Best of 2024

For the last 18 years Tech Radio has featured guests ranging from the brains behind multinational brands to researchers working on emerging technologies to start-up entrepreneurs, to young people with big ideas.

This week Niall, Dusty and some friends of the show look back on 1,000 episodes with some friends of the show.

Sharing their opinions on travel, money, transport and tech's most influential personalities are roundtable veterans Jason Walsh and Martha Rotter. We also have contributions from Ai Institute founder Maryrose Lyons; Back From The Future boss and gadget guru Colin Baker; cybersecurity expert and BH Consulting CEO Brian Honan; and Fujitsu Ireland distinguished engineer Caragh O'Carroll.

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Episode 1000!

This week Apple car puts the brakes on its Project Titan car project, share, the fallout of the Odysseus moon landing, and look at some Star Trek-level tech from MWC. 

Afterwards, we chat about e-sports and cognition with Prof Mark Campbell, a senior lecturer and Director of the Esport Science Research Lab in Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Software Research at the University of Limerick.

Apple's car wreck and Lero's Prof Mark Campbell on e-sports training

On this week's show Neuralink goes public with another breakthrough, Microsoft has big plans for AI in Ireland and Apple gets in more trouble over payment processing.
Later, Oculus co-founder and Innovator in Residence at UC Berkeley Jack McCauley shares his opinions on where VR and the company in general is going.

Neuralink makes a breakthrough and Oculus co-founder Jack McCauley on VR

This week we look at how AI is being used to identify targets in Palestine, the commercial effect of regulation on Big Tech and Prof Marco Ruffini looks at the next generation of cellular networks.

The dark side of AI and Connect's Prof Marco Ruffini on sustainable networks

We look back on the seven biggest stories of the week including the eclipse, Paddy Cosgrave returns as Web Summit CEO, and can AI teach you Irish?
Plus, with lots in the news of city planning with housing and transport (particularly in Dublin), we ask if AI is going to dictate how and where we live with Dr Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin.

Spotify goes FM and Dr Federico Cugurullo on cities designed by AI

This week we look at bad news for Binance, great news for Amazon and the EU takes on Meta over election interference.

Later, Niall Kitson talks with Dr Ge róid Ó Súilleabháin is Head of the Department of Technology Enhanced Learning at Munster Technological University about how open source software and open data can help open minds.

Broadband from space and Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin from MTU on technology enhanced learing

This week we look at why Intel is selling a share in it’s Leixlip plant, the cancelled moon trip and Humane looks for a buyer. Plus a fascinating conversation on generative AI with Accenture head of technology Austin Boyle.

The moon gets cancelled and Accenture's Austin Boyle on GenAI

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, social network X loses a popularity contest, Apple is on the hook for billions from an unexpected source and Ireland still can’t get its head around passwords.

Later, CEO of The Futures Agency and futurist Gerd Leonhard talks about the challenges to teaching science, technology, engineering and maths when factual solutions (and hallucinations) are a few prompts away.

Rethinking education in the age of AI with futurist Gerd Leonhard

Dusty, Niall and special guest Jason Walsh take a bold leap forecasting the tech trends that will define the year ahead.  
We look at how blockchain will transform secure voting, digital IDs and cryptocurrency. We also ask how long the Trump/Musk bromance can last? We examine the potential for cyberwarfare, drone advancements, and how fragile infrastructure like the cloud could be a target.  Plus with the rise of AI systems making decisions without human input, are we ready to relinquish control?  
Get ready for some bold predictions, sharp insights and a sprinkle of humour in your essential tech guide to the year ahead.

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