The Big Tech Show

By Irish Independent

Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. ... more

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August 22, 2024 Google’s new Pixel 9 phones: the good, the bad and the slightly weird
Are Google’s latest Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL phones worth getting? Adrian Weckler goes through all of the pros and cons, including some of the dystopian new AI features baked in.

On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian is joined by producer Dee Reddy to discuss.

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August 20, 2024 A slimmer iPhone, Apple’s new robotic iPad and Facebook’s useful AI glasses: tech to get excited about
What might Apple’s new robotic iPad do? Will we see long lasting EV batteries? And are AI glasses finally about to become a real thing?

Adrian looks at the tech that might inspire or give us hope over the coming months and years. Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Adrian on today’s episode of The Big Tech Show to discuss.

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August 15, 2024 Overhyped AI, Apple flops and no self-driving cars: is this tech’s worst year yet?
What is the next big thing in tech? Is it AI? Is it Apple’s Vision Pro? Or might 2024 be the most boring year for tech ever?

Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show to discuss what might be tech’s blandest year.

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25min
August 13, 2024 Riots, rants and suing advertisers: how Elon’s mouth is hurting Tesla’s bottom line
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26min
August 08, 2024 No money, no holidays, no sick pay — welcome to life as a startup founder
What does it take to build a startup? What do you have to give up or sacrifice? How many extra hours do you have to work? What about the loss of things like holidays, sick pay? And what's the pressure like from loved ones who might want a stable and predictable present and future? Adrian is joined on The Big Tech Show this week by co-founders of AI accessibility platform, DevA11y, Cormac Chisholm and Patrick Guiney-Fox.
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21min
August 06, 2024 Mac or PC? Which is the best computer system to buy?
Is now the time to buy a Mac in the wake of the Crowdstrike blue screen of death? Is a Mac better than a Windows PC? And what are the pros and cons of each? Editor at large with TechRadar, Lance Ulanoff, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. During last month's global IT outage, one cohort of computer owners didn’t bat an eyelid and that was Apple Mac computer owners. They were unaffected by this meltdown. Prompted by this Adrian and Lance debate the good and the bad of Apple and Windows. The TechRadar writer recently swapped Windows for Mac but pointed out that Windows has always been a platform for productivity. He questioned why it is called Windows because you reach in and do stuff. When Ulanoff began working on a Mac a year ago, he said the tech never stops working, there is no blue screen of death equivalent. Additionally, the New York based journalist pointed out that what you get with the Mac is incredible efficiency and battery life. Adrian pushed back saying that the one area where Windows is clearly in pole position is with gaming. He explained that any gamer he has ever talked to uses Windows because of its customisability. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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24min
August 01, 2024 The TV Licence shambles and trouble at Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre
Do you feel like a mug for paying your TV licence? Are you going to end up covering those that don’t? And what’s going on at the National Cyber Security centre? This week the Irish Independent published internal documents from the National Cyber Security Centre that showed serious problems within the security body. These included management issues but more specifically a hiring crisis that is starting to affect this institution that is supposed to protect this country from cyber attacks. Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.
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32min
July 30, 2024 Killer robots and the Irish Google worker who quit because of it
Are killer robots a realistic threat? We hear reports of things like drones using AI in war zones, but how advanced is the technology generally now? and what sort of guardrails are in place? Adrian is joined on The Big Tech Show this week by software engineer and lethal autonomous weapons expert, Laura Nolan.
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July 25, 2024 IDA CEO interview: Trump, tariffs and tech overregulation
Is the IDA worried about a Trump presidency? What would his tariffs do to Irish business? And should Ireland be looking to grow domestic rather than foreign investment? CEO of the IDA, Michael Lohan joined Adrian on The Big Tech Show this week. Adrian began by asking what a Trump 10% tariff would mean for Ireland as an open economy which is vulnerable to fluctuations in the global market. The CEO said that he sees tariffs as counterproductive to global trade and innovation. Lohan made the point that Ireland is the ninth largest investor in the US economy, and it isn’t proactive to put levies on trade between the two nations. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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26min
July 23, 2024 America innovates, Europe regulates' -- is the EU strangling tech services and startups?
Is the EU strangling tech services such as Meta AI and Apple AI with regulation? Is it doing the same to startups here? Is the phrase 'America innovates, Europe regulates' accurate? Venture partner at Sure Valley Ventures, Donal Cahalane, joined Adrian on the show. Adrian opened with the question is Europe a bad place for budding startups. DC answered that start-ups in Europe must fight against more regulation than their US counterparts. He added that in the States there is an attitude of asking for forgiveness rather than permission. The venture partner argued that Europe has a different approach, they will often look to regulate first and seek to take advantage of the wave of innovation second. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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FAQs about The Big Tech Show:

How many episodes does The Big Tech Show have?

The podcast currently has 485 episodes available.