The Big Tech Show

Why EVs collapsed in price this year and what you should avoid buying now

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you buying an electric car? And are you concerned about the collapsing value of EVs? On The Big Tech Show today, Adrian sits down with the general...

Why Elon Musk may withdraw X from Europe after EU legal action

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have Musk’s birds finally come home to roost? Will the EU’s legal action bring the billionaire to heel? And what are the potential outcomes from t...

Bitcoin has come roaring back – but will it continue?

14 Dec 2023

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Why has crypto roared back to almost €40,000? Are we seeing the return of a bull market? Can anything damage the appeal of Bitcoin? And what comes n...

The Big Tech Show: Christmas gift guide – from Fitbits to folding phones and more

11 Dec 2023

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Stuck for a gift idea? Adrian’s top picks for the best and newest tech this festive season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Slush conference in Helsinki Web Summit’s new rival?

07 Dec 2023

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What is Slush tech conference in Finland? Does it stack up to Web Summit? And why did so many Irish choose to travel to it? Adrian chats to producer, ...

Taking on the US audio industry with CEO of Onesonic David Cawley

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good pair of headphones? how did Ireland’s only audio brand get the name OneSonic? And can it make it in the US? This week, Adrian chat...

The anatomy of a scam call: harassment, fake office sounds and one victim's story

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do we make sure we don’t get caught out by scam calls? What should we tell our loved ones to watch out for? This is a victim’s story of a phon...

Dublin riots: Did social media light the fuse?

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After the Dublin riots, what comes next from a tech point of view? Will this be the catalyst for enacting new hate speech laws? And is garda use of fa...

What Ireland’s $100m entrepreneur is creating next: Oisin Hanrahan talks to Adrian Weckler

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why is Oisin Hanrahan betting big on food for his next big venture? The Irish born former CEO of Handy.com which raised $100m before being sold to Ang...

Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO — can this drama get any stranger?

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Five days on from his dismissal, OpenAI have announced Sam Altman will return as CEO. Why was he reinstated? Who are the winners and losers in this so...

Why is there open revolt at the home of ChatGPT?

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What’s going on in OpenAI? Why did OpenAI fire Sam Altman? And what moves has the former CEO made since his shock termination last Friday? Adrian wa...

Was Web Summit a flop? The suprising reality of an event that was 'buzzing'

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What was the Web Summit like without Paddy Cosgrave? Will it survive? Was it worth going to the event in Portugal this week? Adrian discusses the high...

‘Our position doesn’t change based on jurisdiction’. Signal’s CEO says it will leave the Irish market if asked to create a backdoor for the app

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the world of privacy, why are messaging apps like Signal fighting to stop governments creating back doors into its app? How does this affect the us...

The right to repair: Saving a generation that can’t change a tyre

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the EU’s right to repair proposal? Will it help an age group that don’t know how to change a lightbulb? And will it save the average custo...

Steps, calories and electricity: Are we obsessed with tracking

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Has technology made us compulsive trackers? Fitness wearables, electricity monitoring apps, travelling at the most efficient speed in your EV and the ...

How Musk killed the bird: a year on with Elon as the Twitter owner

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Does the news still happen on twitter? Do journalists still hang out there? Can the new name, logo and freedom of speech policy prove successful? Or h...

What the hell is Web 3, anyway?

02 Nov 2023

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What is Web 3? What will this new era of the internet mean for the average web user? And what technologies will come with it? Alex Tapscott, who has j...

Hidden features and tricks of the iPhone 15

31 Oct 2023

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Are you getting the most out of your iPhone 15? What are the unknown functions on the device that Apple doesn’t advertise? On the show today, Adrian...

Baby Monitors: What parents should consider

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the Big Tech Show this week, we investigate baby monitors. How much do they cost? What do they measure? And which are the top picks? One technolog...

Major data breach exposes thousands of Irish drivers’ sensitive data to hackers

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of motorists' sensitive data was accessible to hackers in a major Garda towing firm IT breach. Over a half a million documents of drivers’...

What now for Web Summit? The continued fallout from Paddy Cosgrave’s comments

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following claims last week by Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave that Israel was engaging in “war crimes” in the Gaza Strip, a number of big-name g...

What Big Tech can learn from the Downfall of Blackberry

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What lessons did the downfall of Blackberry teach the tech sector? Is the next generation coming to unsettle the tech giants of today? Will Apple and ...

Fake online reviews; what they are, where they’re coming from and how to spot them

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are online reviews to be trusted, given the amount of fakes ones posted? Consumer affairs correspondent with the Guardian, Sarah Marsh, joins Adrian t...

GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan on Ireland’s generosity and papering over national healthcare cracks

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks Big Tech show, is GoFundMe a vital resource for raising much needed funds, or a service that’s papering over the cracks in our creakin...

