In this episode of Tech Radio, Niall Kitson broadcasts from the RDS Dublin for the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, where 1,000 students are showcasing over 550 projects. This year's innovations bridge the gap between high-end tech and practical community solutions, featuring everything from Eco Sprout, a sustainability app for conscious shopping, to a specialized underwater rescue headset that uses eye-tracking sensors to prevent drownings.

This week Dusty and Niall are joined by Jason Walsh for a sparky show looking at the highs and lows of 2025 and what 2026 may bring. Up for discussion are the return of DAB, invasive drones, debilitating outages, trillion-dollar companies, and billionnaires lining up to become friends with US President Donald Trump.

From Clippy in Microsoft Word to ChatGPT, with Brian MacNamee, Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at UCD. He'll explain how large language models are only the public face of a technology that’s been evolving for decades.

Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? We got you covered with smart gadgets that'll actually get used, from VR headsets that don't need a gaming PC to AI phone assistants with a proper Dublin accent.

This week, we're diving into the EU's push to ban social media, Ireland's space economy is having a record year and we share some Black Friday bargains. Plus, we look at AI in the workplace and how it is forcing companies to rethink their ways of doing business internally and out with Neil Bowden from Dell Technologies Ireland.

This week Apple pulls the plug on the iPhone Air, how Cloudflare brought down a fifth of the Internet, crypto has a bad week and trouble at the EU as Ursula von der Leyn falls victim to AI hype.

Plus, Dr Hazel Farrell from SETU talks about how artificial intelligence can be used as a tool rather than a threat to learning.

This week, Collins dictionary reveals its words of the year. We also examine the latest OpenAI-Amazon deal and speculate about what a low-cost Macbook might look like. Plus we find out more about Science Week with Ruth Freeman, director of research for society at Research Ireland.

On this week's show we have good news for Microsoft and Nvidia, a new day for OpenAI as a for-profit entity, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties takes it's concern over the latest DPC appointment to Europe, and SpaceX's gift to star gazers. Later, Beta Festival co-founder Aisling Murray talks about what to expect from this year's series of events.

This week we have the really mundane reason for Monday’s massive AWS outage. Closer to home, an AI-generated deepfake video showed an Irish election candidate withdrawing from the race, complete with a convincing fake Sharon Ní Bheoláin presenting it on RTÉ News. The question everyone’s asking: who made it, and how do we stop this becoming the new normal? Plus, we’ll look at why your driving licence is going digital by 2030.

Windows 10 is finally being killed off by Microsoft. We look at what you can do and what Microsoft's strategy is going forward. We also check out the all new M5 chip from Apple, and dig into a surprise move from Google to make nice with the EU over the Digital Markets Act. Plus, we have a fascinating chat about AI in the workplace with Lisa Hunt, microsoft practice director at Viatel Technology Group.