Is crypto crashing or is there something else going on?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s going on in Bitcoin? Is this a crypto winter? And how is AI luring funds away from digital ...
How Severance, Slow Horses and Pluribus have put Apple TV on top
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What streaming platform is most popular? Which streamer is focussing on quality? And does subscripti...
From bullied kid to world’s richest man — how Elon Musk made it
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Wagner, Senior Reporter at Bloomberg leading and author of Battle for the Bird: Jack Dorsey, El...
It’s time to go nuclear in Ireland
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independ...
Stablecoins will be bigger than crypto, says Aave founder Stani Kulechov
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would you use a stablecoin? If so, how might you go about that? And what are the pros and cons? S...
Is Dublin’s ‘smart city’ promise just waffle?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is a smart city? Is Dublin one? And what’s different about them? Ruth Freeman, director of...
Who is Jensen Huang and why has Nvidia become so powerful?
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Jensen Huang? Why does he always wear a leather jacket? And what's he like to work for? Steph...
Apple plan budget laptop and Trump says China won’t get Nvidia top chips
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does Amazon’s new sub-sea cable mean for Ireland? Is Apple planning a new budget laptop? And ...
ChatGPT most popular in Ireland and how AI became a therapist
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is ChatGPT the main player in the AI game? What does the research tell us about AI chat bot results?...
Dodgy boxes, fines and a new plan to come after Irish users
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could the dodgy box users finally face fines? Why is Ireland looking to copy Italy? And will it c...
AI deepfake videos hit the Irish presidential election
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you spot a deepfake? What are telltale signs of AI-videos? And who is responsible for synthet...
AWS outage fallout: a taste of things to come?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What have we learned from the huge tech outage this week? How did it happen? And are the warnings of...
How to use Chat GPT for total beginners
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the best tips for beginners using AI chat bots? Have AI videos featuring dead celebrities g...
The AI bubble is real, but is it all that bad?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are AI videos threatening content creators? Have we entered an AI bubble? And what are the best broa...
Will Microsoft bend to Trump’s pressure and tell Monaco “you’re fired”?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will Microsoft navigate pressure from the Trump administration? Will its decision impact the gro...
Scratchgate -- does the iPhone 17 Pro mark too easily?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, we delve into 'Scratchgate' amid accusations that iPhone 17 Pro models are...
Which iPhone 17 and Apple Watch to pick, and why
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which new Apple product delights? How good are the AirPods Pro at noise cancellation? And what are A...
Dull machines or paranoid androids? Robots today and the near future
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How advanced are today’s robots? What can they do now? And what’s likely in the coming years?&nb...
Thin is in: hands on with the new iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the new iPhone Air like? Why is ‘thin in’ with the new phone design? And how good is the...
Samsung Fold7 vs Honor Magic V5 — there’s one clear winner in the folding phones war
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the pros and cons of large, foldout phones? What are the advantages of smaller, flip-fold p...
Paedophiles, fascists and nihilists: How unsafe is Roblox for kids?
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the allegations facing Roblox? Why are a group of law firms looking to file lawsuits agains...
Should noise really be a veto on drone deliveries?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is drone delivery noise a potential obstacle to the technologies’ progress? Will the convenience b...
How to use AI properly
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is AI’s current capabilities? Does it live up to the hype? And how can it be used in everyday...
Judges using AI, Trump's Intel U-turn and Musk takes aim at Apple
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why has Elon Musk threatened Apple with legal action? Is it safe to let Judges use AI? And how did t...
How a Dublin game creator secured funding from one of Hollywood's biggest developers
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How are computer games created? Where do developers get funding? And is Ireland a good place for gam...
The Tesla Files: what it’s really like to work for Elon Musk
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s it like to work for Tesla? How were sensitive company files leaked? And why is camaraderie ...
EU capitulates on trade talks with Big Tech watching
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the EU lose out to Trump in US trade talks? What does this mean for the Irish economy? And w...