Europe’s Spyware Problem: The Irish Connection

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the Big Tech Show, Adrian dives into the clandestine world of spyware. This follows the disclosure of the Predator files which is a new inves...

Apple’s Succession Plans

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's next for Apple? Who's the next CEO going to be? And are they still working on a car or are they facing trouble in China? And will its mixed rea...

The increasingly extreme nature of Elon Musk’s latest Tweets

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The iPhone 15 Pro which has scarcely been out for two weeks has encountered issues with some users reporting the device is overheating. The tech compa...

Secretive plans for new Californian city backed by the Collisons

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In recent months it's emerged that a syndicate of Silicon Valley billionaires, including Ireland's Patrick and John Collison, have bought 55,000 acres...

More security, less privacy? – everything to know before buying a smart doorbell

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s plenty to consider before adding a smart doorbell to your home – what brand to go for, what you’ll use it for, wired or rechargeable. It...

"You give up relationships to do a college startup": Robert Davitt on being a student and an award-winning founder

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you run a successful startup while studying in college? And what happens when you try to pitch to one of the Collison brothers when you're doin...

New AirPods Pro review and the best new features in iOS 17 for your iPhone

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While a lot of focus was on the new iPhone and Apple Watch releases last week, Apple also released a new AirPods Pro model. With the USB-C charging po...

The real reason to buy an iPhone 15 – the cheaper prices

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Apple held its annual launch at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Among the releases is the new iPhone 15 Pro Max which offers an i...

Ireland’s new hate speech law ‘will create thought crimes’

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is Ireland introducing the penalty of a thought crime? Could you be arrested and prosecuted for something you’ve written or drawn or just imagined, ...

Dodgy box crackdown: can you expect a visit from the gardaí?

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new wave of crackdowns on TV ‘dodgy boxes’ is under way, with legal warnings being sent out in seven counties so will a garda be calling to your...

Why does Ireland keep failing on basic tech infrastructure?

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, an IT blunder allowed Bank of Ireland customers to withdraw 'free' cash at ATMs. The incident gained global attention. But it’s ...

The four-letter words you can’t use for Irish websites

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are seven deadly words you have never been allowed use for your website. The reason? Someone might be offended. Co-founder and CEO of Ireland’...

With streaming services hiking their prices what are the alternatives?

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Disney is going to hike the price of its online streaming service by around €2 following others like Netflix, which have done the same in recent mon...

What the new iPhone 15 will have — and what it will leave out

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What will next month's iPhone 15 bring? Are there any interesting new features we should be getting excited about at this point? And what else of inte...

Ireland’s EV charging network is awful. But things are finally starting to look up?

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland’s electric car charging network has come in for significant criticism over the years. As demand for EVs has risen, the number of public char...

Musk v Zuck fight: the tech bro showdown we can’t look away from

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since Elon Musk challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight back in June, there have been questions over whether the fight would ever actually go ahead...

Is it ok to date an AI chatbot?

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With artificial intelligence now a part of most people’s daily lives in some capacity, there are some that are using developments in the technology ...

A smartphone glitch that rings emergency services and Zoom asks staff to return to the office

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Calls to Ireland’s emergency calls system rose by as much as 50pc this year because of a Samsung smartphone glitch that causes mistaken calls from p...

Jake Browne: from TikTok House creator to building the next big ad startup

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From starting a TikTok house in Ireland to creating a payments company for influencers and then selling that company to an Irish unicorn, Jake Browne ...

Revolut car insurance launches in Ireland and Accenture announces job cuts

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk says he wants X, formerly known as Twitter, to be a super app. But is Revolut getting there first? This week the payments app added car insu...

Bobby Healy on building “the biggest drone delivery operation in the world”

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Big Tech Show, Adrian is joined by one of the best-known tech entrepreneurs in Ireland, Bobby Healy, to discuss his vision for the fu...

Twitter's rebrand, TikTok's text-only posts and Spotify ups its prices

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk has unveiled Twitter's new logo. X will now replace the famous blue bird. There are also plans for the name Twitter to retire and X to repla...

Lost and found tags to security keys: best overlooked tech gadgets

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What are the best most important gadgets that you may have overlooked in daily life? From home security to lost and found tags we go through the tech ...

Twitter's blue tick revenue schemes, Microsoft's antitrust probe and Google Bard launches

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter has seen a 50pc drop in ad revenue since Elon Musk took over at the social media platform. Now, Twitter has begun paying part of its ad revenu...

Buying second hand to the best apps: what you need to know about EVs

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The sale of electric cars in Ireland has been on the rise in recent years, but for those who haven’t turned to EVs, it can be tricky figuring out wh...

