This week Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov's arrest in France, Fota Wildlife Park suffers a cyber attack, and Dublin says 'no' to Google. In other news, Howmuchrent.com founder Vinny Glennon talks about how his website is tracking the rental property market.

A harsh message for Telegram and Howmuchrent.com founder Vinny Glennon

This week we look at how the practice or surge pricing goes all the way back to the 1950s, Trump tries crypto (maybe) and eBay's Siobhan Curtin talk about her career from customer service to site lead.

Surge pricing versus scurge pricing, and eBay's Siobhain Curtin on making a career in Tech

This week Amazon calls time on remote working, Google gets one ove on the European Commission, some disturbing news about your smartphone, and we find out more about the ‘Dead Internet' theory.

Plus, Niall learns about the latest developments in extended reality with Eirmersive interim CEO Camille Donegan.

Eirmersive interim CEO Camille Donegan on XR in Ireland

On this week's show we look at price increases for YouTube and you’ll never guess who has just joined the Space Race.

We also hear from technology consulting partner at PwC Barry Whelan on what companies have and haven't learned about staying lean in the post-pandemic era.

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PwC's Barry Whelan on why digital transformation never sleeps

This week, Apple drops an unexpected new iPad plus we have the new Kindle and Android OS. In other big stories, Big Tech plans to power AI with their own nuclear reactors, Spotify has a problem with fake albums, and we learn about the murky world of Dark Data with Phil Wilkinson of Iotics.

Apple's surprise iPad mini and Dark Data explained by Iotics' Phil Wilkinson

Our annual Tech Toy Show is unwrapping the absolute best gadgets, gizmos, and stocking fillers for every tech lover. Whether you’re shopping for a gamer, a music enthusiast, a budding writer, or just someone who loves the latest and greatest, we’ve got you covered.

It’s a long list including must-have devices like the Mac Mini M4, Google Pixel 9 Pro, and Amazon Scribe. We’ve also got stocking fillers like retro-inspired photo printers, smart bulbs, and handy USB dual keys. Plus the wildest streaming services you didn’t know you needed.

The Tech Radio Toy Show 2024

From the dramatic fall of crypto kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried to the challenges facing electric vehicle adoption in Ireland, get ready for a no-holds-barred analysis of the year's most compelling tech stories. We unpack everything from the impact of brand new AI regulation to streaming economics, the shifting landscapes of digital innovation and much more. 
Plus, in a year where DORA, the AI Act and the NIS2 directive were huge talking points, we chat with PwC’s Digital Risk Partner Moira Cronin about how a uniform approach to risk can save time, resources and even improve how different departments talk with management.

The year that was 2024 and PwC's Moira Cronin on compliance

This week we have the beginning of the end of the Trump/Musk alliance, Nintendo drops the Switch 2 console, and we have two copyright cases that could define the future of AI. We also meet Rebecca Barford-Ryan to talk about the upcoming Women in Data Science Regional Conference.

Rebecca Barford-Ryan on Women in Data Science

This week we have an expensive race for talent in AI; the Trump Organisation gets into mobile; and ask how long Irish people are willing to go without Internet connectivity.Plus, we talk with three more start-up founders from BnM's Accelerate Green programme.

How long could you go without the Internet?

We often talk about the work people won’t have to do thanks to technologies like automation and AI. However, there are plenty of jobs out there that people shouldn’t be doing in the first place. This week Niall Kitson is joined by Anybotics' senior product manager and Swiss chapter co-lead of Women in Robotics Kateryna Portmann, and technical project manager for Verity Nazrin Aliyeva to talk about the state of the art.

Kateryna Portmann and Nazrin Aliyeva on new directions in robotics

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