The Business

In the recent Presidential Election, the issue of Deepfake videos and how realistic they can actually be became very clear. Wired Magazine's David Gilbert joins Adrian to discuss whether we are reaching a point where we soon won't be able to believe our eyes.

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One of the biggest stories this week is the ultimate fall from grace for Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Today, The Guardian reported that Andrew will receive a six figure sum and an annual stipend from his brother King Charles. Enda Brady, TRT World Presenter, discusses the financial implications of losing a title.

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Justin Urquhart Stewart, international financial and investment commentator, joins Richard to discuss concerns over the health of regional banks in the United States, following Donald Trump's suggestion yesterday that heightened tariffs on Chinese imports may not last.

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As Michael D. Higgins and Sabina prepare to return home as the race to elect the next President of Ireland enters its final week, Dave McArdle reports on whether a house that comes with a job can ever become a real home.

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David Walsh first joined us on the show nearly ten years ago, when he was scaling his security enterprise Netwatch in the States. Today, he rejoins Richard to discuss the process of building up his second company Halo Care and the lost of his wife Beatrice Pembroke Walsh. https://www.idonate.ie/cause/20206678

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While Artificial Intelligence continues to replace human workers, Fiona Looney wonders if there are certain jobs that only an Irish person can do that are beyond even AI's capability.

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This week, an article in The Telegraph described how industry Chief Executives were shocked when they visited factories almost entirely staffed by robots in China. Managing Director of Kuka Robotics Ireland Brian Cooney joins Richard to discuss China's advances in robotics and whether the West, and indeed Ireland, are keeping up.

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With billons being poured into anti-aging research and Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping recently caught discussing the possibility of living well into their hundreds, writer Paul Howard shares his thoughts on why people are so obsessed with immorality.

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Siofra Mulqueen reports on a younger generation's passion for restoration and the growing popularity of older trades.

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With the return of the Trump Administration, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, raids are being conducted throughout the country. Lori Flores, author of Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to Covid-19, discusses the impact of these raids on food production.

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