Price hikes for public EV charging, exploding tumble dryers and Trump’s new ‘do what you want’ AI reforms
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are the ESB hiking prices on EV charging? What is in Trump’s new AI action plan? And how is th...
How to stop doomscrolling and the benefits of a new EU digital wallet
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the pros and cons of the new EU digital wallet? When will it be operational? And how to sto...
How to spot disinformation in the age of mistrust
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we spot the truth from a lie online? Are AI photos and videos getting too convincing? And wha...
Why you’re still getting ‘likely scam” on real texts; also, kids, AI bots and a loneliness epidemic
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the nationwide scam text filter start mislabelling texts? Why are kids turning to chatbots f...
With AI now replacing graduates in Irish white collar jobs, who’s next?
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we think about AI replacing jobs in Ireland? What jobs will go first? And why are people talk...
Trump v Musk, round II — and is it okay to track your partner’s phone?
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why has Elon Musk formed the America party? How will this affect EV subsidies? And does the Tesla bo...
Is AI music any good? Also: the fraud behind it
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are AI-generated tracks? Can humans tell the difference between bot and human creation? And how...
Dodgy boxes: Sky, private investigators, WhatsApp groups and whether owners should be worried
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Sky’s new crackdown on dodgy boxes work? Can they really start looking at WhatsApp groups to ...
AI regulation and why Irish startups are being driven abroad
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is regulation crushing Europe’s AI hopes? Will this drive Irish startups away? And will we see a s...
Scrub your social media and texts: a lawyer advises how to get through US border control
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can your social media posts stop you from entering the US? Should you scrub your online history? And...
On the frontline in the LA riots: running from flash grenades and the tech used by protesters
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the No Kings protest happen? How did demonstrators organise online? And what was Adrian’s ...
When is it okay to ignore a text from your boss?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should you respond to work texts after hours? Why is underage phone use more prevalent in less advan...
What Apple announced for iPhones, Macs, iPads and Watches at WWDC, and its minimalist position on AI
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the latest from Apple’s WWD conference? Is the tech giant behind on AI? And are there any ...
How Kilmacud Crokes’ corner forward became CEO of payments giant Sumup
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Niall Mac an tSionnaigh go from selling Christmas trees to CEO of SumUp? What’s his leader...
Cheat, blackmail, threaten: how AI models could turn bad
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could AI potentially blackmail humans in the future? Would it be a help or hindrance to schools? And...
From cookery demos to Ford's first female UK-Ireland boss, Lisa Brankin has a plan to revive Ford's sales with EVs
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Lisa Brankin go from home economics to managing director? What lessons did she learn from he...
Google’s new AI features: fitter, faster, stronger, hungrier
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What were Google’s top AI announcements? How does ‘pick and pay’ work? And will virtually tryi...
Worried about US border control checking your phone? Steps to get you through
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the steps to navigating tech at US border control? How can we learn from Lithuania’s cybe...
Amazon’s new warehouse robots to replace workers; the single best ultra budget phone revealed
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does Amazon new Vulcan robot do? Why is the new Nothing phone the best affordable option? And h...
Bestselling Irish author Shane Hegarty on AI ripping off writers’ books
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will AI replace authors? How will we spot real from the fake? And have some LLMs already been traine...
How hackers bypass fingerprint readers on phones
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is YouTube the most powerful media of all? How are hackers bypassing biometrics using artificial fin...
Phallic rockets and fake astronauts: the case for space with Leo Enright
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the case for space? Does humanity benefit from it? And are the environmental impacts too gre...
Wunderkid Adam Dalton — the 8-figure sale of the company he built in school and his new heavily-backed venture
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What made Adam Dalton realise he loved selling? Which teacher influenced him in secondary school? An...
TikTok, Tariffs and Trump: An uncertain future for Ireland's tech sector?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Irish jobs be impacted if the EU go after US tech services? Is Ireland the likely battle ground...
How Ireland became the world’s biggest dump for useless data
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much energy do data centres consume? What kind of data do they store? And is Ireland now a landf...
