Episodes

  • MacBook Pro M4 review verdict — best in class or overkill?

    MacBook Pro M4 review verdict — best in class or overkill?
    Nov 19 2024
    Is Apple’s new MacBook Pro M4 worth getting? Is it better than an updated MacBook Air? And what type of work requires one? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. For the last week Adrian has been testing out the 16-inch space-black, nano-texture version of the new MacBook Pro M4. He gives his verdict on the laptop which starts at a fairly lofty €2,999. Whereas the entry-level 14-inch M4 model (€1,949) has a few immediate upgrades worth noting, including double the RAM (16GB), a better chip (M4) and its €100 less than the M3 model. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    26 mins
  • The inside story of how the FBI caught criminals by making and controlling encrypted phones

    The inside story of how the FBI caught criminals by making and controlling encrypted phones
    Nov 14 2024
    Why did the FBI set up their own encrypted phone company? How did it result in the biggest drug trafficking sting in history? And is law enforcement finally catching up with criminals online? Author of Dark Wire and co-founder of 404 Media, Joseph Cox, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. In 2018 the Federal Bureau of Investigation set up ANOM, a supposedly secure smartphone-based proprietary messaging app. It was a sting operation that intercepted millions of messages sent through the service. The ANOM service was widely used by criminals, but instead of providing secure and encrypted communication, it was in fact a trojan horse distributed covertly by the FBI between 2018 and 2021. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    21 mins
  • What Trump and Elon Musk plan to do and how it could affect Ireland

    What Trump and Elon Musk plan to do and how it could affect Ireland
    Nov 12 2024
    What effect will President Trump’s win have on Ireland? Is it the end of Ireland’s US multinational corporation tax bonanza? And will Elon Musk be given free rein to promote his interests? Producer, JJ Clarke, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.

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    31 mins
  • ‘I would walk into reception and ask to speak to the CEO,’ co-founder of Irish startup Talio on the importance of networking

    ‘I would walk into reception and ask to speak to the CEO,’ co-founder of Irish startup Talio on the importance of networking
    Nov 5 2024
    How do you make an impression as a startup founder? Does walking into a big company and asking to see the CEO work? And how do you get past gatekeepers? Oran O’Flynn, CEO and co-founder of Talio, an AI-powered market research co-pilot platform joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.

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    18 mins
  • Time, money and security: Irish startup Nocomed on the things you give up when building a business

    Time, money and security: Irish startup Nocomed on the things you give up when building a business
    Oct 31 2024
    What is the hardest part of founding a tech startup? How do you choose a business partner? And what do you give up in the pursuit of success? Adrian was joined this week on The Big Tech Show by Nocomed founders, Rosemary Durkan and Donal Adams to discuss their startup journey. Nocomed is the first sustainability platform for life science companies. The business allows companies to measure and reduce their carbon emission. Adrian asked the co-founders about how they chose each other, and it turns out that Rosemary and Donal sat together on the first day. The tech editor quizzed them about what they had to give up, Rosemary spoke about less money while Donal mentioned the time demands to get the enterprise on its feet. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    19 mins
  • Field of dreams: how blind people can now ‘feel’ matches in a stadium thanks to an Irish startup

    Field of dreams: how blind people can now ‘feel’ matches in a stadium thanks to an Irish startup
    Oct 29 2024
    How can tech allow blind people not just hear but feel the action as a fan? How does Field of Vision’s haptic device work? And how was the Irish startup created? Co-founder of Field of Vision, David Deneher, joined Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show. David describes the device as a tablet which has a small magnetic finger piece that moves based on where the ball is on the pitch. There are tactile pitch lines which the blind or visually impaired person can feel which allows the fan to feel exactly where the ball is on the pitch at any given moment. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    14 mins
  • The race to a €10,000 electric car as Ireland's outgoing government gets a failing grade

    The race to a €10,000 electric car as Ireland's outgoing government gets a failing grade
    Oct 24 2024
    What’s going on with electric cars? Has Ireland made a complete bags of it? Or is it just a blip in a general upward trend? And what are the top EV models to look at right now? This week on the Big Tech Show, Adrian is joined by Derek Reilly, partnership director with Nevo.

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    26 mins
  • AI and Adrian’s mole: how the technology is finally starting to make sense

    AI and Adrian’s mole: how the technology is finally starting to make sense
    Oct 21 2024
    How big is the rift emerging between the US and EU over AI? Why are tech giants going big on nuclear AI data centres? And are we witnessing the end of the non-robotic taxi? To discuss, Adrian was joined by head of growth at Humanloop and founder of Taxbot.ie, Conor Kelly, on the Big Tech Show. Conor began by talking about his recent move to San Francisco and the attitude there to Europe. He said that all the innovation in the artificial intelligence space is coming out of Silicon Valley with all big tech companies releasing new AI models there. The Dublin native noted that Europe is so far behind the US that the newer models can’t even be brought to Europe anymore. You can listen to the full episode here on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    26 mins