Does Threads spell the end for Twitter?

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been six days since Meta launched its new platform Threads. A rival to Twitter, it has already gained over 100 million users. What is Threads lik...

Ireland’s new Online Safety Commissioner on preparing to lay down the law

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Online safety is a topic that we’re yet to find the answer to. Self-regulation by the online platforms doesn’t seem to be cutting it. Now, Ireland...

Bernard Brogan: how I went from sports star to tech founder

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's the transition from sports superstar to tech actually like? Bernard Brogan knows more than most. He has won four all-star awards, seven all-Ire...

From multiverses to teleportation: Is the reality of quantum stranger than fiction?

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When people talk about quantum computing, they often move quickly to the science fiction area. Stuff like time travel or multiverses. But what is it a...

Beyond the hype: has panic over AI gone too far? 

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why are we so prone to panicking over new technology? Where once we freaked out about video games, the Internet and 5G, now it's artificial intelligen...

From Enniscorthy to Stanford University: Niall Kehoe on studying in the world's top tech college

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wexford based Niall Kehoe started coding at the age of eight and developed his own apps when he was 10. Now the Enniscorthy teenager has made it into ...

Apple Vision Pro: Will VR finally go mainstream?

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's vision of the future is finally here, and they called it the Vision Pro. Is the headset just another failed VR project in the making or can Ap...

Richard Curran on how to spend Ireland's growing tech billions

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A monorail, solar panels for all and a universal basic income are some of the things that Ireland could do with up to €60bn in extra tech cash from ...

Bitcoin is back: Regulators take control from crypto scammers and cowboys

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everything is changing in the crypto world. There's new regulations which have been broadly welcomed. So what's happened? Well, after years of trash t...

Meta fines, layoffs and Ireland’s legal fight to avoid getting €14bn in Apple back taxes

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a strange week in the world of multinationals, big tech companies and the Irish Exchequer. Ireland seems to be doing its best to turn away a...

Electric Bikes: everything you need to know from grants to battery charge

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is lots of information out there about electric cars; from the grants available to the distance you can go before having to charge up again. Som...

Is the Forbes 30 under 30 list cursed?

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard of the curse of Hello, but what about the curse of the Forbes 30 under 30? From Elizabeth Holmes to Sam Bankman-fried, getting name check...

Going solar: A beginner’s guide to solar panels

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the VAT on solar panels was scrapped, making them cheaper for those looking to invest. Is now the time to go solar and what do you need to k...

Great expectations: Apple glasses and everything we know so far

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's the next big thing in tech? A lot of people think Apple's new headset, set to be announced in June could be it. But can Apple make augmented re...

The killing of Bob Lee: what happened to the tech founder?

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, the 43 year old founder of the Cash app, Bob Lee, was killed in San Francisco. It took police a few days to arrest another tech wo...

Being a young tech founder in Ireland: 'When I'm working on lots of things, I'll forget to hang out with friends'

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does the next generation of tech founders look like in Ireland? What are they making? How do they think? This week Adrian is joined by one such f...

From recipes to basic work tasks: a beginner’s guide to using ChatGPT

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since the launch of GPT4 last month, the world over has been talking about ChatGPT and how it will change our lives as we know it. Aside from the pote...

Elon, experts and that open letter: Could AI pose a risk to society and if so, what?

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Elon Musk joined AI experts in signing an open letter, calling for a pause on the development of artificial intelligence technology more pow...

Crypto CEO arrested and celebrities being fined: is the currency in chaos?

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs was charged in the US with fraud, after his arrested in Montenegro last week. Now legal action is being taken a...

From Bao Fan to Jack Ma: Why are Chinese tech billionaires going missing?

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, Chinese billionaire tech banker Bao Fan was reported missing after his company Chinese Renaissance, said they were unable to contact him. ...

GPT-4 and the new era of AI

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, OpenAI released the newest version of its artificial intelligence technology, ChatGPT. Will it live up to the hype, or will the main focus ...

Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: how will Ireland be impacted?

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the last 72 hours, the world has been consumed with the threat of a possible banking crisis.It all started with a hitherto little-known U.S. lender...

Bonus: Dodgy box downfall: are Irish users in trouble?

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A crackdown on illegal TV streaming networks, also known as ‘dodgy boxes’ is taking place in 12 counties across Ireland. The main targets are a nu...

Could TikTok be banned in Ireland?

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a busy news week in tech. After the European Commission banned TikTok on staff phones, Irish data watchdogs met this week to assess if the s...

‘They stole my bank card and phone and then went on a spending spree’

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte Morgan's story went viral when thieves used her phone to get at her bank card’s pin number, leaving her thousands of pounds out of pocket....

