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The Big Tech Show

Irish Independent

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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42:02

Lights, camera, action... for your Zoom calls and...

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/03/26

This week, Adrian looks at the best webcams, cameras, lights and microphones for video-conferencing and Zoom calls from home.He’s joined by two experts — well known YouTuber and content creator Clare Cullen (@Clisare) and a director of Conns Cameras, Bob Conn.The panel also talks about how to set up so as to look professional.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:02

Living the Vito local

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2021/03/19

This week, Adrian welcomes back Paul Campbell, founder of the ticket-selling company Ti.to and the online event platform Vi.to.Fresh from raising over €1m, Paul talks politics, ethics and how to sell software.He also discusses the best camera, microphone and lighting setups for conferencing from home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:17

It’s Hannon time

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2021/03/12

This week, Adrian sits down with the veteran Irish tech marketer, Kieran Hannon, who has just taken a CMO job with the clean air firm WellAir.Hannon is a 35-year survivor of Silicon Valley’s tech industry, with some big roles to show for it. He was chief marketer for Radioshack before moving on to a similar role in Belkin. A stint in Openpath preceded his appointment as marketing chief in the Bill McCabe-backed WellAir.The two talk about survivability, tech marketing, retail, identities and a host

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28:58

We’re becoming a nation of Twitchers

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/03/05

This week, Adrian chats to Damien Burns, Europe’s top person with Amazon-owned Twitch, the giant live streaming platform.While it dominates online streams of video games, Damian says that it’s now aiming farther afield, to lifestyle stuff.Adrian asks about the market for watching sleeping videos and how much money you can make when sharing your Fortnite or Grand Theft Auto sessions live.The two also talk about player bans, competing with TV stations and why US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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55:25

Questioning the regulator in charge of Facebook

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2021/02/25

This week’s guest is Helen Dixon, Europe’s most powerful tech regulator. She and Adrian talk about Facebook, Whatsapp, fines, Brexit, data rights and a whole host of other things.Among the revelations are that Whatsapp will not be sharing more data with Facebook in the EU anytime soon.Helen Dixon says that there has “been no progress” between Facebook and the Irish regulator on seeking allowance for Facebook to integrate Whatsapp with Facebook in a closer way, as it is poised to do in the US.The

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28:48

An interview with Eir’s chief executive

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/02/19

This week, Adrian sits down with Carolan Lennon to talk through some of the major issues failing Eir.It’s been a tricky few months for the company, which has attracted white hot criticism over its customer service levels during the pandemic.It’s also been a successful period in other ways, with its GoMo budget service hoovering up an unusual number of customers (250,000) in just a year, forcing the hand of rivals Three (48) and Vodafone (Clear Mobile).Adrian goes through the topics, including a

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30:10

Ride, Larry, ride

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/02/12

Escooter rental firms are lining up to launch here: atleast five firms have declared their intention to do so.This week, Adrian sits down with Lawrence Leuschner, the founder and CEO of Europe’s biggest firm — Tier. It operates in 90 European cities and wants to launch here.Adrian asks the questions that many will have: where will they be parked? How much will they cost to hire? And will we see ads urging us to ‘ride’?Tier joins others in looking at a launch in Ireland after Communications Minister

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34:38

Why your DNA may be your next health check

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/02/05

This week, Adrian chats with LetsGetChecked founder and CEO, Peter Foley.The €100m Dun Laoghaire startup tests for dozens of different conditions and illnesses, from cancer to sexual health issues.Adrian and Peter discuss testing airline passengers, a new lab in Dublin and being snubbed by the Irish government. But they also talk about Peter's plan to test DNA profiles as its next service. The company is considering a saliva swab test that would contribute to a ‘Book Of You’ concept. The aim would

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21:05

Bitcoin for the long term?

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/01/29

Bitcoin’s price has been rallying in recent weeks, but can it stay at this level? Or will it crash as it has so many times before?Adrian talks to cryptocurrency veteran Lory Kehoe, now in a new position as director of digital assets and blockchain with BNY Mellon, the huge international bank.Kehoe explains what’s behind Bitcoin’s current rise and makes an argument that it is institutional movement on cryptocurrency — rather than a mob on Reddit — that is driving crypto’s long term rise in value.For

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33:39

Tech unions in Ireland?

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2021/01/22

This month, a small group of employees in Google's US headquarters joined a union. Even though it was a relatively tiny number - just 400 out of 125,000 employed worldwide - it caused a stir.A union in a high-tech company? Weren't unions supposed to be on the decline? Aren't tech firms supposed to be enlightened, high-paying workplaces where there isn't any need for unions?In Ireland, unions are rare in tech companies. But they're not unknown.Apple, for example, has a number of Siptu members in

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32:18

Giant TVs and robots – Samsung’s top man tells us...

