Big week for tech news despite it being close to Christmas. 

Threads has finally arrived in Europe. Could it be the X/Twitter killer? In other news, we find out the most popular searches of the year and delve deeper into what the EU is about to do with AI.

Our show this week is brought to you by FIT.ie.  Irish companies use it to grow their tech teams, build some greater diversity in the workplace, which in turn sparks fresh thinking and energy. Financially, they get to avoid high recruitment agency fees and there are state grants of up to €6,000 for each apprentice you take on. 

If your company wants to free up some more experienced staff and get some fresh energy into your day-to-day tech team, check out the Fastrack into Information Technology Apprenticeship Programme at fit.ie