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Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.
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Love-bombing, pet names and excuses: the signs of romance fraud
How common is romance fraud? Are the victims likely to report? And how can you spot the scammers?
On The Big Tech Show podcast this week, Adrian spoke to cyber security expert, Dr Jessica Barker MBE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Hands on with Apple's new iPads: the good, the bad and the pricing
Apple’s latest launch event took place in London yesterday, with four new iPads and a new Apple Pencil Pro among the latest innovations unveiled to journalists. It was once largely accepted that iPads were for leisure use and that most users (and indeed companies) would always favour laptops for business tasks but could this new generation of tablets from the tech behemoth mark a sea change in how tablets are used?
On The Big Tech Show this week Adrian speaks to producer Dee Reddy on the latest from Apple’s Let Loose event. He breaks down; the new products on offer, how the technology has expanded and why the newest tablets come with a hefty price tag.
He also catches up with Jeff Blaber and Stuart Mills at the event, to find out if he’s the only one who prefers his iPad to his laptop for work?
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The future of self-driving cars with the CEO of Provizio Barry Lunn
What's going on with self-driving cars? What is the current status of the technology behind it? And can it be used in other ways?
On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian is joined by Barry Lunn, the founder and CEO of Provizio, which is a Limerick based company best known for its technology around autonomous driving.
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The TikTok Taoiseach and the case for banning the app on security grounds
Is TikTok a security risk? Should the Taoiseach be using it against the advice of the National Cyber Security Council? Or is he one of the exceptional cases that is allowed?
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From redundancy to CEO with the co-founder of Glitch Aisling Browne
What does it take to build a startup? What kind of personality does it require? What kind of mentality do you have to have? And what do you do when you get there?
On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian is joined by CEO and co-founder of Glitch, Aisling Browne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
The manosphere: the growing trend of algorithms recommending toxicity to young men
Are social media platforms unduly skewing the minds of young males? What is the harmful content they see? And is it unprompted?
On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian is joined by postdoctoral researcher with the Observatory on Cyberbullying, Cyberhate & Online Harassment at DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, Dr Catherine Baker.
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