developments in extended reality with Eirmersive interim CEO Camille Donegan.