Dumb and dumber (the US Signal fiasco), why your 23andMe DNA data might be up for sale and social media lessons from Adolescence
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did US military leaders accidentally add a journalist to their group chat? What should users of ...
Neutrality and the question of an arms industry in Ireland
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is happening with the weaponisation of technology? From Musk threatening to shut off Starlink i...
Amazon.ie is finally here - everything you need to know
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What should you know about the new Amazon.ie website? Is it worth switching over from the UK domain?...
Why you should not buy the new MacBook Air M4. Also: the cost to Apple’s credibility from the delay of Apple Intelligence and Intel’s plight in Ireland
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the new MacBook Air like? Should you upgrade to it? And can a new CEO rescue Intel’s woes...
Tesla becomes MAGA’s official car brand as sales crater worldwide
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is buying a Tesla now a political statement? Are people now shying away from the EV brand? And has E...
Trump, meme coins and what to expect from crypto in 2025
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s going on with crypto? What’s the state of play with meme coins? And is the market about t...
Chinese phone brands in Ireland — junk or underrated? Plus why 6G may not be built after 5G’s flop
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s are the benefits of 6G? Are the Chinese phone brands flooding the market any good? And what...
Goodbye Skype, hello Chinese shopping apps: and why Apple’s new age assurance rules won’t work
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are Chinese online shopping apps taking off in Ireland? Will Apple’s age assurance system work...
Apple's $500bn US investment: a threat to Ireland? Also: AirPods as hearing aids and the 'affordable' iPhone 16e reviewed
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Apple investment in Europe a thing of the past? How do the AirPods Pro 2 work as clinical grade h...
From bartending in Meath to a billion-dollar cyber security company
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Big Tech Show this week, Adrian talks to Danny Jenkins, CEO and co-founder of ThreatLocker IT...
Trump, Tax and the EU: Richard Curran on Ireland's uncertain tech future
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Ireland’s tech juggernaut grinding to a halt? Are we alienating ourselves from Europe with corp...
Apple’s new iPhone SE and hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can we expect from the new iPhone SE? Is it worth getting the Samsung S25 Ultra? And why are th...
Shein and Temu no more; plus scam texts set to be blocked in Ireland
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are ultra-cheap online buys from Temu and Shein about to be a thing of the past? Who will benefit? A...
Active shooter drills no more: why one Irish tech founder came home from America
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is life like for an Irish tech co-founder in the US? Is America a more dynamic space for techno...
The watchdog tsar who stops Zuckerberg from going full MAGA in Europe with Facebook
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover of Meta cost Irish jobs? Will Trump go to war against Dublin base...
What is DeepSeek AI? The Chinese company shaking up the tech world
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is DeepSeek AI? How did it wipe over a trillion dollars off the US NASDAQ Index? And why are ex...
Storm tech survival guide: home generators, solar batteries and supersers
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it worth getting a generator for stormy weather? What kind of generator should you get? And do yo...
Tech CEOs bow to Trump as Musk shocks with controversial ‘salute’
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does a Trump presidency mean for technology? Will there be a regulatory war between the EU and ...
What to expect from artificial intelligence in 2025
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Ireland a natural place for artificial intelligence? Are we overregulating when it comes to data ...
Everything you need to know about the TikTok ban
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does a TikTok ban mean for us? Who will or won’t be able access it? And what are the implicat...
How romance scams work and why they’re surging
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
January means dark days, cold weather and isolation. A new opportunity, a change of life, and that m...
Don’t buy an electric car without listening to this
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you thinking of buying an electric car in 2025? Why did EV sales drop by almost 24% last year? A...
2025 predictions: a TikTok ban, crypto fortunes and a rift between Musk and Trump
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the big tech trends for 2025? What will happen with crypto, Amazon.ie and the Trump-Musk re...
From laptops to headphones: the best tech gadgets of 2024
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As 2024 comes to a close, what were the best phones, laptops, tablets and headphones? Of the many to...
