This week, we have the inside scoop on how Intel Ireland may be affected by their global restructuring plan. We look at how bad things have got at Tesla and X, and wrap up with the surprising results from a human v robot half-marathon challenge.
Plus we discover how tech is helping our physical and mental health with guest Stephen Costello, CEO and co-founder of Spectrum.Life.

Uncertainty at Intel and Spectrum.Life CEO Stephen Costello

This week Niall and Dusty chat about the wedding of the year courtesy of Jeff Bezos. Trump Mobile’s ‘American’ phone fails to meet expectations and with Tesla’s robotaxi has a mixed start in Austin. Also up for discussion are two cases tackling AI, copyright and fair use.
We also find out more about early-stage Irish startups, who are driving transformative solutions for a greener future with BnM’s Accelerate Green Grow Programme. Sharing their stories are Frank Daly from JTM Energy; Paul Mahon from Watt Footprint; and Michael O’Shea from Pulse Market. 

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On this week's show Samsung shows off the latest in Flip and Fold smartphones and a new Watch; we enter nightmare territory courtesy of OpenAI and Grok; and Kyran O'Mahoney from Nexus Inclusion talks about how companies can become more accomodating for people with disabilities.

Samsung knows what time it is and Kyran O'Mahoney from Nexus Inclusion

This week Jason and Dusty find out more about the dark side of WeTransfer; the EU’s digital passport you may need to access the Internet; and the dark reality of AI replacing workers, starting with the people who built it.

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This week, Microsoft dropped an emergency patch for a vulnerability in Sharepoint that Chinese hackers have been exploiting since 7 July. Plus, now age verification is here how are social media platforms making sure users are of age?
Lastly, we learn about EdTips, a push to bring science, technology and engineering into primary schools with Keith Nolan from TU Dublin.

Microsoft’s Sharepoint patchwork and Keith Nolan from TU Dublin on EdTips

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

In this episode we look at the many shapes of artificial intelligence, from companies that don’t love us back, to optiistic valuations, and Accenture head of technology in Ireland Austin Boyle shares his thoughts on how AI agents have yet to fulfill their promise. Finally, as Pac-Man turns 45 Niall and Dusty revisit the golden age of arcade games.

Accenture’s Austin Boyle on agentic AI and beyond

This week Google drops a new series of devices including Pixel phones, watches and true wireless ear buds.
Plus, we find out more about AI and the science of longevity with our special guest Kennedy Schaal, CEO & founder of Rejuve.

Google gets smarter with the Pixel 10 and Rejuv's Kennedy Schaal on longevity

This week we look at the role of AI in the tragic death of an American teen and Nvidia’s financials continue to impress.
Later, Orivium’s Emma Clarke talks about her company’s method of extracting and reusing rare earth materials to give new life to devices beyond repair.

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