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

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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 GPT and Bard, from their inception to the near future and how much Microsoft stands to make from their investment in OpenAI. 

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 Newman, founder of this weeks first ever Irish Astronomy Week

https://www.irishastronomyweek.ie

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 company is using AI to create more representative places to work.

Find out more with Inclusio online: inclusio.io

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 AI secrets to Niall Kitson.

If you want to jon Maryrose for the Marketing ChatGPT course on March 15th, click the link below or search for ‘brightspark chatgpt’

https://brightspark-consulting.com/digitalmarketingtrainingchatgpt/

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 & United Nations Artificial Intelligence Advisor. His book Own the AI Revolution is available in hardback, e-book and audiobook at his website neilsahota.com

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 Niall Kitson about his company’s mission to train a generation of coders.

https://eu.mate.academy/

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