Why accused killer Luigi Mangione has become a hero online
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Luigi Mangione being lauded as a hero online? What does this response say about online cultur...
What to do about social media: kids, encryption and anonymity
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is social media now ungovernable? Have we created an online world of manipulation, misinformation, c...
Bitcoin breaks $100k, the Hawk Tuah scam, Apple’s Vision Pro flop and Ireland’s NDRC debacle
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will Bitcoin continue to soar? Is Apple’s Vision Pro a flop? And should we take meme coins serious...
Christmas gift guide – from handwarming powerbanks to the best noise-cancelling headphones
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a rush to get presents? What tech should you gift this Christmas? And what are Adrian’s top aff...
Revisited - Emojis, ringtones and loudspeakers – 10 tech habits that mark you out as older
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a thick phone wallet? Do you use a novelty ringtone or set notifications to ping constan...
Revisited - The art of people hacking with burglar for hire Jenny Radcliffe
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are people easy to hack? Are we vulnerable to manipulation? And could this skill be used to gain ent...
Bitcoin’s bull run to $100,000
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why are Crypto and Bitcoin on a bull run at the moment? Was it set off by a Trump victory? And how l...
Why Bluesky is soaring and how to set up an account
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Bluesky getting a million new followers a day? How big is it in Ireland? And how do you find ...
MacBook Pro M4 review verdict — best in class or overkill?
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Apple’s new MacBook Pro M4 worth getting? Is it better than an updated MacBook Air? And what ty...
The inside story of how the FBI caught criminals by making and controlling encrypted phones
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the FBI set up their own encrypted phone company? How did it result in the biggest drug traf...
What Trump and Elon Musk plan to do and how it could affect Ireland
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What effect will President Trump’s win have on Ireland? Is it the end of Ireland’s US multinatio...
‘I would walk into reception and ask to speak to the CEO,’ co-founder of Irish startup Talio on the importance of networking
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make an impression as a startup founder? Does walking into a big company and asking to se...
Time, money and security: Irish startup Nocomed on the things you give up when building a business
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the hardest part of founding a tech startup? How do you choose a business partner? And what ...
Field of dreams: how blind people can now ‘feel’ matches in a stadium thanks to an Irish startup
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can tech allow blind people not just hear but feel the action as a fan? How does Field of Vision...
The race to a €10,000 electric car as Ireland's outgoing government gets a failing grade
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s going on with electric cars? Has Ireland made a complete bags of it? Or is it just a blip i...
AI and Adrian’s mole: how the technology is finally starting to make sense
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How big is the rift emerging between the US and EU over AI? Why are tech giants going big on nuclear...
Google goes nuclear for data centres — time for Ireland to follow suit
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the answer to Ireland’s data center energy problem nuclear power? Why are Google and Microsoft ...
Tesla’s robotaxi flop, ‘enshittification’ and the failed war on dodgy boxes
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the war on dodgy boxes a failure? Was Tesla’s robotaxi launch more Flinstones than Jetsons? And...
Tesla’s robotaxi reveal: will it conquer or crash? Plus: Google’s potential breakup and Ireland’s new mega-startups
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Google about to be broken up? Will Tesla’s Robotaxi be a hit? And what are the bargains and swi...
The inside story of how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The inside story of how Elon Musk bought Twitter, and its mismanaged ever since, is a fascinating o...
The video game fan who founded an AI company
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a tech founder? When is the right time to pivot? and how do they perfect their elevator p...
From eating dogs to relatable Russians: a look at disinformation ahead of US elections
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the scale of disinformation in the runup to the US election? Who is behind it? And has it go...
YouTube Premium’s price hike and what to know about the Amazon.ie launch
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is YouTube Premium worth sticking with despite the price hike? What does Ireland get out of the Amaz...
YouTube superstar Max Fosh on building an audience of four million subscribers
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did Max Fosh amass a YouTube following of over four million? Is sneaking into London Fashion wee...