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/01/15

holds Adrian’s guest this week is Conor Pierce, Samsung’s Irish-born corporate vice president for the UK and Ireland. The two discuss the launch of the Galaxy S21 as well as what we might see in the coming years. Samsung has its own ideas about this, having just released a new 110-inch television and a home help robot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:58

The case for cashless

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2021/01/08

When is the last time you paid for something in cash? Have you, like us, had the same €20 in your pocket for four months?The pandemic has made Ireland -- and every other country -- into largely cashless societies. From Apple Pay on your watch to Revolut on your phone, cash has faded away in daily life.So why aren’t we talking about the obvious next step: ditching bits of paper and scraggly coins altogether?This is what Adrian discusses with this week’s guest, Stephen Kinsella, Associate Professor of

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50:41

Here’s what will happen in 2021

The Big Tech Show ·

2021/01/01

New Year, new tech world? Adrian makes a few predictions about what we’ll see in 2021, alongside guests Jon Ihle (deputy business editor, Irish Independent) and Dr Katherine O’Keeffe (director of training, Castlebridge).The predictions include trends for Brexit-related online shopping on services like Amazon, more pricing hikes for streaming giants Netflix and Disney Plus, a bedding in for remote working, the demise of cinemas, the first $100bn ‘Irish made’ tech company and a lot more.See

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32:12

Is big tech beating up small tech?

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2020/12/23

This week, Adrian is joined by a couple of small Irish tech business owners, News Over Audio’s Gareth Hickey and Thinscale’s Brendan Kiely.The three talk about a variety of issues, including whether big tech companies are getting too much love and support compared to small ones, the case for more flexibility in hiring (and moving) abroad, how remote working will pan out and the future for subscription media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Here’s the best tech of 2020

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2020/12/18

What were the best gadgets of 2020? What were the best laptops, phones, smartwatches, headphones and speakers? Adrian tested over 100 tech products during the year. Joined by digital editor of Buzz.ie, Mark Kavanagh, he gives his picks and discusses why they topped their categories.Adrian also discusses his early impressions of a gadget that landed on his desk this week: Apple’s AirPods Max.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:42

Slack co-founder Cal Henderson speaks exclusively

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2020/12/11

Last week, Slack and Salesforce announced an acquisition agreement worth $27.7bn (€22.9bn). It’s the biggest tech deal of the year and one of the biggest of all time. This week, Slack co-founder Cal Henderson spoke exclusively to technology editor Adrian Weckler about keeping a separate identity, the tech industry, remote working, Ireland’s place in the world and other things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Europe vs big tech

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2020/12/04

Europe is bringing in a raft of new laws to try to tighten things like advertising and runaway algorithms.This week, Adrian invites Politico’s chief technology correspondent, Mark Scott, on the podcast to talk through the issues.He also asks Mark about Ireland’s reputation at the moment in the EU on a myriad of issues, from data protection to tax.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An in-depth interview with NBP CEO, Peter Hendrick

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/11/27

With weeks to go before the first rural homes are connected under the NBP, here’s an in-depth discussion with Peter Hendrick (CEO of National Broadband Ireland).It covers the basics, the finer details, the controversies and the future.What exactly is the criteria for inclusion in the NBP? Does it cover all rural future-builds?Why was so much of the contract redacted? What happens if the project is flipped by its owners?Is Elon Musk’s Starlink any kind of credible alternative?And lots, lots more

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28:45

Are you a bad person for shopping on Amazon?

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/11/20

Is it now unpatriotic or selfish to buy from Amazon? Are you aiding a billionaire cartoon villain rather than helping a struggling Irish trader during the pandemic?In recent weeks, this has gained traction as a popular theme in Ireland. Zeal for supporting Irish is transmogrifying into judgementalism for not spending your money with local traders.If you buy online from abroad, you’re selfish and feckless. You’re not doing your bit.But this side-steps a problem that many of its comfortably-off

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40:29

Is there such a thing as a ‘right to disconnect’?

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2020/11/13

This week, Adrian talks to Senator Marie Sherlock, whose Labour Party is introducing a bill that would give people the legal right to disconnect from work mails, DMs, Slack, Teams, Zoom and other platforms at certain times.But is this actually possible in a 2020 workplace?What is ‘work’ these days, anyway? Haven’t our lockdown lives become a blur of screens, one way or another?Joining Adrian and Marie to tease out the issues is Fearghal O’Connor, the Sunday Independent’s deputy business editor.See

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