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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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38:26

Is 5G really necessary right now?

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2020/11/06

On this week’s Zoom podcast, Adrian welcomes Amarach Research’s Gerard O’Neill and the Irish Independent’s deputy business editor, Jon Ihle, on to talk about two topics — whether 5G is needed and not returning to offices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:52

Irish made: the headphone designer who’s taking on...

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/10/30

This week, Adrian talks to David Cawley, an acoustic designers who has created the audio brand OneSonic.The company’s first products are a pair of noise-cancelling headphones (€75) and wireless Bluetooth earbuds (€60).Adrian asks him about the aspiration to take on the giants of hifi audio and how he thinks he might succeed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:57

All about the iPhone 12

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/10/23

This week, Adrian delves into the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro models, comparing the two phones against each other and against other leading smartphones. One big question emerges: has Apple made the iPhone 12 too powerful? Is there enough in the iPhone 12 Pro to justify the extra stretch?If you’re thinking about upgrading your phone soon, you won’t want to miss this episode.Adrian is joined by Mark Kavanagh, digital editor of Buzz.ie and assistant editor of the Star.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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33:45

The death of cinemas

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/10/16

This week, Adrian tackles the potential deaths of cinemas. He’s joined by the RTÉ arts broadcaster Rick O’Shea and Andrew Lowe, the part-owner of the Lighthouse and Palas (Galway) cinemas and a co-founder of the film production company Element Pictures.Adrian puts it to them that Disney’s decision to prioritise streaming from now on could be a signal of what’s to come, with more and more movie budgets going into platforms like Disney+, Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV+. This, in turn, could lead to long

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40:56

From the source: Huawei’s CTO unfiltered

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/10/09

The CTO of the world’s most fought-over company is this week’s guest.Paul Scanlan talks to Adrian about geopolitics, telecoms and the possibility of a split in the internet as the US and China engage in low-level industrial warfare.Adrian asks whether Huawei is facing retreat in Europe and what Scanlan expects to see in five to ten years’ time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:16

What, when, where, how: 5G in Ireland

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/10/02

This week, Three switched on its 5G network in Ireland. Adrian has been out testing the network, finding some great speeds but also some gaps in the map.Here, he interviews Three’s chief technology officer, David Hennessy. He asks about what 5G might be useful for, what (if any) danger still exists from anti-5G conspiracy theorists and about Three’s general future plans.For an accompanying explainer on the general rollout of 5G mobile services in Ireland, as well as a snapshot of Adrian’s testing of

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42:05

Let’s be honest for a second about Facebook and the EU

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/09/25

It’s finally coming to a head. After years of hedging and fudging and hiding behind controversial ‘standard contractual clauses’, reality is staring us in the face. Facebook, Google and the rest may soon be run out of Europe as the internet splits into three core silos: the US, Europe and China.There are now a few big questions.First, is there a way for big tech companies to carry on with existing services without breaking EU privacy law? Facebook says it can’t see how. But one of today’s guests,

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45:08

Why Apple rules the world

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/09/18

After launching two new iPads, two new Watches and a Fitness+ subscription service this week, Apple is the main subject of today’s podcast.Adrian and Buzz.ie digital editor Mark Kavanagh talk about why Apple has stayed on top, why iPads blow away Android rivals and what might come next with the iPhone 12.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:15

What to expect from the iPhone 12

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2020/09/11

The bad news is that the iPhone 12 is delayed. The good news is that we have a good idea of its strong and weak points. So if you were considering an upgrade, or are just curious about Apple’s next model (there will actually be four of them), Adrian and his guests (Sunday Independent deputy business editor Fearghal O’Connor and Daily Telegraph Technology Correspondent Michael Cogley) offer a rundown of the likely new features. It shouldn’t be missed that Apple makes around €1bn in profit per week on

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41:17

The latest tech toys: the good, bad and ugly

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2020/09/04

Is Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra the best Android smartphone right now? What about earphones? And tablets? And laptops?And what doesn’t quite make the grade?Surrounded by dozens of the latest gadget releases, Adrian is joined by Buzz.ie’s Mark Kavanagh to talk through what shines and what fizzles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:34

From Nua age visionary to waste warrior

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2020/08/28

Ever wonder what Gerry McGovern did next?Those who’ve been around the Irish technology scene for a couple of decades will remember a time when Nua was one of the beacons of the industry. With a mission to create a ‘Local Ireland’ platform, it culminated in a multi-million euro stake from (what was then known as) Telecom Eireann. And then the dot bomb crash happened.So where has Gerry McGovern been? What does he now think of that time?This week, Adrian catches up with the Longford man on the

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50:42

Are we all just ignoring our data privacy rights?