Why Elon Musk made me too embarrassed to buy a Tesla

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Has Elon Musk’s personal brand affected the sales of Tesla? Since Musk’s Twitter takeover, more people are questioning the values of his other com...

Drive my car: the company preventing crashes with AI

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Big Tech Show, Adrian is joined by Barry Lunn, founder and CEO at Provizio, a company trying to save lives with radar technology that...

Nothing personal: What it's like to be laid off by email

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The tech industry has been hit with a spate of mass layoffs. One trend emerging from this, is the approach some of these companies take, using email t...

Hooked: behind the algorithms that keep us scrolling

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

They’re the secretive tech that social media companies use to keep us engaging with the platforms. How much do we know about algorithms and what exa...

Jamie Heaslip: From rugby to startups to Stripe

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

He is one of Ireland’s most recognisable rugby stars. Now Jamie Heaslip has become a successful startup investor. This week on the Big Tech Show, Ja...

Eamon Leonard: Dublin’s startup legend on why the downturn is the next big opportunity

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is it about a downturn that makes it attractive to build a Start-Up? This week Adrian is joined by Eamon Leonard from Broadstone VC to discuss ho...

ChatGPT – What's all the hype about?

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When ChatGPT launched last year, the hype around the new AI chatbot has grown and grown. It can write poems, screenplays, articles and even do childre...

AC? DC? You charge me all night long: a beginners guide to EVs

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you thinking of getting an electric car in 2023? This week on the Big Tech Show we have a beginner's guide on all you need to know about going ele...

Metaverse to crypto: what does 2023 have in store for tech?

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last year was a turbulent one for the tech industry. Could 2023 be as dramatic? This week on the Big Tech Show, Adrian looks at what we can expect fro...

Martina Fitzgerald on making the move from RTE to tech CEO

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Formerly RTÉ's political correspondent, Martina Fitzgerald made the move into the tech industry when she took the job of CEO in Scale Ireland in 2020...

Neuralink and Elon Musk's big plans for brain implants

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a busy week for Elon Musk, with his Twitter poll calling for him to step down as CEO of the social network. But this month the tech billion...

5th Anniversary Special: Mark Little on Twitter, his career and the future of Journalism

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the 5th Anniversary of the Big Tech Show. Joining us for this extended episode is our first-ever guest, broadcaster and founder of Sto...

The Best Tech of 2022

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Now that we're in the final weeks of 2022, Adrian takes a look back at the best tech of the year, including smartwatches, home appliances and headphon...

Ask Adrian: Is my phone listening to me?

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Big Tech Show, as part of our new Ask Adrian segment, we ask if our phones are really listening to us, how we can stop scam calls and...

Signal’s boss on why WhatsApp can’t be trusted

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How concerned are you about your messages to friends or family staying private? On this week’s Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler is joined by CEO of mes...

The ‘Free Now’ boss on taxi delays and banning cars

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Big Tech Show With Adrian Weckler, we talk to the global CEO of the taxi company Free Now about cities banning cars and the likelihoo...

Dropbox CEO on the tech wreck and the death of the traditional office

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adrian sits down with the billionaire tech CEO of Dropbox, Drew Houston, to talk about his new revamped office in Dublin, the future of work, what’s...

From the Web Summit: Is Revolut planning to offer mortgages?

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, The Big Tech Show is at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Adrian chats to Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky about the future of the banking app in Irel...

Is there any future in the Metaverse?

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Big Tech Show, Adrian Weckler speaks to Paul Daugherty, Group Chief Executive of Technology and Chief Technology Officer at Accenture...

The Merge and the future of cryptocurrency

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ethereum, one of the largest cryptocurrencies completed the highly anticipated “Merge”, a software update that cut the currency's energy usage by ...

The pain of dealing with social media firms when a loved one dies

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you have to battle social media companies for access to a loved one’s online information when they pass away? That’s what Irishw...

Will Elon Musk finally buy Twitter?

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the Elon Musk and Twitter saga raging on, we ask if Musk is finally about to buy Twitter and what that could mean for the platform? With new EU r...

Does the UK’s proposed Vat free shopping mean cheaper tech? 

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Irish Shoppers who head to Britain will be able to save hundreds of euro on luxury goods under a new regime that offers overseas visitors tax-free per...

How a bank card was scammed with a phone

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler, we talk to Charlotte Morgan, whose story went viral around the world when thieves used her phone t...

Should TikTok be banned?

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler, we are discussing whether TikTok should be banned. Reports found that TikTok can log keystrokes on...

iPhone 14 launch in California – is the latest release worth the money? 

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Apple launched the iPhone 14 at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Adrian tells us how the launch went and whether it’s worth u...