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October 16, 202647 min

Dublin declares AI is a good thing and Digital Infrastructure Ireland's Ronan Kelly

This week’s International AI Summit will be remembered for one thing: the Dublin Declaration on how Europe will ‘do’ artificial intelligence. We review the six points of agreement. Plus, Nvidia becomes a fan of sovereign AI, and Sony gets a bloody nose after users jailbreak their PS5 consoles in response to plans for dropping physical disks. Finally, guest Ronan Kelly of Digital Infrastructure Ireland talks about how data centres need not be a wedge issue.

October 9, 20261 hr 7 min

Mike Berners-Lee on the first casualty of the climate crisis: Truth

Mike Berners-Lee is our guest this week chatting about how misinformation has become such a difficult obstacle to tackling climate change and what technology companies can do about it. Plus, in this week's news, the Asos hack reveals just how much personal information can be exposed in a data breach; a developer recreates Adobe’s major creative tools for all; and Jeff Bezos shares his belief that productivity gains from AI will deliver a three-day working week.

October 2, 202650 min

Trump makes SI official by executive order, and Donna O'Leary from Newcode AI

Trump makes SI official by executive order, and Donna O'Leary from Newcode AI by Tech Radio Ireland

September 25, 202650 min

AI by another name and Wriggle’s chief learning officer Sean Glynn

AI by another name and Wriggle’s chief learning officer Sean Glynn by Tech Radio Ireland

September 18, 202657 min

Big AI does and does not want to be regulated and Shane Evans from Zyte on our changing relationship with data

It's been a big week for AI doomers, Niall and Dusty tease apart the debate. Meanwhile crypto enthusiasts in the US take a hit as the Clarity act fails in the Senate, and how a gamer ran up a $118,000 bill in his bid to become a famous streamer. We also talk to Zyte CEO and founder Shane Evans about our relationship with data and an Internet built more for machines than people.

September 11, 202651 min

The foldable iPhone's Duo personality, and Education Elephant's Rebecca James

One story dominating tech opinion this week, the new Apple folding phone they call ‘Duo’. Hear why we simultaneously love it, and hate it. We also speak to Rebecca James from Education Elephant on her mission to help teachers get a better picture of their students.

September 4, 20261 hr 1 min

John Ternus takes the top job at Apple and Dr Catherine Mulligan on sustainable digital transformation

There’s hot new desktops from Apple and a new boss too with changes are coming as soon as next week. We also find out who won the telecommunications contract for Mars (yes, the planet) and dig into some ultra-light laptops for under €800. Finally, we discuss a new perspective on digital project management that goes beyond quarterly results with author and academic Dr Catherine Mulligan.

August 21, 202642 min

The best sci-fi still to come in 2026

This week Niall and Dusty sift through the movies, TV and revival screenings they're most looking forward to for the second half of 2026 and beyond.

August 14, 202647 min

Dr Christina Tracy Stein on how AI is changing romance and relationships

This week, Mark Zuckerberg sets out Meta’s vision for a future shaped by AI, Google says Gemini is already being used by a billion people and launches a seriously impressive new range of Pixel devices. Plus, what happens when AI starts encroaching on romantic relationships? Our guest Dr Christina Tracy Stein explains why some people are turning to AI for intimacy, validation and more.

August 7, 202641 min

IAPP's Ashley Casovan on the EU's plan to make AI more transparent

This week we have good news and bad news for investors in SpaceX, Spotify and Netflix; BMW succumbs to some terrible marketing; and Meta gets a bashing over privacy thanks to its smart glasses. In our interview, Ashley Casovan, managing director AI governance at IAPP, talks about the EU's latest effort to keep generative AI in check.