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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.

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.

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.

The chip industry has wiped more than $100 billion off its value in a single day while Apple is heading in the opposite direction. We look at what the sell-off means. Plus, Niall Kitson sits down with Gary Leyden, CEO of InsTech.ie, to talk about the value of good mentorship, and what it takes to create a thriving ecosystem.

OpenAI has had a week it would probably rather forget as two of its AI models carries out an automated cyber attack during testing. We also take a look at Kimi K3, the latest open source AI model from China that's promising impressive performance at a fraction of the cost.>If you've been eyeing a new phone, Samsung's latest Galaxy Unpacked event gave us the new Fold and Flip devices and we debate whether flagship smartphones have finally reached their price ceiling. Finally, Niall Kitson sits down with Colm Russell, VP of technical services (EMEA) at MongoDB.

This week Jason Walsh joins the pod to discuss the stories that have so far shaped 2026. Later, we meet HomeBot Ireland co-founder Clara Mulligan about the value of localisation.

This week, Samsung’s profits are up 1,800% yet its share price goes down; we get a tease of Google's Pixel 11 coming in August, and Microsoft announces another round of job cuts. We also look at why businesses are struggling to turn the AI hype into returns with our guest, Denis Hannigan, AI & data lead at Accenture.

Can you believe a €100,000 government report on Irish data centres has managed to overlook the one word data centres are famous for?

Later, we bemoan the shake-up at TikTok who are laying off 300 Dublin jobs with poorly worded corporate slop. Plus we cover the massive crash in Trump's memecoin empire.

Later, we find out why extended reality is finally ready for public consumption with Stephen Barnes, mixed reality lab lead at the Walton Institute.

This week the government considers regulating how kids interact with AI; drone delivery service Manna grounds its Irish operations; and SpaceX's share price takes a tumble. Then we have a hugely insightful chat about how to protect yourself from online misinformation with the founder of Mindshld AI, Angelika Sharygina.

In a week where the latest Mythos AI model managed a full company network takeover, we hear why AI leaders went to the G7 begging for regulation. Plus, we give our verdict on the trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, dive into why Anthropic is facing a court case over 'tokenmaxxing' usage limits, and look at Tim Cook's claims that rising RAM costs are forcing Apple to hike prices.

Finally, our guest Isabelle Roccia, managing director, Europe at IAPP, outlines the EU's strategy to reduce its reliance on Silicon Valley.