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/08/21

This week, Adrian talks to one of the thorns in the side of big tech companies. Dr Johnny Ryan recently joined the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, having spent much of the last two years taking action against Google and the Interactive Advertising Bureau in his role with the privacy browser, Brave.His main point is that the system still tolerates big tech and online ad companies brushing over our data privacy rights on issues like consent and what happens to the sharing of our personal profiles

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19:13

Why email fraudsters deliberately use bad grammar and...

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/08/14

After Bank Of Ireland’s volte-face on refunding customers who were conned in an SMS phishing campaign, this week’s podcast looks at the ‘smishing’ issue in some detail. How does smishing actually work? Is it the fault of SMS gateways that lots of companies use?Joining Adrian is Dr Jessica Barker, co-founder if Cygenta and a cyber security expert who’s particularly good at explaining cyber issues. She points out that sometimes the dodgy grammar used by phishing fraudsters is deliberate, to make

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23:23

Go big or go home, how to raise millions abroad

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2020/08/07

This week, Adrian talks to Alan Holland, founder and CEO of Cork-based Keelvar, a procurement AI technology firm that recently raised €16m in a funding round.Adrian asks Alan about the growing trend among Irish tech founders to go abroad for venture funding instead of relying on investment sources here.The two also discuss the transition from being an academic in a university to a startup entrepreneur and the change of pace required.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:48

The great media paywall debate

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2020/07/31

This week, Adrian and Sunday Independent business editor, Samantha McCaughren, discuss the rise of paywalls across major newspaper brands. Adrian argues that while they sometimes attract narky comments from online readers, paywalls have simplified the news consumption process and set a more solid path for future business models.They discuss whether it’s ethical to put critical news, such as Covid-19 updates, behind a subscription paywall. They also look at how related business models, such as reader

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29:49

How I raised €10m in 3 months of lockdown

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2020/07/24

“March 12, 2020 was the day that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its largest drop since 1987, the year I was born. That was the day I decided to take the next step and start fundraising for our Series A.”But how on earth did Corkman Robert Fenton, founder of life science data management firm Qualio, do it?This week, he gives Adrian the story of how he went from zero to $11m, from multiple VC firms, in 90 days. He also talks about the temptation that some companies now have to leave San

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56:27

Vestager vanquished, Schrems scores

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/07/17

This week, Adrian tackles the two giant breaking news stories of the week: Apple’s €13bn tax win against the European Commission and what the Schrems data privacy ruling means for ordinary Facebook and web users here.On the first topic, he’s joined by tax expert Brian Keegan, who attended the court case last year.On the privacy ruling, Adrian grills data protection expert Katherine O’Keeffe (from Castlebridge) about where the ECJ decision leaves ordinary people who are now wondering whether their

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38:20

The Cork lads who went straight to the source for €15m

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2020/07/10

This week, Adrian talks to John Goulding and Joe Lennon, co-founders of the workplace communications software firm Workvivo. The two just raised almost €15m in venture funding, having decided not to shilly-shally around with Irish VCs. Instead, they followed the bigger money trail stateside and landed it.The chat involves raising money, growing a company from Cork and a host of other things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:21

“I came within hours of selling it for $1bn”

The Big Tech Show ·

2020/07/03

This week, Adrian has a lively chat with one of Ireland’s most interesting serial entrepreneurs, Norman Crowley.Crowley built and sold three companies for $750m by the age of 40.But he came tantalisingly close to selling one of them for $1bn. He explains how that episode hit him hard for a year. But he also now says that it was “the best thing that ever happened” to him.Crowley has gone on to mix his love for the environment with new successful companies, including Crowley Carbon (which raised $31m

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44:03

How to run, and maybe save, a media business

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2020/06/26

This week, Adrian is joined by the CEO of the country’s biggest online-only media publisher, Journal Media, and the CEO and co-founder of Silicon Republic, one of Ireland’s longest-running and most successful online publishers.Adrian Acosta and Ann O’Dea dive deep into commercial and business challenges that media companies now face in Ireland.Is online advertising for media firms doomed? That’s a big question that the panel discusses in some depth.Alternate funding methods are also discussed, such

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